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International students 
adjust to life at NSU 

Prienstorfer and De Poorter arrive on foreign exchange 
Page 5 




Current 



•auce 



Basketball coach retires 
after 17 years 

Coach James Smith says, "It's time to 
move on." 
Page 10 



Thursday, Sept. 2, 2004 

Volume 90 • Issue 4 

Students serving students at 
Northwestern State University since 1914 



First copies free to NSU students and staff 
50 cents per copy otherwise 

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Mathews new activities director 

Jeff Mathews, Northwestern 's new director of Student 
Activities and Organizations, has made future plans for 
the Student Activities Board and how it can continue to 
benefit and improve NSU students this academic year. 

Mathews, a native of Bossier City, graduated from 
NSU in 1990 and received his master's degree at the 
University of Northern Texas. 

Mathews taught at NSU in the music program for six 
years and was director of the Spirit of Northwestern 
Demon Marching Band. 

Currently, Mathews is in the process of completing his 
doctorate at the University of Southern Mississippi, with 
12 hours remaining. 

This is Mathews' first administrative job. 

When Carl Henry, the former director of Student 
Activities and Organizations, retired this summer, Math- 
ews noticed the job was open and applied. Part of the 
application process was listing 10 personal goals. One 
of Mathews' goals was to enter university life in admin- 
istration to be there for the students. To his surprise, 
he was hired. 

"This job still offers opportunities to be around stu- 
dents, which was my favorite part of being a teacher," 
Mathews said. 

As the new director, Mathews said he plans to have 
the SAB work to continue its past successes and also to 
expand the number of student activities so students 
can see that SAB is working for them. 

Lora Sheppard 



Biology department receives 
endowed professorship 

University President Randall Webb and other mem- 
bers cf the faculty, staff and administration gathered in 
Russell Hall to receive a check for $40,000 as part of a 
fund to set up an endowed professorship in the biology 
department. 

Webb stood before Natchitoches' Mayor Wayne 
McCullen, representatives of the Board of Regents and 
the University of Louisiana System to receive the check 
^ for $40,000 Monday afternoon. The check presentation 
1 took place in the Natchitoches Room in Russell Hall at 
3:30 p.m. 

Webb said he was happy to have been given such a 
contribution. He said that when the University gets 
such a donation the administrators try hard to put the 
money to use in helping students. The money received, 
he continued, will be used to create a professor position 
in the biology department. The Board of Regents has 
also made plans to match the check to help create the 
endowed position. 

The check from Monday's presentation came from the 
Coypu Foundation, an organization that gives out 
9rants to groups that study biology. Webb said Julie 
Callihan, a local resident to Natchitoches, played the 
biggest role in helping the university obtain the grant 
from Coypu. 

Callihan said that after she asked the Coypu Founda- 
tion to consider Northwestern as the next recipient of 
their grant, she then told the university about her 
request and NSU made a formal application to the 
group. 

Kyle A. Carter 



Symphony holds sponsorship 
drive 

The Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony Society will 
hold a sponsorship drive Tuesday, Sept. 14 from 5 p.m. 
Until 7 p.m. at the NSU President's Home. 

Memberships are available at five levels. Sponsor level 
is $50 and includes two season tickets while the Patron 
level is $100 and offers three season tickets. The Bene- 
factor level is $250 and includes four season tickets. 

Gold underwriters contribute at the $500 level and 
receive four season tickets plus four table tickets for 
the annual Pops concert, two tickets for any musical or 
9ala, one-eighth page ad in the program and a decal 
With the symphony logo. 

A donation of $1,000 or more entitles donors to Plat- 
inum underwriters benefits which includes six season 
tickets plus eight table tickets for the annual Pops con- 
cert, two tickets for any musical or gala, one-fourth 
Page ad in the program and a decal with the symphony 
iogo. 

Courtesy NSU News Bureau 



Pads sunk by rain 



By Kyle A. Carter 

News Editor 

With the start of the semes- 
ter, NSU students can see the 
latest addition to the commu- 
nity in the form of the Frog 
Pond Apartments. 

The Frog Pond Apartments, 
located across from campus 
next to Brookshire's parking, 
were scheduled to be finished 
in time for the start of the 2004 
fall semester. Julia Coleman, 
property manager for Frog 
Pond, said the construction 
crew faced, major setbacks 
due to large amounts of rain. 

"We had a tremendous 
amount of rain," Coleman 
said. "The rain was a tremen- 
dous detriment to where we 
wanted to be on opening 
day." 

Jack Mansen, project man- 
ager, said his contractors had 
to deal with 96 days of rain. 
He said that in the months of 




' . • Leslie Westbrook/ the Current Sauce 

me Frog Pond Apartments as they reach compeletion on September 1. The apartments were supposed 
to be finished by August 20 but because of set backs from rain they are still under construction. 
February, May and especially they dealt with about 25 out time, some of the apartment 
June, they experienced the of 30 days of rain that varied construction was impossible 
most amount of rain. He also form a drizzle to a monsoon, when much of his building 
said that in the month of June Mansen said that during this crew had to deal with three 



feet of mud. 

"Weather was the biggest 
impact," Mansen said. "We 
hired and had sufficient con- 
tractors to do the work and 
competent crews; the rain 
was just a problem." 

Mansen also said that early 
in the construction phase, 
some of the contractors had 
trouble getting building 
materials. He said they had a 
hard time finding supplies 
because many needed items 
were being sent to help 
rebuild Iraq. 

Mansen said because of an 
economic boom in China, the 
country started buying up 
large amounts of metals need- 
ed by the Frog Pond contrac- 
tors to help complete their 
jobs. 

These caused an increase in 
construction supplies and a 
more competitive struggle to 
obtain needed materials. 

■ See Frog Pond, page 2 



Wireless Internet now active on campus 



By Robert Tummons 

Sauce Reporter 

This fall, to the interest of 
many students who are tech- 
nology junkies, a handful of 
locations on campus have 
become wireless hotspots. 
This will allow students with 
laptops or personal data 
assistants with the right hard- 
ware to access the Internet, 
check their e-mail or just 
instant message their friends 
from wherever they stand. 

However, with locations 
such as Prather Coliseum, 
Roy Hall, the President's 
Office and Leesville's cam- 
pus, some students wonder 
why the locations chosen are 
not in the most accessible 
areas. 

; "The basic goal is to pro- 
vide as many locations on 
campus for students to con- 
nect at any time," Tracy 
Brown, director of technical 
services, said. "The dream is 
to have the entire campus 
wireless one day, so that any- 
one with a laptop can get 



online wherever they might 
be." 

Dreams or not, the hotspots 
already in place on campus 
have raised questions by 
many students. 

"I really don't go to those 
places that much," said 
Phylisca Gibson, a business 
administration sophomore. "I 
guess it's all right, but I just 
really don't go to those 
places." 

"I would prefer to see it in 
the library, since that's where 
I spend a majority of my 
time," said Gery Wood, junior 
professional studies major. 

"The ones they put in don't 
seem like the best places for 
students," said sophomore 
Erin Walker. "It seems like 
the places they plan on put- 
ting would be better places, if 
they would install them 
there." . 

Friedman Student Union, 
Watson Library and Kyser 
Hall, the three busiest build- 
ings for student traffic, are all 
tentative locations. Brown 
said the Student Government 



"The dream is to have the entire 
campus wireless one day, so that 
anyone with a laptop can get online 
wherever they might be." 

Tracy Brown 

Director of Technical Services 



Association recently 
approved the wireless net- 
work funding planned for the 
Student Union. 

Pending funds from the 
Student Technology Fees, 
both the Student Union and 
Watson Library are scheduled 
to have their wireless net- 
works completed by this fall, 
Brown said. 

Brown said the wireless 
access points for Kyser Hall 
have already been paid, but 
funding for the installation 
will come from student fees. 
Kyser Hall's network is also 
scheduled for completion in 
fall 2004. 

Eventually, the Health and 
P.E. Majors' Building, Russell 
Hall and Bienvenu Hall will 



have wireless networks, 
Brown said. These other loca- 
tions are scheduled for com- 
pletion in spring 2005. 

Brown said that the loca- 
tions where the networks are 
already in place were chosen 
as a test, using faculty loca- 
tion first to work out any 
bugs in the system. 

Although the idea of being 
online from anywhere at any- 
time is exciting to some stu- 
dents, others do not have a 
laptop or PDA to use the net- 
work. 

"I don't use the wireless 
network, but it would be easy 
to use because you're not tied 
down to a desk," said Ashli 
Daigle, junior English major. 

"That'd be really cool, I 



mean, I don't have wireless 
capabilities, but it seems real- 
ly good," said Andee Savoy, 
junior liberal arts major. "I 
don't see any negatives, 
except for costing money." 

Brown said initial funding 
for the existing wireless net- 
works came from a capital 
outlay proposal. 

For those who are wireless 
capable, Brown said that the 
operating systems supported 
are Windows XP, Windows 
2000 and Mac OS X, for Apple 
users. 

Brown said those with 
wireless network cards that 
support 802.11b will probably 
not be supported, since the 
network will conform to the 
wireless Wi-Fi Protected 
Access standard and newer 
802.11g hardware will work 
fine. 

"We use the latest and 
greatest in security, and the 
older systems won't work," 
Brown said. "If you go to 
Wal-Mart and get the latest 
and greatest access card, it 
should work." 



SGA focuses on security: new cameras in the works 



By Kristen Dauzat 

Sauce Reporter 

The Student Government 
Association's first meeting of 
the year gave notice that 
$95,000 has been set aside 
from the $1.4 million Student 
Technology Assessment 
Team budget, to possibly buy 
security cameras for the Uni- 
versity. 

A major goal of STAT this 
year is to place security cam- 
eras around the campus to 
increase campus security. 
The $95,000 project must be 
approved by December 3, or 
the funds will be used in the 



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rollover budget for next year. 

SGA President Mindy 
McConnell said the cameras 
would be mainly placed in 
parking lots. However, the 
Student Safety Committee 
will officially determine how 
much of the budget will go 
toward the cameras and 
where they will be placed on 
campus. 

"We are looking at 10 cam- 
eras at 10 different places," 
McConnell said. 

"They would benefit more 
students than wiring another 
dorm, increase security on 
campus, and were within our 
budgetary means," vice 
chairman of STAT Edward L. 



Boudreaux III said. "There 
were some objections raised 
because it could increase 
NSU's liability if something 
were to happen, but that's 
the point of the cameras. 
They will deter crime from 
happening, and should 
something happen, we will 
be able to identify those 
responsible." 

Other STAT plans are to 
wire Varnado Hall for Inter- 
net use, make a copy center 
in Watson Library, buy new 
laptops for student use, 
make Friedman Student 
Union a wireless hotspot and 
upgrade computers on cam- 
pus. 



Also, at the SGA meeting, 
the Student Affairs Commit- 
tee announced plans to put 
on two forums this semester 
and will meet twice a month 
to help students with their 
concerns. 

"We wanted to provide 
more than just a lip service," 
senator Jack Halford said. 

Speaker of the sen- 
ate Alan Sypert said the Stu- 
dent Advisor)' Council plans 
to have a Civic Engagement 
Program to encourage stu- 
dents to register to vote. 

Another council project is 
the eighth grade initiative 
which encourages students 
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school to better prepare them 
for college. 

Senator Kelly Menard pre- 
viously resigned as External 
Affairs Commissioner, and 
senator Matt Bartley was 
appointed to the position. 

SGA elections will be held 
Sept. 22-23, and runoffs will 
be from Sept. 29-30. 

A paid executive assistant 
position is available. There 
are also six Supreme Court 
justice positions open. 

Although next Mon- 
day is a school holiday, the 
SGA will meet at 7 p.m. in 
the Cane River Room after a 
vote determined they would 
have the meeting. 



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News — the Current Sauce — Thursday, September 2, 2004 



New program encourages civic involvement I 



By Michael Arcement 

Sauce Reporter 

Northwestern students will be 
encouraged to participate in the 
American Democracy Project, a 
national project involving more 
than 200 colleges and universities. 

The project's goal is to encourage 
students to give back to the com- 
munity and be active members of 
their college communities. This is 
the second year of nationwide par- 
ticipation in the ADR 



Greg Granger, acting director of 
the Louisiana Scholars' College, is 
the chief academic officer for the 
project at NSU. 

As part of the program, student 
participation and interaction with 
the local community will improve 
the quality of the community. It 
will also serve as a recruitment tool 
for NSU by getting recognition in 
local media, Granger said. The 
New York Times and PBS support 
the ADP 

"We are a public university so 
we have some public responsibili- 



ties," Granger said, who 

first heard of this program in July 
after a call from University Provost 
Anthony Scheffler. 

University of Louisiana System 
President Sally Clausen notified 
Scheffler that she wanted all system 
schools to participate. 

Granger said he believes Clausen 
heard of the ADP from her time as 
University president at Southeast- 
ern Louisiana University, which 
has already begun implementation 
of the ADP. Granger was then sent 
to a conference in New Mexico to 



Frog Pond 



FROM PAGE 1 



"It is hard to believe that a proj- 
ect like this would be impacted by 
the world economy," Mansen said. 

Despite not having all aspects of 
the construction of the Frog Pond 
complex finished, students still 
began to move in on Friday, Aug. 
20. 

At that time seven out of the 10 
total units were finished allowing 
for most of the leasers to begin the 
move in process. He said that by 
press time a total of eight units 
were approved by the state fire 
marshal. 

Mansen also said he expects the 
the apartments and clubhouse to be 



completed around the beginning of 
October. 

No one holding a lease at the 
Frog Pond Apartments has had to 
be placed in temporary housing 
since the opening of the first seven 
units Coleman said. Before the 
opening day in August, some NSU 
athletes who were planning to 
move in before everyone else had 
to be accommodated. Coleman 
said there are people holding leases 
on some unfinished units, but 
those people do not have to worry 
about paying rent until the units 
are completed. 

Despite the continued construc- 



tion and minor repairs that need to 
be made, students who have 
already moved into the open units 
are pleased with the overall condi- 
tion of their apartments. 

Martell Jackson, sophomore gen- 
eral studies major, said his only 
problem so far has been with park- 
ing. Other students, like Tiffany 
Johnson, sophomore secondary 
education major, and Veronica 
Thomas, freshman nursing major, 
said they love their units. 

"It is cheaper and nicer com- 
pared to the Columns," Jennifer 
Atkins, sophomore pre-med major, 
said. 




gather information on starting the 
program at NSU. Representatives 
from Louisiana Tech and Nicholls 
State also attended the conference. 

Granger said the program 
includes a three-stage development 
cycle, each of which will last about 
a year. 

Stage one is known as Campus 
Conversation. It involves the cre- 
ation of a Steering Committee to 
help direct the implementation of 
the ADP. Granger expressed inter- 
est in including the Current Sauce, 
the SGA, the Provost's office, and 



the School of Social Sciences as part 
of the Steering Committee. 

The Scholars' College will be the 
headquarters for the ADP and will 
house documentation concerning 
its progress at NSU. 

There will also be a campus audit 
of what student organizations are 
already doing to give back to the 
community, and the program will 
attempt to tie them all together in a 
more unified effort. The audit will 
also determine what new activities 
need to be done by student organi- 
zations, Granger said. 



There are grants available to 
fund projects as part of participaj 
tion in the ADR and Granger ruJ 
books that list these grant sources. ! 

Students have to fill out a gran] 
application and write a grant pro] 
posal, but the money is there tri 
fund ideas relating to the ADfj 
Granger said. 

Interested students, faculty anc 
organizations can contact Grange 
at grangerg@nsula.edu. A websiti 
is planned and will have mon 
information on how to 
involved. 



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SAB 

Stand out in the crowd! Join the 
Student Activities Board! 

There is one Representative at 
Large position open and 7 Resi- 
dential Representative positions 
open. Pick up an application in 
(oom 214. The deadline for these 
applications is Friday, Sept. 10 at 
12 p.m. in Room 214. Elections 
Kill be held on Monday, Sept. 13 
beginning at 8:30p.m. 



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Anyone interested in running 
for Mr. and Miss NSU or the 2004 
NSU Homecoming Court can pick 
up information in the Student 
Activities Office in Room 214 of 
the Student Union beginning Fri- 
day, Sept. 3. Any organizations 
vdshing to sponsor an entry may 
also pick up information at that 
time. Filings will end on Tuesday, 
Sept. 14, and elections will be held 
on Wednesday Sept. 22 and 
Thursday, Sept. 23. 

SGA 

The Student Government Asso- 



ciation is now accepting applica- 
tions for an executive assistant. 
This is a paid student job. Please 
pick-up an application in the SGA 
office, Student Union Room 222. 
For further information call Mindy 
McConnell at 357-4335. 

Anyone interested in running 
for SGA Class Senator can pick up 
an application in the SGA Office 
beginning on Friday, Sept. 3. 
Applications will be due on Tues- 
day, Sept. 14. Elections will be 
held on Wednesday, Sept. 22, and 
Thursday, Sept. 23, 2004 

NSU Football 

Student Football Tickets! Cur- 
rent NSU students can pick up 
their football game tickets at the 
Athletic Ticket Office located in 
the NSU Fieldhouse at the south 
end of the football stadium. The 
Athletic Ticket office is open Mon- 
day through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 
p.m. Tickets are free to students 
but a valid student ID is required 
to obtain them. 



American Chemical Society 

The American Chemical Society 
will be holding a meeting on Fri- 
day, Sept. 3 in Fournet room 107 at 
noon. All are welcome especially 
science majors and minors. There 
will be free pizza. 

KNWD 

KNWD presents the third-annu- 
al End of Summer Festival on Sat- 
urday, Sept. 11 starting at 12 p.m. 
The EOS Fest is a local band music 
festival that will be free to all. 
More information will appear in 
next week's paper. Contact Can- 
dice at 354-9539 for more informa- 
tion 

Arg us 

The Argus Art and Literary 
Magazine will be holding a staff 
interest meeting Thursday, Sep- 
tember, 9 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting 
will be held in Kyser room 335. 
All can attend and scholarships 
may be available. 



Anthropology goes the way of the 
dinosaur: new degree program planned 



By Brandon Newsom 

Sauce Reporter 

The anthropology degree at 
Northwestern will soon be as 
extinct as the fossils the depart- 
ment's students study. The Board 
of Regents has decided to close the 
program down. 

The anthropology program has 
been at NSU since 1961 and will be 
shut down due to an insufficient 
number of graduates. Each degree 
is required to have at least forty 
students graduate within a five 
year period, and NSU's anthropol- 
ogy program has not met the 
requirement. 

Kathleen Byrd, director of social 
sdences, said the students current- 
ly enrolled in the program will be 
able to graduate, and new students 
will be able to enroll in a new, sim- 
ilar program. 

New courses with more applied 
geography and anthropology will 
be added, as well as a program that 
deals with a computerized map- 



ping and database system called 
Geographic Information Sources 
(GIS). 

Pete Gregory, an anthropology 
professor at NSU, said the new pro- 
gram is unnamed, but the Board of 
Regents suggested Cultural Her- 
itage Resources Management as 
the degree title. Gregory said he 
doubts the name will stay and 
hopes the new program and cours- 
es will be running by June 2005. 

Jon Gibson, the first student to 
graduate from NSU's program, 
went on to become the head of the 
program at the University of 
Louisiana at Lafayette. 

Some current anthropology stu- 
dents are optimistic about the new 
degree program. 

Senior Ronnie Cupit said he 
thinks the change could be good 
because of the classes and pro- 
grams the new degree will bring. 
However, he said he also thinks it 
will be bad because of the loss of 
tradition. Another senior, Tamara 
Miller, said she thinks this is a big 



loss for NSU, but does hope some- 
thing good will come of it. 

"Our plan is to equip the stu- 
dents with the knowledge and 
skills which will enable them to 
obtain employment with state and 
federal park systems, historic 
preservation organizations and cul- 
tural recourse management firms 
upon graduation." Byrd said. 

Gregory said he does not think 
the new program will be much dif- 
ferent, but more like "old wine in a 
new bottle." 



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1:06 p.m. 

A caller requested that the 
Natchitoches Fire Department 
come to the TEC building. 

1:25 p.m. 

According to the President's 
Office, the following buildings 
were shut down: TEC, Watson 
Library, the Coliseum, Bienvenu 
and Kyser. 

1:32 p.m. 

The TEC building was evacuat- 
ed. Only the Natchitoches Fire 
Department and maintenance crew 
remained to air out smoke. 

1:56 p.m. 

Russell hall was shut down. 
9:07 p.m. 

There was a report of a suspi- 
cious person in the Kyser parking 
lot. 

8-21-04 
4:30 a.m. 

The Phi Mu letters were chained 
to the Tri Sigma house. 
8-22-04 
4:33 p.m. 

A car spun off the road on Tarl- 
ton Drive. 

8-23-04 
8:53 a.m. 

A call came regarding a dead cat 
on the road by Dodd Hall. 

7:15 p.m. 



The sheriff's department called 
because the Natchitoches Fire 
Department and the Natchitoches 
Parish Hospital were en route to 
Iberville Dining Hall for a man 
who was having trouble breathing. 
He was transported to the Natchi- 
toches Parish Hospital. 

8-24-04 
3:19 a.m. 

A call came from Sabine about a 
woman having chest pains. She 
was transported to the Natchi- 
toches Parish Hospital. 

3:32 p.m. 

A call was received from the 
University Columns regarding a 
weapon that had been found. An 
officer was dispatched to investi- 
gate 

3:53 p.m. 

A woman reported a hit and run 
on a 2004 gold Cavalier in the 
Sabine parking lot. 

4:03 p.m. 

A woman called to report an 
altercation between a student and 
his mother on the third floor of 
Kyser. An officer was dispatched to 
put an end to the squabble. 

4:30 p.m. 

A man called about a dog locked 
in a black Toyota Corolla for more 
than 30 minutes. 

7:05 p.m. 

A girl called in reference to loose 



roosters in the Dodd parking lot. 
10:12 p.m. 

Two men were involved in a sit 
uation with alcohol at the Universi 
ty Columns. 

11:44 p.m. 

A call was received about the 
same two men with the alcohol 
One of the two was issued a sum 
mons for public intoxication, and 
they were both asked to leave the 
premises. 

8-25-04 

1:32 p.m. 

A woman called because a black 
truck hit her, and she needed to be 
picked up and taken to the infir- 
mary. 

8-28-04 

3:07 p.m. 

A Red River Sanitors van ran out 
of gas and stalled in the middle of 
the road. Someone was sent to get 
gas and move the vehicle. 

9:16 p.m. 

A woman called because while 
she was delivering pizzas, a group 
of men stole some from her car. 

8-29-04 
12:53 a.m. 

A golf cart was reported stolen 
and heading toward Bossier Hall. 
The golf cart was returned. 

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Thursday, September 2, 2004 
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Commisioner explains fee 
increase to students 



public colleges and universities 
ranks among the nations lowest, 
making it nearly impossible to 
cover significant additional costs 
such as those our institutions were 
facing without an additional 
source of revenue or a reduction in 
services. That is why we sought 
approval to assess the 4% opera- 
tional fee. This 4% will generate 
$17.7 million, nearly enough to 
address the $18 million shortfall. 

Significant progress has been 
made in improving Louisiana's 
colleges and universities in recent 
years, and we believe that this fee 
was necessary to avoid the risk of 
losing our positive momentum, 
and to help ensure that our col- 
leges and universities could con- 
tinue to provide the level and 
quality of service that students 
deserve. 

Obviously, no one welcomes a 
fee increase, least of all the stu- 
dents who have to pay it. But I 
want to stress that every effort was 
made to minimize the increase. 
The result of that effort was a total 
increase in tuition and fees for 
2004-05 that fell well below the 
significant increases adopted else- 
where across the country, averag- 
ing approximately 12%. More- 
over, the legislation establishing 
the new 4% operational fee pro- 
vides for a financial hardship 
waiver for students who lack suffi- 
cient means to absorb the added 
cost. 

Louisiana needs more college 
graduates, and we in the higher 
education community, as well as 
our partners in public office, are 
striving to ensure that higher edu- 
cational attainment remains with- 
in the reach of everyone who 
desires it. We appreciate our stu- 
dents' efforts to improve their 
skills and job marketability, and 
we will continue to work diligent- 
ly to ensure that a quality educa- 
tion remains a realistic, achievable 
goal for every Louisiana citizen. 

Sincerely, 

Joseph Savoie 
Commissioner of Higher 
Education 



Dear Editor: 

To help Louisiana's public col- 
leges and universities avoid a near 
$18 million funding shortfall for 
2004-05, the Louisiana Legislature 
approved a measure during this 
year's regular legislative session 
that allows the state's public col- 
leges and universities to assess to 
students a new 4% operational fee. 
Since most students will feel the 
effect of this fee increase beginning 
this current semester, I'd like to 
take the opportunity to explain the 
circumstances that necessitated 
the increase and to try to put the 
cost of higher education in 
Louisiana into a broader perspec- 
tive. 

Let me begin by assuring stu- 
dents that Louisiana's postsec- 
ondary education community and 
our state's leaders are committed 
to ensuring that a college educa- 
tion is accessible to and affordable 
for those in our state who desire to 
improve their opportunities. 
Indeed, students can be confident 
that no increase to the cost of an 
education is considered without 
carefully weighing its potential 
effect on our students. And 
because this is the case, I can still 
say that, even with the new opera- 
tional fee, Louisiana's public col- 
leges and universities are one of 
the nation's best educational bar- 
gains. 

As most students probably 
know, during the 2004 Regular 
Legislative Session, Louisiana's 
legislators were faced with balanc- 
ing the tightest state budget in 
nearly a decade. And after a 
budget was hammered out which, 
happily, kept funding for higher 
education intact, and provided 
extra funds to help cover mandat- 
ed cost increases in retirement con- 
tributions, insurance premiums 
and civil service merit raises. 
Unfortunately, even after this sup- 
"■ port, there remained some $18 mil- 
lion in increased mandated opera- 
tional costs that were not funded. 

Because both of our state's 
appropriations and our tuition are 
low compared to much of the rest 
of the country, Louisiana's total 
financial support per student for 

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Opinions I 



HEDGE 



A look forward 




By 3. Aaron 
"Q" Brown 



I'll join the rest of the staff in 
welcoming everyone back to 
another exciting year of the Cur- 
rent Sauce, complete with my rant- 
ings. This November, as I certain- 
ly hope you all know, we have a 
presidential election coming up. 
(In fact, the Head Monkey himself 
will be making a speech tonight; 
watch it on www.c-span.org for 
free!) In light of the daunting bur- 
den of voting that so many of my 
readers find themselves asked to 
assume, I will spend this semester 
trying to provide you the informa- 
tion you need to make an 
informed and wise decision 
among the candidates. I make no 
bones about my contempt for Pres- 
ident Bush and the hype-and-lies 



machine that has kept him in 
office, so I'll tell you immediately 
that the right choice isn't him, and 
I'll be telling you why every week 
from now until November. 

I won't spend this semes- 
ter talking about third-party candi- 
dates. Jefferson himself objected to 
the very idea of parties on princi- 
ple, arguing that such a structure 
could serve only to divide the 
republic, and nothing could prove 
him more right than the previous 
election and the one to come. The 
Green Party, traditional home of 
the third-party voter, is declining 
to run a candidate at all this year 
out of consideration for the so- 
called Nader Effect, which cost 
Gore such a small but critical per- 
centage of the vote. This is a state 
of events I find depressing but 
unavoidable, and I must acknowl- 
edge that a vote for a third-party 
candidate is a wasted vote in mod- 
ern American politics. To be hon- 
est, I'm still not sure I won't throw 
my vote away on Michael Bad- 



narik, the Libertarian candidate, 
when crunch time arrives, rather 
than give it to Kerry. Once again, I 
feel caught in a decision between 
the puppet on the left and the pup- 
pet on the right. 

Both challenger and 
incumbent want to implement the 
9-11 Commission's recommenda- 
tion of a national intelligence czar, 
which is exactly what our intelli- 
gence structure is designed to 
avoid. Both challenger and incum- 
bent feel the need to court the vote 
of the "heartland," and so both are 
spewing the usual election year 
bilge about integrity, family values 
and taxes in addition to the new 
War on Terror™ rhetoric about 
strength and security. Both chal- 
lenger and incumbent feel like 
avatars of some vast machine fran- 
tically poking voters to see which 
way they jump and tuning their 
position to match. 

But Kerry will win. Bush 
has screwed up too hard for even 
modern, lazy America to ignore. 



Let me share one more thing with 
you before I close this week. Less 
than 50% of the American popu- 
lace votes, and the polls so often 
mentioned on the news and in the 
papers only poll "likely voters." A 
"likely voter," however, is some- 
one who has voted in at least two 
previous presidential elections, 
meaning that no one under 23 gets 
polled in these things. We can 
change America. We will change 
America, and you can either help 
or watch. Register to vote. We 
need the help. 

Saucefiller@hotmail.com for 
other bright-eyed young cynicists. 

J. Aaron Brown is a 
Louisiana Scholars' Col- 
lege student. His column 
appears weekly on the 
editorial page. His opin- 
ions do not necessarily 
reflect the opinions of the 
Sauce staff or of the 
University. 




Guest Column 



BY Connor Tohnson Justifiable Dishonesty? 



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By Ash Moore 

A new year has started at NSU 
and, as expected, there has been a 
lot of importance placed on the 
honor code. No lying, no cheating, 
etc. I don't like liars or cheaters, 
but as far as I'm concerned, lying 
is a fact of life. New research, such 
as studies found in The Liar's Tale 
by Jeremy Campbell, even sug- 
gests lying is a much more natural 
instinct than we ever imagined. 

Everyone lies, but the main 
problem is that our society doesn't 
punish lying justly. Society realizes 
there is a difference in the levels of 
murder. We have justifiable homi- 
cide, murder two (manslaughter), 
and murder one. If there are that 
many differences in the level of 
murder here must be differences 
in the level of lying. If this is true, 
then justifiable dishonesty would 
be "No, that dress looks great" or, 
"I can't see you tonight, something 
came up." 

Then, the punishable lies would 
be perjury two, which can be 
exemplified by, "I did not have 
sexual relations with Monica" or, 
"I wasn't cheating, I was stretch- 
ing my eye muscles" or even, "I 
swear officer, it's oregano." And 



finally, perjury one which is, "Iraq 
has nuclear weapons pointed at us 
ready to launch in less than fifteen 
minutes. We must attack!" 

If a president can be impeached 
for perjury two, why can't we 
impeach one for perjury in the first 
degree? Furthermore, why isn't 
there an honor code for the Oval 
Office? People may argue that 
there is one, but if so, why isn't it 
enforced to the same degree of 
work place and college honor 
codes? Even if it does exist, it may 
as well not. If an NSU student 
turned in a paper that was as poor- 
ly researched as the information 
that led us into a war, the best 
thing that would happen would 
be for the student to fail the class. 

How can someone expect high 
school and college students not to 
he and adhere to an honor code 
when they see what the leaders of 
the free world get away with on a 
daily basis? 

Ash Moore is a 
Louisiana Scholars' Col- 
lege freshman. Her col- 
umn is new to the editori- 
al page. Her opinions do 
not necessarily reflect the 
opinions of the Sauce staff 
or of the University. 



The food industry really frosts me 



By Lenore Skenazy 
New York Daily News 
(KRT) 

Do you think American food can 
get any more disgusting? 

I mean, once Hellmann's has 
introduced Bacon & Tomato Twist 
mayonnaise - basically a liquid BLT 
you schmear onto bread (or lettuce, 
if you're doing Atkins) - it's hard to 
imagine anything less wholesome 
and natural unless we're talk- 
ing Michael Jackson. 

Which we're not. Because while 
everyone else is railing about 
pasty-faced alleged pederasts, who 
rails for the mom whose kids are 
demanding Chips Ahoy-flavored 
chocolate pudding in a tube? 

Me! Your average, nauseated 
supermarket shopper, stunned to 
see there is now a liquefied version 
of what should be a solid cookie, 
served in a squeeze tube that 
should be a bowl, sucked directly 
into a mouth that, in an ideal 



world, should have demanded 
something a little daintier, like a 
plastic spoon. 

Squeezable bacon. Suckable 
cookies. What next? Pepsi pellets? 

I suppose I should really just 
thank my Lucky Charms _which, 
as you'll recall, introduced the con- 
cept of marshmallows as a crucial 
cereal component - yes, I should 
thank my solidified corn syrup lep- 
rechauns that Jell-O has not yet 
started selling its pudding in 
timed-release patches. 

Or single-serving injections. Or 
convenient surgical shunts. 

Those are still in test marketing. 

Already on the shelves, however, 
are foods almost as 
appealing /appalling (depending 
on your age), most the result of 
adding cookie elements to candy, 
candy elements to crackers or cook- 
ie / candy / cracker / crunch ele- 
ments to yogurt. 

Take, for instance, Nestles But- 
terfinger hot cocoa mix. Clearly, 



plain old hot chocolate just wasn't 
cutting it. Nor was hot chocolate 
with bunny-shaped marshmal- 
lows, another Nestles beverage. 
No, Nestle's marketing mavens 
must have realized it was losing 
the entire demographic of Ameri- 
cans who want to quaff piping-hot 
pulverized candy bars. And so ... 
now they can! 

Similarly, Chips Deluxe, a Chips 
Ahoy clone, has a new spinoff fea- 
turing mixed-in, mashed-up 
peanut butter cups. The chips are 
still there but now must compete 
for precious dough space with the 
candy chunks. 

And speaking of cookie-candy 
hybrids, check out the ultimate: 
Ritz Bits S'mores sandwiches. 
These are graham-cracker-flavored 
mini-crackers glued together with 
a cream filling of marshmallow 
(clearly edging out grains as the 
new base of America's food pyra- 
mid) and chocolate. Each sandwich 
is then stamped with one of the 



Simpsons: Marge, Homer - even 
Lisa, who you'd think would refuse 
to let herself be appropriated this 
way. 

But in the food biz, there is no 
shame. Everything old is new 
again, usually by virtue of extra 
icing or a dusting of sour cream V 
onion flavoring. 

If, God forbid, we are what we 
eat and we eat what they're trying 
to sell us, then perhaps we are as 
dumb as these instructions on an 
Oscar Mayer Lunchables Nachos 
package would suggest: "Dip chips 
into cheese and salsa." As my Ritz 
Bits cracker / cookie / candy / Simp- 
sons /S'mores snacktime character 
might reply: "D'oh!" 

Lenore Skenazy is a columnist 
for the New York Daily News, 450 
West 33rd Street, New York, N.Y. 
10001; 

e-mail:lskenazy@edit.nydai- 
lynews.com. 



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Movie Review: 

"Exorcist: 
The Beginning" 



Recent prequel 
release leaves 
audiences "thrilled' 

Shanna Utterback 

Sauce Reporter 

Here's a hint to moviegoers: 
always be wary of a film where 
the director is a replacement. 

Paul Shader, a man of high 
regard in the movie business 
(responsible for "The Last Temp 
tation of Christ" and "American 
Gigolo"), was removed as the 
director for "Exorcist: The Begin- 
ning" when his psychological, 
character-driver version of the 
story failed to utilize the blood, 
gore and special effects that the 
studio believed was necessary to 
bring in the big money. The pres- 
sure then fell on Renny Harlin to 
recreate the mediocre drivel of 
his earlier films like "Deep Blue 
Sea" and "Nightmare on Elm 
Street 4." Congratulations to 
Harlin for completing such a 
small task. 

The original "Exorcist" will 
always be a classic and it's hard 
to believe that any other movie 
would be worthy enough to join 
the franchise. I must admit that 
it sounds like an interesting chal- 
lenge. The story behind Father 
Merrin, pre-"Exorcist," seems 
almost necessary and to tell the 
truth, the plot isn't half bad. Set 
in 1949 in Kenya, archeologists 
have discovered a church that 
was built and buried hundreds 
of years before Christianity 
arrived in Africa. The experts 
decide to bring in Lancaster Mer- 
rin, a man who gave up priest- 
hood after World War n. Of 
course, spooky things start to 
happen and a movie is born. 

Stellan Skarsgard gives a won- 
derful performance as Merrin 
despite the odd dialogue that has 
to be blamed on the writers. 
Izabella Sorupco plays a pretty 
lady-doctor and love interest 
because the studio doesn't seem 
to believe that women would 
watch the movie without a sappy 
moment or two. Such a relation- 
ship could have added some 
depth to Merrin's character if it 
were handled by a better direc- 
tor. Harlin's attempt is simply 
laughable. 

When it comes to horror, I was 
surprised that the audience I was 
with jumped out of their seats 
several times. Moments of sus- 
pense are handled nicely and 
you have to love those scenes 
when the main character insists 
on doing something dangerous 
by himself in the middle of the 
night. Those special effects that 
the studio was so concerned 
about are pretty cheap. Watch- 
ing someone get attacked by hye- 
nas might sound exciting, but 
there's not much frightening 
about ones that are so obviously 
computer-generated that they'd 
be better off in "Shrek 2". Some 
of the imagery in the movie was 
more of a gross-out than actual 
horror. While the original "Exor- 
cist" made me afraid to walk 
down the hall by myself, "The 
Beginning" simply made me 
regret eating lunch right before 
the movie. 

As a prequel, the film has its 
own plot holes. Flashbacks to 
World War II could very well be 
made into a separate movie. 
Indeed, the events that caused 
Merrin to fall out of faith are 
what make him such a fascinat- 
ing character. It's a shame that 
the focus of movie is instead on 
some possessed hyenas and a 
sick boy. 

You can't have an "Exorcist" 
film without an exorcism. This is 
■ See Exorcist, page 6 



Around the world 

NSU receives students through exchange program 



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In France, it costs 
2 Francs to use a 
public restroom. 




R U S S 



In S. Korea, a late 
night munchi is a deli- 
casie called "Kim- 
chi"(made from fer- 
mented veggies). 





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Talk about a 
"Sweet Sixteen!" 
The legal drink- 
ing age in this 
country is 16. 



A n t a r c t i < 



In Austria, you 
must decide to 
either continue 
school or go to 
work by the age 
of 15. 



By Raquel Hill 

Life Editor 

Ever dreamt of studying abroad? 
A foreign exchange program here at 
NSU can make that dream possible. 

Northwestern State University is a 
member of an international exchange 
student program that allows stu- 
dents from other countries to take 
courses right here on NSU's campus 
and send NSU students to other uni- 
versities worldwide. 

Dr. James Picht, assistant professor 
of economics at the Louisiana Schol- 
ars' College, is the coordinator for the 
International Student Exchange Pro- 
gram (ISEP) at NSU. In order for this 
program to be on campus, NSU had 
to first become a member of the 
organization. Through this member- 
ship, NSU was added to a listing of 
accredited universities throughout 
the world. 

Because of this worldwide educa- 



tional system, ISEP allows students 
from their "homeland" university to 
attend a school in a different country 
and still receive college credit for the 
courses they take abroad. Also, if a 
student receives financial aid in their 
home country, the funds are applica- 
ble to the ISEP program, which 
makes studying abroad very afford- 
able. 

"An NSU student who wants to be 
involved in the program may want to 
take off to Austria and study. With 
this program, the student can attend 
the school in Austria and still receive 
the academic scholarships from NSU, 
as if they were right here in Natchi- 
toches," Picht said. He also said that 
the TOPS program is included. 

Currently, there are only three stu- 
dents involved in the ISEP program 
here at NSU. They are all from differ- 
ent countries: Spain, Austria and 
France. These students will be 
allowed to stay at NSU for one year 





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a 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher and 
submit an application into the pro- 
gram either in writing or through the 
Internet. They must also have two 
letters of recommendation, prefer- 
ably by professors, and copies of their 
transcripts. In addition, applicants 
must also submit an essay on why 
they wish to get involved with the 
program and study abroad. 

"This type of program is important 
because it gives students an unforget- 
table international experience," Picht 
said. "If you want to gain that expe- 
rience, ISEP will be happy to send 
you where you want to go." 



only and the ISEP program will not 
apply to them after this time. There- 
fore, if a student wishes to stay 
longer, it is at his or her own expense. 

This program applies to native 
NSU students as well. One North- 
western student is studying abroad 
in South Korea this fall, and there 
have been applicants for studies 
abroad in South Korea, South Africa 
and the Netherlands for the spring 
semester. 

"The most popular destinations 
are England, the Netherlands, Fin- 
land and Spain," Picht said. 

To be eligible for this exchange pro- 
gram, a students are required to have 



Coming to America: Foreign students land at NSU 



Theresa Huffman, 

Sauce Reporter 

Northwestern's residence halls 
are filled with students who have 
moved away from home to study 
in Natchitoches. 

While some have moved from 
nearby communities, others, like 
foreign exchange students Margit 
Preinstorfer and Charlotte De 
Poorter have come from a lot far- 
ther. 

Preinstorfer has been here for 
one week and is starting her first 
semester at NSU this fall. She is 
from a small community of 2,000 
in Aurach Am Hongar, Austria, 
located between Salzburg and 
Linz. After deciding she wanted 
to study in the United States, Pre- 
instorfer spoke to officials from 
her university in Austria, who in 
turn spoke to Dr. James Picht, 
coordinator for the International 
Student Exchange Program at the 
Scholars' College, to make 
arrangements for her curriculum. 

Prior to her acceptance at 
Northwestern, Preinstorfer had to 
complete the requirements need- 
ed to be an exchange student. 

The first requirement was a 
500-word statement explaining 
her interest in the program. She 
then had to choose from a list of 
10 universities. Once Preinstorfer 
chose a university, she obtained 
two letters of reference from her 
professors, transferred her tran- 
scripts and completed an English 
language competency test. This 
was in addition to her studies. 

She studied communications in 
Austria and while at NSU, Prein- 
storfer will study public relations 
and business. Preinstorfer said 



she likes Northwestern's campus 
layout, and it was the first differ- 
ence she noticed. 

She said that in Austria, the 
university's campus is incorpo- 
rated within the city of Salzburg. 
The campus is much larger in 
area. Another main difference is 
the drinking age. 

Preinstorfer said the drinking 
age in Europe is younger than in 
the United States. She said that if 
someone wants "soft" drinks," 
such as wine and beer, the legal 
age is 16. and for "hard" liquor, 
the drinking age raises to 18. 

Although she said she is enjoy- 
ing the friendly people here, Pre- 
instorfer said she already misses 
home cuisine and her boyfriend. 

She said she is looking forward 
to tutoring German while she 
conducts her studies. 

Tutoring in her native lan- 
guage, French, is also something 
De Poorter will do. De Poorter, 
who will study history, recently 
arrived from Lille, France, which 
is located on the Belgian border, 
north of Paris. 

De Poorter said her curriculum 
in France was English and French 
translation in both written and 
spoken forms. 

De Poorter said one of the 
things she likes here is the econo- 
my since prices in the United 
States are generally cheaper than 
those of most European countries. 

Both Preinstorfer and De 
Poorter said the people here are 
"very nice." They also said they 
like that their professors know 
their names, unlike their home 
countries where students are 
numbers in a classroom. 




Photo by Leslie Westbrook 

L to R: Margit Preinstorfer and Charlotte De Poorter walk around the courtyard 
in between the FACS building and Morrison Hall. 



fashionable #^ 

_ Focus &r 

Factors for the fall 

the season's freshest 
looks 

Welcome back to another 
great year of Fashionable Focus. 
This season, let's take a brief 
look at what the current trends 
are: 



"D" is for Denim: 

I am NOT talking blue jeans 
here — I'm talking Denim Chic 
(pronounced sheek!) 

The biggest fabric this season 
is denim because it is rugged, 
but it can still be playful. On the 
runway you can find denim 
blazers, vests, tennis shoes and 
purses. It's all about the blue, 
but keep in mind you don't have 
to spend a lot of "green" to have 
these things. In fact, a lot of the 
"new" denim styles can be 
handmade. Designer handbags 
are starting to look an awful lot 
like your old pair of bleached 
jeans from the fifth grade, just 
cut up and sewn back together. 
But guess what? It's hot, hot, 
hot! You can make this item at 
home. Just use your creativity 
and you'll come up with some- 
thing genius. 

Denim blazers can dress up a 
casual outfit quite a bit. Tie it in 
with a sleek pair of "editor" cut 
(wide-legged) black trousers 
and a white tank, and you've 
got yourself a sexy, clean-lined, 
ensemble. For the guys, quilted 
denim vests are becoming more 
and more noticeable on the fash- 
ion scene. Pair it with your 
favorite cargo pants and turtle- 
neck, when it gets cold of 
course, and you will look like 
you came straight off the pages 
of GQ. 

Brownie Points: 

Browns are very popular this 
season — it's fall, duh. Brown, 
alone, might not be your 
favorite color, but it sure does go 
great with a lot of other colors. 
For girls, the best colors to pair 
brown with is pale pink or a 
bold, vibrant turquoise. Try a 
brown crocheted poncho over a 
pink camisole and jeans. Or try 
an oversized turquoise sweater 
with a pair of brown corduroy 
flared pants. These colors can 
look very western, and it won't 
scream "Urban Cowboy" if put 
together properly. 

Kiss the sun goodbye: 

Yes, we all love the sun, but 
fall is when your skin tone 
grows out of its sun-kissed glow 
and resumes its normal pigmen- 
tation. Rather than try to cover 
up your already paling face with 
self-tanner or bronzing cremes, 
enhance it with this season's 
coolest hues. For the eyes, use 
pinks, mauves and burgundies. 
For the lips, use pale pink gloss- 
es, "just bitten" stains, and 
lavender frosts. To keep those 
cheeks rosy, try color cheek 
stains (by Origins, Inc. or Clin- 
ique), which last all day and 
look really natural. Also, 
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Northwestern has two new 
faces in the School of Creative and 
Performing Arts. They are the 
new associate director of bands, 
Caroline Beatty, and the new con- 
ductor of the NSU Symphony 
Orchestra, Doug Baukenhaus. 

Beatty has a bachelor's degree 
in music education from the Uni- 
versity of Texas, where she also 
obtained her master's degree in 
conducting. She taught music 
and band at public schools in the 
Houston area before being offered 
the associate director of bands 
position at NSU. 

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Caroline Beatty directs the marching 
band from the tower. 

knew by her sophomore year in 
high school that she wanted to 
become a band director. 

Beatty assists director of 



bands,William Brent with a 
marching band techniques class 
and teaches a wind ensemble 
class. She also plays the saxo- 
phone. 

Beatty said even though she has 
only been at NSU for a few weeks, 
she is having a good experience. 

"It's great," she said. "Every- 
body has been really nice and all 
the students are really nice. So far 
so good." 

Baukenhaus earned his bache- 
lor's degree in music at the Uni- 
versity of Texas at Austin and his 
master's degree in conduction at 
East Texas State University. He 
did doctorate work at the Univer- 
sity of Michigan and has almost 
completed his doctorate at UT 
Austin. 

Baukenhaus teaches several 



classes including music form and 
analysis and an advanced con- 
ducting class. He also teaches 
and plays the bassoon. 

Baukenhaus said that at first he 
was not going to go to college but 
decided to go after his high school 
band director urged him. After a 
couple of years in college, he 
decided music was what he want- 
ed to do and pursued his music 
major. 

Like Beatty, Baukenhaus has 
been at NSU for a few weeks. 

"I like the small town atmos- 
phere," he said. "I've always want- 
ed to teach at a mid-sized univer- 
sity." 

Beatty and Baukenhaus are 
both from Houston, and they both 
said that music is an important 
part of education and life. 



Baukenhaus said, "Music helps 
us understand what it means to 
be human." 

Beatty said that music "reaches 
depths that other subject matter 
doesn't reach. It can get down in 
your soul. By learning music, 
everybody who does it is learning 
also discipline and teamwork." 

During the fall semester, the 
NSU band, aside from its usual 
football game performances and 
Christmas Festival Parade 
appearance, will be holding a Fall 
Wind Ensemble on Oct. 27. 

The NSU Symphony Orchestra 
has a full fall schedule with the 
Pops Concert on Oct. 7, a classical 
concert on Nov. 11, and it will will 
take part in the annual Christmas 
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where the movie truly fails. 
Considering the importance of the 
church's location, one would hope 
the exorcism would be good 
enough to have the audience on 
the edge of their seats. 
Instead, the director relies on 
cheap plot twists to keep the 
action going. The devil's dialogue 
in the original is stomach-turning 
and just plain creepy. In this film, 
the crude language made most 
people laugh. Apparently, in this 
version the devil is a comedian. 

Despite my negative criticism, 
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admission if you recognize it as 
what it truly is: a cheap summer 
horror flick. It fails only when 
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and TV stylist who was decked out in 
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drino show this month in New York. "I 
have a lot of friends that are selling 
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coat that normally retails for $2,400. 
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stores. 

'It's innovative. Obviously 
it's something that will help them 
(Proenza Schouler) make money," said 
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house that handles Marc Jacobs, Anna 
Sui and Zac Posen. 'EBay is a massive 
audience. I wish I had thought of it." 

Of course, a massive audi- 
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Kobe Bryant's charges dropped in rape case 



Courtesy 
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In an eleventh-hour stunner, 
grim-faced Colorado prosecutors 
dismissed a rape charge against the 
las Angeles Lakers' superstar on 
yfednesday night, after his accuser 
yanked herself out of the criminal 
#se and he issued an emotional _ 
yet carefully worded _ apology. 

"I want to apologize to her for my 
behavior that night and for the con- 
sequences she has suffered in the 
past year," Bryant said in a written 
statement. 

"Although I truly believe this 
^counter between us was consen- 
|5 ual. ... I now understand how she 
feels she did not consent to this 
aicounter." 
Bryant, who kept a sphinx-like 



silence during his many pretrial 
appearances, also wrote, "Although 
this year has been incredibly diffi- 
cult for me personally, I can only 
imagine the pain she has had to 
endure." 

The reversal in the criminal case, 
and Bryant's apology, do not affect 
a civil suit the 20-year-old woman 
recently filed against the super-rich 
basketball player, and her lawyers 
said there have been no talks about 
a cash settlement. 

Neither Bryant, 26, nor the 
woman, 20, was in the packed 
courtroom when Judge Terry Ruck- 
riegle signed the dismissal order at 
6:25 p.m. CDT, ending at least one 
chapter in a 14-month saga of sex, 
celebrity and small-town America. 

And the judge pointed out that 
without a criminal trial, what hap- 



pened between the basketball play- 
er and the pretty young concierge 
at the posh Lodge and Spa at 
Cordillera on June 30, 2003, may 
remain a mystery forever. 

Since the start of the case, Bryant 
has insisted he had consensual sex 
with the woman in his hotel room, 
while she charged that after some 
kissing and hugging, he grabbed 
her by the neck, bent her over a 
chair and raped her from behind. 

"It will, of course, always leave a 
question in the mind of everyone 
because, as several jurors stated, 
only two people know what hap- 
pened," Ruckriegle said. 

The dismissal came on the fourth 
day of jury selection and just a few 
days before both sides were set to 
present opening arguments. 

Eagle County District Attorney 



Mark Hurlbert said he was drop- 
ping the case only at the request of 
the accuser, who did not want to 
testify or cooperate with the trial. 

"She has indicated her unwilling- 
ness to appear," Hurlbert said. "At 
no time will this case be refiled." 

As her parents sat silent in the 
front row, the woman's civil attor- 
ney, John Clune, said his client 
could not go forward with the 
criminal case because her life has 
become a living hell. 

"If anybody associated with this 
case had any sense of what a single 
week in the life of my client entails, 
they would be astounded ... as to 
why she had the will to continue 
for as long as she did," Clune told 
the court. 

Since pressing charges against 
Bryant, the accuser has received 



Demons win home opener 
against Grambling 

Demons win big in first-ever evening home game under the soccer 
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Northwestern State celebrated its 
first-ever home night game with a 
shutout win Wednesday night in 
front of a record crowd of 1,005 at 
the Demon Soccer Complex as 
Heather Penico had a goal and an 
assist in a 4-0 victory over late- 
arriving Grambling State. 

Northwestern (1-2), which plays 
host to Rice Sunday afternoon at 1, 
outshot Grambling (2-1) by 24-5 
while freshman goalkeepers John- 
na Klohoker and Krystle Donald- 
son evenly divided the 90 minutes 
in front of the net and kept it empty 
for the Demons. 

A bus breakdown on Gram- 
bling's trip to Natchitoches delayed 
the start of the contest by nearly 90 
minutes, ironically allowing for the 
sun to set and the full impact of the 
raw $180,000 lighting system to 
come into play for kickoff. 

It took 22:41 for Northwestern to 
break the ice on Tara Powasnik's 
unassisted goal off a rebound 
about 10 yards in front of the net. 
With eight seconds left in the first 
half, Angela Pence doubled the 
Demons' lead when she scored off 
I a redirection of a Penico shot. 

Erin Hebert boosted NSU's lead 
to 3-0 by scoring off a corner kick 
by Dani Thomas 22 minutes into 
the second half, eight minutes later, 
Penico knocked in a 5-yarder for 
NSU's fourth and final score. 

NSU 1 vs. Mississippi St. 3 



Northwestern State wrapped up 
lime of the most difficult season- 
opening weekends in school histo- 
ry, giving up three late goals to fall 
M to SEC member Mississippi 
State here Sunday afternoon. 

Two days after being shutout 7-0 
at Ole Miss, the Demons held a 1-0 
halftime lead after Natalie Wagues- 
pack fired a 35-yarder in the net at 
during the 22nd minute for the first 
NSU score of the season. Although 
it appeared on paper that the Bull- 



dogs dominated the game, MSU 
didn't get on the board until the 
73rd minute on a shot by Betty Ann 
Casey to tie the game at one. 

"I told our team I've never been 
more pleased with a team for 87 
minutes, and for the next two min- 
utes, I've never been more frustrat- 
ed and disappointed in a team," 
said sixth year NSU head coach 
Jimmy Mitchell. "We had a lapse 
and gave up the go-ahead goal, but 
more frustrating, we emotionally 
and mentally didn't stay focused 
and gave up the goal that locked it 
away. We had some really good 
scoring chances in the final minute 
that could have been huge if it was 
a 2-1 game, but that third goal did 
us in." 

MSU put together a flurry of 
goals when Karen Sandrik fol- 
lowed by Casey, netted the ball just 
14 seconds apart in the 86th and 
87th minute to take a 3-1 lead. 
Although scoring just the trio of 
goals, Bulldogs (2-0-0) dominated 
both halves in the shot column, 
out-chancing the Demons (0-2-0) 
19-1 in the first half and 18-3 in the 
second period. 

"This was a much better effort 
and performance than what we got 
Friday night," said Mitchell. "At 
Ole Miss, we played 45 minutes of 
good, smart, intense soccer and 
then couldn't susta^t that in the 
second half. Today we probably 
played 87-88 minutes well enough 
to win, but what we saw in both 
games is that against opponents of 
this caliber, the slightest letdown is 
going to cost you." 

NSU vs. Ole Miss 7 

Northwestern State opened the 
2004 soccer season falling 7-0 to 
Southeastern Conference power 
Ole Miss here Friday night. 

NSU, playing without four 
returning starters, including first 
team All-SLC preseason selection 
Stephanie Miller, trailed just 1-0 at 
the half with true freshman goal- 
keeper Johnna Klohoker filling in 
for injured veteran Nellie Latiolais. 




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Northwestern State players celebrate 
after scoring a goal against the Tigers. 

However, the Rebels - a second 
round NCAA participant last year - 
streaked for six goals in the second 
half to pull away from any kind of 
upset threat. 

"They're by far a top 40 team in 
the country," said sixth year head 
coach Jimmy Mitchell of Ole Miss. 
"Now we have to turn around and 
play another SEC school on Sun- 
day." 



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death threats, moved from state to 
state, and twice had her name mis- 
takenly publicized by the court. 

Her trip to a rehab center was 
documented by the press, and her 
lawyer said at one point the FBI 
was probing her crime-victims 
counselor for trying to see her case 
file. 

"The difficulties this case has 
imposed on this young woman in 
the last year are unimaginable," 
Clune said. "It is her sincere belief 
that when this case ends, she does 
not want to be brought back into 
the criminal process." 

By the time of the announce- 
ment, Bryant had already returned 
home to be with his wife, Vanessa, 
and their baby daughter. 

"Mr. Bryant is thankful this pro- 
ceeding has come to an end," said 



his lawyer, Pamela Mackey. "It has 
been a long and painful process." 

The NBA said it would have no 
comment on anything about the 
Bryant case. 

The small courtroom was 
jammed with reporters and court- 
house workers who showed up to 
offer support to the beleaguered 
district attorney's office. 

Outside, a small group of teenage 
girls who know Bryant's accuser 
gathered, including Lindsey McK- 
inney, who was slated to be a 
defense witness against her former 
friend. 

"I'm glad it's over," McKinney 
said, adding that she never 
believed the accuser's story. "I hope 
he doesn't end up giving her a 
bunch of money." 



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Thursday, September 2, 2004 
the Current Sauce 



Sports 




Patrick 
West 

The Way 
I See It 



Tough 



sportseditorcs@yahoo.com 

A head coach of a foot- 
ball team has hard deci- 
sions to make. Some prob- 
ably keep the coach up all 
night and make him stress 
out constantly about 
whether he made the right 
decision or if he will be 
hanged by an angry mob. 

Demon football head 
coach Scott Stoker has to 
make hard decisions and 
live with the aftermath his 
decisions cause. Coach 
Stoker has had some hard 
decisions this preseason 
concerning his depth chart 
and who deserves starting 
positions. 

The hardest decision 
Coach Stoker had to make 
was for the quarterback 
position. Davon Vinson 
was the starting quarter- 
back last season but he 
struggled at times. He had 
a great season throwing 
for 1,541 yards passing 
and eight touchdowns, 
but inconsistencies 
plagued him throughout 
the season. Some of Vin- 
son's problems last season 
where caused by his trans- 
fer from Baylor and com- 
ing into practice late. 

"I feel a whole lot more 
comfortable in my second 
year in the offense," Vin- 
son said. "I have it down 
pretty good." 

Stoker said he pushed 
Vinson a little too much 
and too quick, which was 
his fault. 

"Davon is the best quar- 
terback right now," Stoker 
said. "He is playing 
extremely well and he had 
a great preseason." 

Even though Vinson 
struggled last season, he 
shined throughout the 
preseason and has been 
tabbed the starter against 
the University of 
Louisiana Lafayette. 

Helping Vinson learn a 
little quicker was red shirt 
freshman Connor Morel 
who applied pressure on 
Vinson in the preseason 
for the starting job. 

Both Morel and Vinson 
said competition between 
them helped them get bet- 
ter for the upcoming sea- 
son. 

"Quarterback competi- 
tion definitely helps and it 
makes Davon and myself 
better,." Morel said. 

"It always helps to have 
competition," Vinson said. 
"It helps you play better." 

Coach Stoker said Morel 
has tremendous potential 
and he will get playing 
time against ULL. 

"I see a lot of potential 
with Morel and he has a 
great arm and can make 
some plays," Stoker said. 
"But he is trying a little 
too hard, which a lot of 
freshmen tend to do when 
they are pressed to play." 

Though the Demon 
offense has struggled in 
two scrimmages, Morel 
thinks NSU will do better 
against the Ragin Cajuns. 

"Our defense is a hard 
defense to pick up and it is 
hard to read with all the 
blitzes," Morel said. "We 
will be able to adjust and 
to pick up everything 
against ULL." 

Vinson said he is just 
ready to play against regu- 
lar opponents and not the 
Demon defense. 

"As long as we execute 
on offense, we will come 
out on top," Vinson said. 

Whoever is QB for 
Coach Stoker, he has a nice 
fall back plan in Morel or 
Vinson. 



Coach retires 



By Patrick West 

Sports Editor 

Northwestern State's James 
Smith announced his retire- 
ment Wednesday morning 
and said it was time to do 
things he has missed over the 
years. 

"You get no holidays as a 
coach and I never had that 
time to spend with my fami- 
ly," Smith said. "I never got to 
spend time with my wife on 
her birthday or our anniver- 
sary and now I get to." 

Smith retired after coaching 
at NSU for 17 years and is the 
winningest coach in South- 
land Conference women's 
basketball history. Smith has 
an overall record of 340-155, a 
.687 winning percentage at 
NSU and guided the Lady 
Demons to a pair of NCAA 
Tournament appearances in 
1989 and 2004. The 1989 
appearance was the first-at- 
large invitation received by a 
Southland Conference 
women's basketball program. 



Smith also captured three 
regular-season Southland 
Conference championships, 
along with the SLC tourna- 
ment championship last sea- 
son. NSU also made three 
appearances in the Women's 
National Invitational Tourna- 
ment and endured only one 
losing season in his 20 sea- 
sons as head coach. 

Smith started his coaching 
career as the girls' head bas- 
ketball coach at Downsville 
High School. Smith then 
moved to NSU as an assistant 
coach for then head coach, 
Pat Nolan Pierson. The for- 
mer Marine would eventual- 
ly take over the head-coach- 
ing job in 1987, and the rest is 
history. 

Smith said he felt the time 
was right for his retirement 
and it was a gradual decision. 

"The time was right for me 
to retire," Smith said. "This 
was not a spur of the moment 
decision." 

Smith said last year's suc- 
cess did help with the retire- 



ment but he decided to retire 
long before the season start- 
ed. 

"I made a decision last Sep- 
tember to retire," Smith said. 
"It is just time for me to do 
something else." 

Smith said he felt uncom- 
fortable with the legend or 
icon status some people give 
him. 

"I try to fly underneath the 
radar," Smith said. "The pro- 
gram and the kids come first 
and if you have a good team 
then you just hold on for the 
ride." 

Smith said he was already 
bored after two days, but 
plans to enter a private busi- 
ness to keep him busy. 

Smith said life was full of 
givers and takers and he con- 
siders the people of Natchi- 
toches to be givers. 

"It has been a wonderful 
ride with great people and 
great kids," Smith said. "This 
will always be a special place 
for me. Thank you very 
much." 




Chris Reich/the Current Sauce 

James Smith announced his retirement Wednesday morning in the 
Brown Stroud Room. Smith said he enjoyed coaching at NSU. 



Graf named new head coach 



By Patrick West 

Sports Editor 

Northwestern State decid- 
ed to stay within their coach- 
ing ranks and hired assistant 
coach Jennifer Graf to replace 
James Smith after 17 years as 
the head coach. 

"Coach James Smith said 
the best person to replace him 
was right underneath our 
noses," athletic director Greg 
Burke said. "She is mature 
beyond her years and is ready 
to be a head coach." 

Graf said she was excited 
about being named new 
coach and this was a dream 
come true. 

"Ever since I was little I 
wanted to coach," Graf said. 
"This is a dream job for me 
and a dream come true." 

When Graf officially takes 
the position, she will be 26 



years, 2 months and 26 days 
old, making her the second - 
youngest head coach in major 
college women's basketball. 

Besides being an assistant 
coach for four years, Graf also 
played for NSU from 1996- 
2000, helping the Demons 
win the 1999 Southland Con- 
ference championship. 

Though some question her 
age, Smith said she is the one 
for the job and felt good about 
the program being left in her 
hands. 

"They have six senior play- 
ers returning this season so 
this was the right time for me 
and the transition would be 
easier for Coach Graf," Smith 
said. 

As an assistant, Graf's 
responsibilities included 
coaching, administrative 
work, recruiting coordinator, 
handled scouting reports and 




Chris Reich/the Current Sauce 

Assistant head coach Jennifer 
Graf talks to media and sup- 
porters about being a head 
coach at Northwestern State. 

setting the defensive scheme 



for each game, which helped 
prepare her for a head-coach- 
ing job. 

"As an assistant coach, Jen- 
nifer has established herself 
as a shrewd tactician, an out- 
standing recruiter and a won- 
derful mentor for the young 
ladies involved in the basket- 
ball program," President Ran- 
dall Webb said. "The fact that 
she is Coach Smith's choice to 
follow him as head coach is a 
tremendous endorsement of 
her ability to lead our pro- 
gram for years to come." 

Graf said she is not chang- 
ing anything in the program 
and wants to keep the tradi- 
tion. 

"Lady Demon basketball 
has a tradition at NSU and I 
am not changing that," Graf 
said. "I am just continuing 
that tradition and hoping to 
build on it. 




Josh Barrios/the Current Sauce 

In March, Graf as an assistant 
helped the Lady Demons win 
the SLC tournament champi- 
onship. Graf won a champi- 
onship as a player and as a 
coach, giving her two SLC 
championship rings. 



Lights erected at soccer complex 



Courtesy 
Sports Information 

www.nsudemons.com 

The culmination of a two- 
year planning, funding and 
construction process has 
resulted in the most signifi- 
cant project in the history of 
the Northwestern State 
women's soccer program as 
lights have been erected at the 
Demon Soccer Complex in 
time for preseason practice 
for the 2004 season. 

At a cost of nearly $180,000, 
all of it derived from NSU 
Athletic Department budget 
monies or from privately 
raised funds, both the main 
competition field and adja- 
cent practice field can now be 
used at night as a result of this 
project. 

The 2004 NSU women's 
soccer team has already prac- 
ticed under the lights, getting 
underway at 12:01 a.m. on 
Aug. 11, which marked the 
first day the team could con- 
duct practice under NCAA 
guidelines. 

The players will continue 
to benefit from the new addi- 
tion to the facility over the 
next couple of weeks by being 
able to hold one of their daily 
practices at night without 
having to endure the usually 
brutal August heat and 
humidity. 

The first official game 
under the lights will be held 
on Wednesday, Sept. 1, when 
NSU hosts Grambling State 
at 7 p.m. to kick off the home 
schedule. 




the private sector, this project 
would not have been real- 
i2ed," said Burke, who also 
acknowledged significant 
support for the project from 
the Natchitoches Parish Hos- 
pital, NSU Team Orthopedic, 
Dr. Chris Rich and BellSouth. 

The soccer lights project 
was completed by Twin City 
Electric Company from Mon- 
roe, in conjunction with the 
Natchitoches firm of N&A, 
Inc. and its president, Rick 
Nowlin. 

NSU, which has participat- 
ed in two of the past five 
NCAA postseason tourna- 
ments and is the only 
Louisiana program to com- 
pete in NCAA postseason 
play, will play nine other 
home matches this season, in 
addition to the Sept. 1 opener. 



Cheryl Thompson/the Current Sauce 

The Northwestern State soccer team stretches under the newly installed lights at the Soccer Complex. 
The Demons played their first game under the lights Wednesday night against Grambling. 



"It is hard to put into words 
how much of an impact the 
addition of lights to our facil- 
ity will have on the soccer 
program," said NSU head 
coach Jimmy Mitchell, who 
has been named Louisiana 
Coach of the Year twice dur- 
ing his five-year tenure. 

"Playing and practicing at 
night is beneficial from a safe- 
ty perspective, especially dur- 
ing the months of August and 
September. Also, after classes 
begin, having the lights will 
enable practices and matches 
to be held in the evening to 



avoid conflicts with afternoon 
classes, which had been a 
problem in the past. I see our 
recruiting efforts being great- 
ly enhanced as the lights are a 
significant addition to what 
we feel already is an out- 
standing soccer facility," he 
said. 

Mitchell, who has worked 
hard to develop a strong rela- 
tionship between his pro- 
gram and the Natchitoches 
Youth Soccer Association, 
also is enthusiastic about the 
opportunity to generate 
increased fan support by 



virtue of playing matches at 
night instead of in the middle 
of the afternoon. 

Grants from The Lupin 
Foundation in New Orleans 
and the Weyerhaueser Foun- 
dation were "definite shots in 
the arm" to the project in 
terms of funding, said NSU 
athletic director Greg Burke. 

"The Athletic Department, 
along with the women's soc- 
cer players and coaches, are 
grateful to the many individ- 
uals and businesses whose 
generosity made this project 
possible. Without gifts from 




Cheryl Thompson/ 
the Current Sauce 

The new lights at the Soccer 
Complex 



This Just In 

Courtesy 
Sports Information BureaJ 

Football 

Pittman may 
play against 
the Cajuns 



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Saturday night in th 
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Wednesday. 

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elbow injury Aug. 14 am 
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that could allow him ti 
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Sauce on the Side 



News 

Craig chosen as acting assistant 
activities director 

The NSU department of student activities and organi- 
zations has appointed Alycia Craig as the acting assis- 
tant director of student activities, organizations and 
leadership development. Tenia Alexander formally held 
this position. 

Craig, a Mansfield native, iis a graduate of NSU with a 
Bachelor of Science with a concentration in psychology 
and a Master of Arts in Student Personnel Services with 
an emphasis in counseling. As acting assistant, Craig 
will work with the Student Activities Board, President's 
Leadership Program and Emerging Leaders Program. 

Craig worked as a graduate assistant in alumni affairs, 
student activities, counseling and career services and 
academic advising. She interned in student activities 
and counseling and career services. 

After eight years at Northwestern, Craig said she 
wants students to know that NSU can really be a home 
for students. 

"I want to be a role model that you can find fulfill- 
ment at NSU," said Craig. 

In her new role as acting assistant director, Craig 
plans to focus on learning the system before making 
any changes. 

il am an observer. I like to sit quietly and take in 
everything. For this first term, I plan to learn the ins 
and outs of this office," Craig said. "I've noticed that 
everything is strongly set in tradition and I plan to help 
people step out of those boundaries. After I learn the 
routine, I will attempt to implement changes." 

Jonathan Tullier and Kelli Miller 



Galgano first female ROTC 
batallion commander 

NSU's ROTC Demon Battalion has a new commander 
this year. Lt. Col. Teresa Galgano assumed her duties at 
NSU in June as the first female in that office. 

NSU's ROTC program is rated in the top 10 percent of 
the nationwide programs, ranking 23 out of approxi- 
mately 270 colleges. Galgano said one out of every 55 
NSU students is in ROTC. 

Galgano said commanders are assigned to schools by 
the Army. An officer chooses a geographical region, 
which includes a list of schools, and then a board 
reviews the list. The reviewers keep several things in 
mind when assigning a commander to a particular 
school. They take into consideration the officer's skills, 
where the officer would best fit and the distance 
between the officer's family and the base. 

Galgano, a native of New York, earned her bachelor's 
degree in agricultural economics from Cornell University 
and her master's degree in educational technology from 
Webster University. She enlisted in the Army in 1981 
as an environmental science technician. 

"I was in college and wasn't happy with my career 
•choice. ..and I wanted more than that. I wanted to get 
out and travel," Galgano said. She said she has trav- 
eled to several places, including Germany, Croatia and 
Turkey. Galgano also served in Desert Storm and 
Desert Shield when she was deployed in 1990. 

Galgano said she intends to continue the ROTC's suc- 
cess of commissioning 15-20 high-quality officers, and 
she also wants to reinstitute the ranger company, 
which teaches outdoor and survival skills. She said she 
Wants to build a program that people feel like they are 
a part of. 

"We want to help the cadets we have to succeed," 
Galgano said. "We instill values they may not have had 
growing up, and they may take those with them for the 
rest of their lives." 

Galgano can be contacted at her office in the Military 
Science Building. 



Lora Sheppard 



Corrections: 



Last week's story "Wireless Internet now active on cam- 
Pus" listed an incorrect future site for wireless Internet. 
The correct sites are the Student Union and Kyser Hall. 

Last week's story "Biology department receives 
endowed professorship" incorrectly reported the amount 
of money recieved by the biology department. The correct 
amount is $70,000 from the Coypu Foundation and 
$40,000 from the Board of Regents. 



WRAC to open soon 



By April Dickson 

Sauce Reporter 

The six-year wait for NSU's fitness 
center to be renovated is almost over. 

Despite a summer full of delays, the 
Wellness, Recreation and Activity 
Center should still open early during 
next semester, Chris Sampite, physical 
plant director, said. 

During the May 2003 groundbreak- 
ing, master of ceremonies Greg 
Comeaux said the new intramural 
building would be completed in the 
fall of 2004. Although the original 
time table suggested that the grand 
opening would occur on New Year's 
Day , Mother Nature interfered. 

"The project is proceeding well, but 
we're running a little bit behind 
schedule," Sampite said. "One of the 
major causes for that was the above 
normal amount of rain experienced 
throughout the summer." 

University President Randall Webb 

■ See WRAC, page 3 




Leslie Westbrook/ the Current Sauce 
View from inside the WRAC building while under constuction. The building is supposed to open during the next semester. 



Mission: Demon Safety established 

New program encourages students to carry ID cards; some question 

program's effectiveness in increasing campus safety 



By Kyle Shirley 

Sauce Reporter 

This semester, a new program creat- 
ed by the University Safety Commit- 
tee will discourage students from 
leaving their student ID cards at 
home. 

Leah Lentz, an NSU counselor and 
chairperson of the committee, said, 
"We are responding to what students 
have said is a problem: thefts and 
criminal acts... things that happen 
from people who are not NSU stu- 
dents coming onto campus." 

Lentz said the project, called Mis- 
sion: Demon Safety, is a program 
inspired by Southeastern Louisiana 
University's Project Safety. It will 
begin this month with a program 
designed to ensure people on campus 
are enrolled at NSU. Lentz said the 
committee plans to place signs 



around campus reminding students 
to keep their student ID with them at 
all times. University Police officers 
will randomly stop students and ask 
to see their ID cards. If a stopped stu- 
dent is carrying his ID, the officer will 
give him or her an ink pen as a 
reward. 

"And it's a really cool pen," Lentz 
said. "What we're doing is trying to 
raise awareness and create a positive 
reinforcement for students to have 
their ID at all times. We also wanted 
to create a more positive relationship 
with students and university police." 

Lentz said if an officer stops some- 
one on campus who does not have a 
student ID, the officer would give a 
verbal warning. 

Students are divided on whether the 
program will prove to be beneficial. 

■ See Safety, page 2 




Leslie Westbrook/ the Current Sauce 

Students gather for SGA Safety Committe meeting in the SGA office. The students are 
Ariel Kelly, Crystal Williams, SAB director Jeff Matthews, Matt Burroughs, and Beau 
Boudreaux. The meeting took place Wed. afternoon. 



Political science professor to attend colloquium 



By Mike McCorkle 

Sauce Reporter 

A member of Northwestern's facul- 
ty will be attending an invitation-only 
colloquium from Sept. 9-12. 

Alex Aichinger, associate professor 
of political science, is one of only four- 
teen people attending a national collo- 
quium on the book "On Power," The 
event will be held at Wabash College 
in Crawfordsville, Ind. 

The author of "On Power" is 
Bertrand de Jouvenel (1903-1987), a 
French political scientist, economist, 
journalist and author. His books and 
essays were influential in the academ- 
ic western world. 

"Bertrand de Jouvenel is not well- 
known, but his essays are frequently 
discussed among political scientists," 
Aichinger said. 

"On Power" discusses the process 
by which government and controlling 




Jason Griffin/ the Current Sauce 

Alex Aichinger 

majorities have grown increasingly 
powerful and tyrannical. 

In a book review on www.liberty- 
fund.org, Angelo M. Petroni of the 
Einaudi Center for Research in Torino, 
Italy, said the book "is simply a book 



that no serious scholar of political sci- 
ence or political philosophy can afford 
to ignore." 

The colloquium is sponsored by 
The Liberty Fund, a private, educa- 
tional foundation established to 
encourage the study of the ideal of a 
society of free and responsible indi- 
viduals. The group sponsors confer- 
ences around the world and grants 
scholarships to students. Attendance 
is on an invitation-only basis, and has 
included noted professors and schol- 
ars from around the world. Attendees 
are selected for their knowledge in a 
particular field. 

"It is an honor to be invited," 
Aichinger said. "I feel that this will be 
good for my students." 

John Capps, a junior political sci- 
ence major, said he feels that 
Aichinger 's invitation is good for 
NSU. 

"He is deserving of any honor he 



can get because he is a good profes- 
sor," Capps said. "I already thought 
that the social sciences department 
was high-quality, but this will add 
credibility." 

Aichinger said he hopes that the 
colloquium will assist him in his 
involvement with the American 
Democracy Project, an organization 
that aims to get students more 
involved in the civic life of the United 
States. NSU is one of several hundred 
schools that participate irt the pro- 
gram. 

"It encourages citizens and students 
to become more civically engaged," 
Aichinger said. "Hopefully we can 
use some of. the information for the 
project." 

De Jouvenel also wrote "The Ethics 
of Redistribution," "The Pure Theory 
of Politics" and "Sovereignty: An 
Inquiry into the Political Good." 



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News — the Current Sauce — Thursday, September 9, 2004 



Safety 



PAGE 1 



Bookstores' price differences explained 



Abigail Broussard, a freshman at 
NSU, said, "I think it's a great 
idea... most of the break-ins and 
most of the crime on campus is 
people who aren't going to school 
here. This campus needs to be 
watched a lot closer. If you don't 
belong here, get out." 

Freshman Manny Augello said, 
"People need their ID's. They need 
to remember to keep it on them." 

Senior Scholars' College student 
Aaron Williams disagreed. 

"Is it illegal to be on campus and 
not be a student? There were some 
times over the summer when I was 
on campus and I wasn't a stu- 
dent. . . it doesn't make any sense to 
try and close the campus," 
Williams said. 

Jared Kahanek, another Scholars' 
College senior, said, "This is a gross 
violation of our civil rights. I guess 
the cops have to do something 
besides give out traffic tickets to 
justify their being on campus, but 
that's just not it." 

SGA Treasurer Edward "Beau" 
Boudreaux HI has also voiced con- 
cerns about the program. 



"The way it was explained to the 
SGA, if someone doesn't have an 
ID, there is no way to ensure they 
aren't a student," Boudreaux said. 
"I don't think it's going to be effec- 
tive in targeting the audience we 
want to target." 

Despite his objections, 
Boudreaux said the SGA will "help 
in any way we can." 

Mission: Demon Safety will con- 
tinue introducing programs 
throughout the semester, including 
Sexual Assault Awareness Week 
from Oct. 5-8. 

The Student Safety Committee 
obtained funding for promotional 
signs and pens from the residential 
life and housing departments. 
Lentz did not have the exact expen- 
diture figures on hand. The com- 
mittee usually does not have its 
own budget. 

The committeeinvites invites all 
students to participate. 

"We have a very diverse popu- 
lation of students, and it's not 
closed," Lentz said. 



By Jonathan Tullier 

Sauce Reporter 

NSU students may have noticed 
that book prices at the University 
Bookstore are one to three dollars 
higher than those of the Campus 
Corner. 

"There was no time to think over 
prices," Lee Waskom, owner of the 
Campus Corner and the University 
Bookstore, said. "We took over the 
store in July and the previous own- 
ers left us nothing." 

In July, Barnes and Noble's con- 
tract with NSU expired. Waskom 
placed a bid for the University 
Bookstore. He won and now owns 
both local textbook providers. 

Waskom said that when they 
took over the University bookstore 
from Barnes and Noble, no histori- 
cal record or projectons of sales was 
left. 

"Our main goal for August was 
to renovate and train in the Univer- 
sity Bookstore," Waskom said. 

Under their contract with NSU, 
the University Bookstore is charged 
rent and financial aid charge- offs, 
slightly raising the prices there. 



A sample student's book costs: 

Here is a price comparison between the two book providers. 



Key: Book/University Book- 
store/Campus Corner 

• Uncivil War/$36.65//35.70 

• Floating off the 
Page/$14.00/$10.00 

• Team Rodent/$9.95/$5.20 

• Elements of Journal- 
/sm/$12.95/$9.10 

• Sociology in our 
f/mes/$87.00/$84.75 



• Social 7/7/ngs/$17.55/$17.10 

• First Aid and 
CP«/$42.65/$41.55 

• Media and Cul- 
rure/$57.50/$56.05 

• College Algebra/$69.00/$67.25 

• Physical Uni- 
verse/$110.65/$107.80 

Total: $457.90/434.50 



Financial aid charge-offs were 
estimated this year to be anywhere 
between $50,000 and $150,000. 
These compensate for students 
who purchase books with scholar- 
ships, drop out, and do not return 
their books. 

"If the actual charge-off prices 
are not this great, the book prices 
will fall more inline," Waskom 
said. 

Overall, the price variation is not 
as great as it once was. Pprices 
between bookstores have previous- 



ly varied five to 15 dollars per book 
Waskom said. He said that 
although book prices are different, 
clothing and school supply prices 
are the same. 

Waskon said closing the price 
gap on books between the stores 
has not been the only worry on his 
mind. 

"We also have to address the 
problem of people who buy books 
at one store and return them at the 
other," Waskom said. "A return 
policy statement will be issued 
later this month." 



Foundation, board of regents set up endowment [R POLICE BLOTTER PO 



By Kyle A. Carter 

News Editor 

Through a donation from the 
Coypu Foundation and a partial 
match by the Louisiana Board of 
Regents, NSU has been able to set 
up an endowed professorship in 
the biology department. 

The Coypu Foundation is a char- 
itable organization that specializes 
in providing money to perform 
research in the studies of ecology 
and the environment. The late 
John S. Mcllhenny, a relative to the 
founder of the Tabasco Company, 
formed the group. 

Mcllhenny was a strong support- 
er of the sciences, especially those 
that dealt with issues of the envi- 
ronment and conversation studies, 
said Austin Temple, dean of the 
college of science. He said this 
interest led Mcllhenny to form the 
Coypu Foundation to provide 
grants to organizations to improve 
science and research in the state of 
Louisiana. The Coypu Foundation 
takes it name from the Latin word 



for the nutria rat, a species of ani- 
mal that some of the foundation's 
donations have paid to research. 

The Coypu Foundation donated 
a total of $70,000. Along with a 
$40,000 match from the Board of 
Regents $60,000 of the donation has 
been set aside to create a full 
$100,000 endowed professorship, 
Temple said. He said the remain- 
ing $10,000 has been set aside to 
provide for a scholarship. 

The University has not yet decid- 
ed, but the money from the profes- 
sorship will probably go to fund 
further research of an already exist- 
ing member of the biology depart- 
ment faculty, said Michael Bodri, 
head of the biology department. 

"It is a grant matched partially 
by the state," Bodri said. "They 
take the money and invest it, and 
we get the dividends." 

Bodri also said no one actually 
touches the original amount of the 
donated money. He said that with 
an endowed professorship, the 
original donation is placed in an 
interest gaining bank account. The 



original amount is never touched 
while in the account. Instead, the 
professor with the endowment is 
given the amount of the interest 
gained from the money in the 
account, Bodri said. The professor 
is then allowed to spend that 
money on further research by using 
it to purchase special equipment, 
hire research assistants, travel to 
conferences or remote locations, 
etc. The original amount of money 
can never be decreased, but can be 
added to. Bodri said this ensures 
the continued existence of the fund. 

"It is a flexible donation allowing 
professors to be free in their choic- 
es," Bodri said. 

President Randall Webb said the 
donation marks the first of its kind 
in the department and that the 
endowment would be named after 
Mcllhenny. 

"We are deeply appreciative of 
the donation from the Coypu 
Foundation," Webb said. "Their 
generosity will greatly help stu- 
dents and faculty." 






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A call was received in refer- 
ence to another wreck. 
5:40 p.m. 

Someone came in to report 
that the sign on the Fine Arts 
building had fallen off. An offi- 
cer was dispatched to pick up 
the sign and bring it back to 
the university police station. 

8- 31-04 
7:58 a.m. 

A woman called and 
requested an officer because 
someone was shaking the 
doors of Roy Hall. No evi- 
dence of an intruder was 
found. 

9- 1-04 
4:57 a.m. 

An ambulance was called to 
Sabine Hall for a student with 
a possible spider bite. The girl 
was transported to the Natchi- 
toches Parish Hospital. 

12:53 p.m. 

A wreck was reported. A 
person was taken into custody 
with the campus police, and 
one vehicle was searched. 
Vehicles were towed, and the 
roadway was cleared. 
7:15 p.m. 

There was a wreck at Tarl- 
ton Drive and University Park- 
way. 
8:36 p.m. 

The fire alarm went off at 
Boozman Hall. Police officers 
and members of the Natchi- 
toches Fire Department were 
dispatched. All floors were 
searched. 

9-2-04 

12:51 a.m. 

A man called in reference to 
a dispute. Officers were dis- 
patched to check it out. It 
turned out to be a resident 
who raised his voice and 
began bearing on the wall as a 
result of an argument with his 
mother on the phone. 

10:08 a.m. 
The nurse was taken to 
Family and Consumer Sci- 
ences Room 132 where a 
woman was transported to the 



emergency room. 

11:25 a.m. 
A grounds crew member 
accidentally shattered the pas- 
senger side window of a facul- 
ty member's car. 

11:41 a.m. 
A student's vehicle was 
involved in a hit and run. 

5:45 p.m. 

The fire alarm went off at 
Boozman Hall. Members of 
the Natchitoches Fire Depart- 
ment were en route. 
6:54 p.m. 

There was a fire call from 
Dodd Hall. 
8:21 p.m. 

A student reported his bike 
stolen. 

9-3-04 

12:34 a.m. 
A girl passed out in her 
room in Sabine Hall. She was 
transported to Natchitoches 
Parish Hospital. 

1:07 a.m. 

A student from Dodd Hall 
called and said that she could 
hear hollers echoing from the 
stadium. The dispatched offi- 
cer did not see or hear any- 
thing. 
8:32 p.m. 

A statement was taken from 
a woman who tripped in a pot- 
hole at Turpin Stadium at 

8:22 p.m. 

9-4-04 

12:44 a.m. 

People outside Sabine Hall 
heard glass breaking. There 
was a broken window on the 
fourth floor. An RA was sent to 
check it out. People from the 
room were going to Natchi- 
toches Parish Hospital because 
someone's finger had been 
injured. 

9-6-04 

3:05 p.m. 

A person was stuck in the 
elevator on the third floor at 
the stadium. 
8:21 p.m. 

The fire alarm went off at 
Bossier Hall. Members of the 
Natchitoches Fire Department 
came. The alarm was a result 
of burned popcorn on the third 
floor. 



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SAB 

Stand out in the crowd! Join 
the Student Activities Board! 

There is one Representative 
at Large position open and 7 
Residential Representative 
positions open. Pick up an 
application in room 214. The 
deadline for these applications 
is Friday, Sept. 10 at 12 p.m. in 
Room 214. Elections will be 
held on Monday, Sept. 13 
beginning at 8:30p.m. 

Anyone interested in run- 
ning for Mr. and Miss NSU or 
the 2004 NSU Homecoming 
Court can pick up information 
in the Student Activities Office 
in Room 214 of the Student 
Union. Any organizations 
wishing to sponsor an entry 
may also pick up information 
at that time. Filings will end 
on Tuesday, Sept. 14, and elec- 
tions will be held on Wednes- 
day, Sept. 22 and Thursday, 
Sept. 23. 

SGA 

The Student Government 
Association is now accepting 
applications for an executive 
assistant. This is a paid student 
job. Please pick-up an applica- 
tion in the SGA office, Student 
Union Room 222. For further 
information call Mindy 
McConnell at 357-4335. 

Anyone interested in run- 
ning for SGA Class Senator can 
pick up an application in the 
SGA Office. Applications will 
be due on Tuesday, Sept. 14. 
Elections will be held on 
Wednesday, Sept. 22, and 
Thursday, Sept. 23, 2004 

NSU Football 

Current NSU students can 
pick up their football game 
tickets at the Athletic Ticket 
Office located in the NSU 
Fieldhouse at the south end of 
the football stadium. The Ath- 
letic Ticket office is open Mon- 
day through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 
p.m. Tickets are free to stu- / 
dents but a valid student ID is 
required to obtain them. 

KNWD 

KNWD presents the third- 
annual End of Summer Festi- 
val on Saturday, Sept. 11 start- 
ing at 12 p.m. The EOS Fest is 
a local band music festival that 
will be free to all. Contact 
Candice at 354-9539 for more 
information 

Greek 1010 

Letters today, leaders tomor- 
row. Session 1: Sept. 28 7-9 
p.m. in the Student Union Ball- 
room. Session 2: Sept. 30, 7-9 
p.m. in the Student Union Ball- 
room. Meetings are for all 
Greek new members - Spring 
'04 and Fall '04. 

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WRAC 



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has been pushing to open the 
facility by Jan. 1. Because of rain 
delays, Sampite said that is going 
to be a tough goal to meet. 

Associate Director of Student 
Activities and Organizations 
patric Dubois said that the rain 
caused a lot of lost time, but the 
setbacks are not major. 

"We're still going to open in the 
spring. We can't guarantee a spe- 
cific date," Dubois said. "You 
look at this summer; this was one 
of the rainiest summers in the last 
100 years. It was in the top three 
in the past hundred years." 

The beginning of the rainy 
summer came when they began 
laying concrete at the WRAC. 

"If you have a lot of rain, that's 
OK to some extent — if you have 
the concrete down," Sampite 
said. "You can have a day of rain, 
then a dry day, and that dry day 
you can work if you've got con- 
crete. Well, if you've got a mud 
hole and you're trying to frame 
up concrete, we're out for three or 
four days, maybe a week." 

The weather will become less 
of a problem once the roof is com- 
pleted, Dubois said. Once the 
building is enclosed, the con- 
struction crew will be doubled 
and work time increased. 

Sampite said the roof panels 
will begin to be installed within 
the next two weeks. Now, they 
are completing the structural roof 
work. There is still 

brickwork, structural work, 
window installation, woodwork 
and painting to be done before 
the exterior of the building is 
complete. 

Dubois said the hardest part 
has been deciding how best to 
align the tasks of attaining and 
moving equipment, and hiring 
and training a staff. This should 
only take about six weeks after 
the fire marshal approves the 
building. 

"I think it's good that we make 
sure that this expensive and very 
detailed project is done properly 
and not hurried just so we'll have 
a facility," Dubois said. "I think 
that our contractors are doing a 
good job in making sure they do 
everything correctly and that it 
will be a building that lasts a long 
time. If it's done properly we'll be 
able to appreciate it and have less 




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Fall 1998 - Plans for remodeling the intramural building began. 
Students voted for a plan to install a cardiovascular unit and state- 
of-the-art workout equipment. 

Spring 1999 - Students began paying $75 per semester to afford 
the $ 7 million for the project. 

January 2002 - The intramural building closed for renovations. 

April 2002 - IM underwent a three-week hazardous material and 

asbestos removal process. 
September 2002 - Contractors began to make bids on the project, 

and the basement of Rapides Hall opened as a makeshift workout 

center. 

January 2003 - Bidders waited for state approval of construction 
budget to begin work. 

May 2003 - Groundbreaking ceremony was held. Master of Cere- 
monies Greg Comeaux announced that the building should be 
complete in the fall of 2004. 

Summer 2004 - Heavy rain throughout most of June caused major 
setbacks. 




Leslie Westbrook/ the Current Sauce 

Outside the WRAC building as construction continues to finish by the spring. 



problems there in the future." 

The facility is going to be 82,000 
square feet of state-of-the-art 
workout space, Dubois said. The 
building will be equipped with 
two large gymnasiums, a one- 
ninth mile rubberized track, two 
2,500 square foot weight rooms, a 
2,500 square foot cardiovascular 
room with six televisions to 
watch while working out, three 
racquet ball courts, a 2,500 square 
foot group fitness room and a 
game room with pool and ping- 
pong tables. The building will 
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Thursday, September g, 2004 
the Current Sauce 



Life 




Movie Review: 
"Anacondas" 



Aaron Pizani 

Sauce Reporter 

Is it a remake? Is it a sequel? 
Have we already seen a movie 
about giant snakes in a jungle 
that have a sweet tooth for peo- 
ple? 

No, no, and yes. "Anacondas: 
The Hunt for the Blood Orchid," 
directed by Dwight Little, 
should not be prematurely 
dumped to the side just because 
it seems like a total rip-off of the 
1997 "Anaconda" film starring 
Jennifer Lopez. 

Once you realize that "Ana- 
condas" was never meant to be a 
great movie, and that it was 
never expected to blow the top 
off any aspect of movie making, 
it is a It easier to sit and enjoy. 

A New York pharmaceutical 
corporation wants a group to 
trek through the Borneo jungle 
in search of the "Blood Orchid." 
This flower contains a chemical 
that takes the limit off how 
many times a cell can repro- 
duce. This would mean eternal 
life for a human and billions of 
dollars for whichever greedy 
drug corporation gets its hands 
on it first. 

The expedition consists of a 
scientist, Matthew Marsden; his 
assistant, KaDee Strickland; two 
corporate opportunists, Salli 
Richardson-Whitfield and Mor- 
ris Chestnut; a medic, Nicholas 
Gonzalez; a nervous techie, 
Eugene Byrd and the boat cap- 
tain, Johnny Messner, who 
seems to have "hero" oozing 
from his pores even at his first 
appearance. 

The plot is predictable and the 
dialogue is cheesy. At first it 
seems to be making fun of all 
other movies in the same genre. 
However, the movie eventually 
screams "sike!" at the audience 
as the plot suddenly takes a 
twist and becomes a good 
movie. This only happens once 
the first, and most annoying, 
character gets picked off. Per- 
haps that is what made the dif- 
ference. 

The characters seem a bit 
cliche in the beginning but once 
they are thrown into a dire situ- 
ation, their traits are lovable and 
their fear is believable. 

The anacondas themselves 
are not seen in full detail or as 
frequently as you might expect, 
but when they do make a full 
appearance, they look good. 
The computer generated freaks- 
of-nature and the flailing bodies 
of their victims look surprising- 
ly real for what seems like a low 
budget summer movie. The 
scenery and locations were also 
remarkable. 

The first half-hour might be a 
bit uninspiring and you might 
find yourself more interested in 
the back of the person's head in 
front of you than the movie. 
However, it quickly catches 
your attention and does not let 
go until the end. 

I would highly recommend 
"Anacondas" if you have 90 
minutes to kill and want to 
spend at least 60 minutes of it 
on the edge of your seat. 

Four out of Five Stars 





Photo by Chris Reich/the Current Sauce 

Thirty-six Kappa Sigma pledges spend their mandatory two-hours-per-week study time in Watson library Wednesday evening. 



Go to your quiet place 



by Tamara Carter 

Sauce Reporter 
and 

Raquel C. Hill 

Life Editor 

Getting away from the hustle and 
bustle of college life can be difficult, 
but students can find their quiet 
places. 

Even on NSU's busy campus a vari- 
ety of quiet places are available to 
students. They may opt for a tradition- 
al setting such as the library or enjoy 
the natural ambiance of Lake Chaplin. 
Both offer a quiet atmosphere in 
which students can relax, and if the 
mood hits them, study for a class or 
two. 

Some places on campus are some- 
times quiet and sometimes not so 
quiet. Take the Friedman Student 
Union for example. During breaks 
between classes, students may snag a 
spot in the lobby or find a quiet comer 
in Vic's. Thorn LaCaze. a junior pub- 



NSU students search 
for quiet study areas 



lie relations major, likes to study in 
the lobby. 

"The lobby is always quiet." 
LaCaze said. "I usually grab an ener- 
gy drink from Vic's, sit by myself and 
study." 

However, the temptation of social- 
izing and grabbing food overrides the 
need for quiet and relaxation. To get 
away from distractions, some students 
may choose to sit in their cars. 

"I see it all the time." Leigh Ann 
Culbert. a junior journalism major 
said. "People sit in their cars on the 
telephone. 1 did it. too, just to get 
away." 

Students can also go somewhere off 
campus to find places that suit their 
relaxation or studying needs. Some 
students decide to venture to local 



pubs or cafes. 

For example. PJ's Coffee & Tea is 
frequently visited. Milka Sotomayor. 
a junior social work major, is the 
evening shift manager at PJ's. She 
sees many students who come with 
backpacks and laptops ready for long 
evenings of studying or writing. 

"A lot of people stay here all day 
with their laptops. The wireless net- 
work makes it really nice, too," 
Sotomayor said, referring to the wire- 
less Internet service PJ's provides its 
customers. 

Because PJ's is across the street 
from the Louisiana School for Math. 
Science and the Arts, it becomes 
rather busy during the early evening. 
However, during the early afternoon 
and late evening, business starts to die 



down, and it becomes more pleasant 
for college students wanting peace 
and quiet. 

If caffeine is not your "cup of tea," 
there are other alternatives. Many 
students opt to study along the Cane 
River on campus. The willow trees 
provide shade while the cool grass 
offers a soft place to catch a few Z's or 
catch up on your calculus homework. 

Even though many students do find 
places to study, some students still 
find it difficult to get away from the 
noise of their roommates or dormito- 
ry. For instance, Latasha Monette, a 
senior fashion merchandising major, 
described the place where she finds 
silence. 

"I go in my bathroom because I 
know no one will follow me." Mon- 
ette said. "It's the only time I can real- 
ly read." 

Whether you choose the Student 
Union or the bathroom, quiet places 
can be found. 





Photo by Chris Reich/ the Current Sauce 

Nick Austin (social work, junior), Valeri Jones (fashion merchandising, junior), Fugee 
Fournier (health and excercise science, junior), Melvin Ashley (business administration, sen- 
ior) in the lobby of the student union. 



Photo by Cheryl Thompson/the Current Sauce 

Shirley Gill takes a nap while waiting for her daughter to get out of class. 
Kelly Johnson, a junior LSMSA student studies in the background. 



Mind games: Play them now, build brainpower later 



By Shari Rudavsky 

Knight Ridder Newspapers 
(KRT) 

Now, it's time to do a boot camp 
for your brain. 

A growing body of research has 
concluded that by keeping your 
mind active, you may stave off the 
memory loss and diminished brain 
functions associated with aging. 
Physical exercise and a healthy diet 
can boost the brain, too. 



"If you start in your 30s or 40s, 
you have four or five decades to 
control these factors that come into 
operation that can have a very dra- 
matic effect," says Dr. Ranjan 
Duara, medical director of the 
Wien Center for Alzheimer's Dis- 
ease and Memory Disorders at 
Mount Sinai Medical Center in 
Miami Beach. 

So, bravo to the crossword-puz- 
zle-a-day crew, the amateur CPAs 
doing their own taxes, the poly- 



glots who add one more language 
to their repertoire. Any and all of 
these activities done in earlier life 
can help bolster the mind in old 
age, a concept experts call "the cog- 
nitive reserve" theory. 

Jeanette Tristman of Miami 
Beach has lived her life by that 
creed. At 86, she spends hours on 
the computer, does crossword puz- 
zles, and reads voraciously. 

"This is the only way to do it," 
she says. "If you don't use it, you 



lose it." 

Some experts, however, doubt 
these exercises have an inside track 
of lowering the risk of cognitive 
decline. Without hard data to sup- 
port such claims, it's just too early 
to know, says David Loewenstein, 
director of research at the Wien 
Center. 

WATCH EXTREMES 

"It can't hurt to stay mentally 
active, but anything that's good can 
See MIND GAMES page 5 






TUStere. were 
IJOil on 
September 11th? 



Kayla Brossette 

junior 
journalism major 

"I didn't go to school 
that day, and I hadn't 
even woken up yet 
when one of my 
friends called me to tell 
me what happened." 



Jeremiah Rivers 
senior 

health and exercise science 

"I was at the Kappa 
Sigma house watching 
Sports Center when the 
news broke. I remember 
I missed all my classes 
that day because I was 
glued to the TV." 



Miranda Williams, 
freshman nursing major & 

Kendra Thomas, 
freshman English major 

"We were in biology class 
watching Channel 1, a 
news channel we watched 
everyday at our high 
school, and the news 
reports flooding in. 



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Signature Style 

By now, you have reached 
NSU and surpassed the ideals 
of the high school mentality 
that fashion comes only to 
those who spend a lot of 
money. Coming to college 
makes a lot of people feel "free." 
Not necessarily free to do any- 
thing you want, but free to 
express who you are. I think 
freedom of expression is one of 
our country's most important 
assets and college is as good a 
time as any to put that expres- 
sion to work. 

Everyone has their own "sig- 
nature" style. This style is 
something that represents who 
they are and how they express 
their creativity or their sense of 
fashion. For instance, when I 
was in high school, I always 
dressed a little more maturely 
than my peers. I was known as 
a "sophisticated" chick because 
when I was told to dress up, I 
wore sleek suits and heels and 
classic dress styles. When 
things were more casual, I was 
still in a button-down, collared 
shirt with jeans and heels or 
boots. My style was simple, yet 
chic — and frankly, it bothered a 
lot of folks. 

My friends always teased me 
for dressing like was a busi- 
nesswoman or something— 
when the truth was, that's what 
I wanted to be. I wanted to be 
someone who was successful 
enough to dress up everyday 
and still look polished with 
clean lines on the weekends. 
That style still holds true today. 
Of course, I do have my 
moments when I will burst out 
of my room with something 
super trendy and fun — but that 
sort of style is not "harmo- 
nized" with my everyday per- 
sonality, it only hits me when I 
am in the mood! 

On one hand I am a girl that 
likes classic looks, but on the 
other hand I am definitely into 
trying out new styles and 
trends. The trend may not stay 
in my wardrobe for very long 
but at least I will give it a try. 

When it comes to style, your 
outfits don't have to match 
your shoes as much as your 
style has to match your per- 
sona. Wouldn't it be weird see- 
ing your earthy-bohemian type 
best friend show up to your 
door some day wearing a suit 
and heels? Of course it would 
be; it's not their style. 

There is nothing worse than 
looking at woman who is 
dressed in a style that has noth- 
ing to do with her personality 
or mentality. Style first starts 
out in the mind: when you feel 
good about how you look, you 
will always glow and shine, no 
matter what the occasion. 

By this time in our lives, we 
have seen trends come in and 
fade out, and we have made 
certain decisions as to what 
type of clothes look best on us. 
It is important to know what 
type of colors look best on you 
and also what type of shirt of 
pant styles fit the best. 

Take a lesson from style icons 
like Sarah Jessica Parker and 
Jennifer Aniston. Their styles 
are totally different from each 
other because each of them has 
their own fashion characteris- 
tics. They are not slaves to 
trends and they are not always 
running out to the nearest 
Neiman Marcus department 
store to find out what is in style 
this month. They choose col- 
ors, cuts, and styles that work 
for them, and them alone. 

Sarah Jessica Parker likes 
party dresses— and it is said: 
that her favorite designer 
gowns are in a teacup, balleri- 
na-type style that hits her right 

See SIGNATURE, page 



Signature 



FROM PAGE 4 

below the knees and hug her 
tiny upper body. This style fits 
her personality and looks 
classy and refined on her. 

Jennifer Aniston has specific 
colors that she sticks to: black, 
red, green, white, and blue. 
These colors reflect the type of 
person she is: a practical, sensi- 
ble, no-nonsense kind of gal. 
The colors she chooses are bold 
and brilliant, never faded — like 
her. She wants to stand out, but 
in a tasteful manner. 

I've taken a couple of hints 
from my Little Sister in Tau 
Beta Sigma who has a great 
sense of style. She is a fashion 
major now, but in high school 
she was voted "Most Original." 
The fact that others respect her 
uniqueness is something of 
which to be proud! She is no 
slave to trends, but she does 
come up with some exceptional 
ensembles that I really admire. 
Her fashion variations totally 
fit her personality and I would 
not change one thing about it. 
Everyday, she walks out of the 
apartment with a smile, confi- 
dent that her style might be a 
little different but totally her 
own. 

Getting away from trends is 
not the point I am trying to 
make with this week's column. 
The point is to find out what 
kind of style fits YOU best, and 
hold on to it. Don't let anyone 
try and judge you by it and 
don't ever be afraid to express 
yourself and be who you are. 
You're in college now — and it's 
your time to shine. 

// you have questions or com- 
ments concerning fashion trends 
or products, please e-mail Raquel 
at: SaucyFashion@aol.com. 



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NSU students? 

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Mind Games 



FROM PAGE 4 



also be taken to an extreme," 
says Loewenstein, a professor of 
psychiatry and behavioral sciences 
at the University of Miami. 'I have 
people ask me, v My God, do I have 
to play Scrabble six hours a day?' " 

In the past, conventional wis- 
dom held that brains did not grow 
cells after a certain point. But 
research has shown that lab ani- 
mals that navigated mazes in cap- 
tivity buffed up their hippocam- 
pus, a part of the brain involved 
with storing memories. It's not 
known whether mental activity 
has a similar effect on human 
brains, but research holds that 
what one does now can pay off 
later. 

"What you put in earlier in 
adulthood and middle age can 
help you guard against some of the 
other aspects of cognitive decline 
in later life," said University of 
Florida psychologist Michael Mar- 
siske. 

To help people stockpile that 
mental capacity, "brain gyms" have 
proliferated on the web, with 
names ranging from MyBrain- 
Trainer.com to HappyNeuron.com, 
each one promising a collection of 
mental calisthenics. 

At Memory Concepts, sub- 
scribers pay an annual fee of $99 to 
pump mental iron with exercises 
that tax five aspects of memory _ 
language, executive function 
(problem-solving), visual-spatial 
skills, and long- and short-term 
memory. 

Watching two family members 
suffer from Alzheimer's disease 
inspired founder Janet B. Walsh to 
create her own mental exercises, 
like taking art classes and brushing 
her teeth with her nondominant 
hand. Eventually she paired with a 
neuropsychologist to develop a 
program, which she likens to train- 
ing at the gym. 

"You really need someone to 
show you how to lift weights prop- 
erly or run on that treadmill prop- 
erly," says Walsh, 48, of Long 



Island. "We're actually saying the 
mind has the same capacity and 
we're just going to help you along." 

But others say the toughest mind 
games may do little to enhance 
people's ability to function in the 
real world as they age. One of the 
largest studies to date of older 
adults' cognitive abilities, the 
National Institute of Aging's 
ACTIVE trial (for Advanced Cog- 
nitive Training for Independent 
and Vital Elderly), demonstrated 
that while the subjects aced memo- 
ry and problem solving tests on 
paper, they registered no improve- 
ment in daily living. This result 
suggests that structured classes or 
even exercises found on the Web 
may be misguided, says University 
of Florida psychologist Marsiske, 
one of the principal investigators. 

"It's acontextual. It's not related 
to real life," he says. 

Rather than taking classes on 
how to improve one's memory, he 
said, people should engage in real- 
life activities such as going to the 
library or taking courses that spark 
one's mind. 
DIET AND FITNESS 
Intellectual activity alone does 
not necessarily suffice. Physical fit- 
ness and a healthy diet, important 
for maintaining sound bodies, 
helps maintain sound minds. 

One recent National Institute of 
Aging study found that after six 
months of regular aerobic exercise, 
seniors improved their recall abili- 
ty by 25 percent, according to cog- 
nitive function tests performed at 
the beginning and end of the peri- 
od. Those who engaged in nonaer- 
obic exercise for that same period 
saw no benefit. 

Earlier this month at the 
Alzheimer's Association meeting 
in Philadelphia, a Harvard doctor 
reported that middle-aged women 
who ate vegetables, particularly 
leafy greens, stayed sharper than 
their counterparts who turned 
their noses up at this food group. 
"These are all good things when 



it comes to brain health," says Dr. 
Gary Small, director of the UCLA 
Center on Aging and co-author of 
The Memory Prescription (Hyperi- 
on, 2004). "What's good for your 
brain is also good for your heart." 

In his book, Small describes a 
four-pronged plan to improve the 
memory in just two weeks, calling 
it "a boot camp for the brain." The 
plan melds memory exercises, 
physical activity, a diet high in 
antioxidants and omega-3 fatty 
acids, and stress reduction. 

Neuro-imaging scans showed 
that in just two weeks, a group of 
volunteers, age 30 on up, saw a 5 
percent improvement in the effi- 
ciency of their brain function, 
Small says. Their stress levels and 
blood pressure dipped. 

Now, he hopes to follow people 
over the long term to see if the 
results will continue to accrue. 

"If we can get such dramatic 
results in two weeks, imagine if 
people did this for two months or 
two years. I would predict that it 
would lower the rate of 
Alzheimer's," he says. "This may 
not cure it, but if we can stave it off 
for six months or a year, it would 
have a huge impact on public 
health." 

For some, memory problems are 
not a symptom of old age but a 
way of life. All his life, Ira Abrams, 
71, has had trouble recalling peo- 
ple's names. At social gatherings, 
the Aventura man would station 
his wife by his side and whisper a 
constant stream of "what's his 
name, what's her name" to her. 

Years ago, he joined the brain 
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class to hone his ability to recall 
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says, "from, oh . . . what's his 
name." 

A beat passes. He hems nervous- 
ly and then blurts out, "Dale 
Carnegie," as the answer bubbles 
up from the inner recesses of his 
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Opinions 




The acceptance 
speech 

By J. Aaron "Q" Brown 



I hope those who read this column last week took the time to 
watch the President's acceptance speech at the Republican conven- 
tion, because this week there's a pop quiz! Everybody get out a piece 
of paper and pencil, put all your books under your desk and remain 
quiet until the test begins. Everyone ready? Then here we go. 

1) The act that President Bush refers to as "the most important fed- 
eral education reform in history" is: 

a) a federal act increasing school funding. 

b) a law requiring all teachers, private and public, to actual- 
ly have teachers' certifications. 

c) the "No Child Left Behind Act," which imposed dozens of 
regulations and requirements without raising funding or providing a 
clear goal. 

2) The tax cuts that Bush called "largest tax relief in a generation" 
have led to: 

a) the biggest budget surplus in American history. 

b) the biggest deficit in American history. 

c) the lowest poverty rate in American history. 

3) Under the "medical liability reform" the Bush regime is touting 
a doctor, who by mistake amputated both of a man's legs instead of 
his little finger, could be held accountable for up to: 

a) $500,000 and /or revocation of license. 

b) $1,000,000 and /or up to two years in prison. 

c) $250,000. 

4) "Pakistan was a transit point for terrorist groups. Saudi Arabia 
was fertile ground for terrorist fund-raising. Libya was secretly pur- 
suing nuclear weapons, Iraq was ." 

a) "a gathering threat." 

b) "the home of a genocidal dictator bent on destroying 
America and his own people." 

c) "an immediate danger." 

All right! The answer to number one is, (c), "No Child Left 
Behind," which would more appropriately be called "the most coun- 
terproductive federal education reform in history." Number two is 
(b), the biggest deficit in American history. In fact, before the end of 
the year, the deficit will reach more than a half trillion dollars. Bush 
attacks Kerry for his tax-and-spend policy, but Bush would have us 
simply spend, unaccountably. Number Three is (c); working on the 
assumption that it is frivolous lawsuits which have caused such high 
insurance premiums, Bush and company would put an absolute limit 
of only $250,000 on every malpractice suit, regardless of severity. 
Finally, number four is (a), "a gathering threat," but we didn't bomb 
any of the countries for which he listed specific offenses. By this 
loose justification, we should have bombed North Korea, Libya, Iran, 
Saudi Arabia, parts of Palestine, France (if you listen to some people), 
China, parts of the former USSR and India long ago. Double stan- 
dard, anyone? 

Quick correction to last week's column: the Green Party is, 
in fact, running a presidential candidate this term, but they said no to 
Nader. Check www.gp.org for more information. Also, we appar- 
ently got some complaints about the two liberal columns last week. 
You're damn right I'm liberal, and a radical, but not nearly as much 
of either as Bush, who's promising another four years of wiping his 
rear with the constitution. Write to saucefiller@hotmail.com with 
gripes, grumps, complaints, applause, praise, comments, or ques- 
tions. 

Aaron Brown is a Louisiana Scholars' College student. His col- 
umn appears weekly on the editorial page. His opinions do not 
necessarily reflect the opinions of the Sauce staff or of the Univer- 
sity. 

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My first vote 



By Hans Zeiger 

Courtesy KRT Campus 

On November 2, I will cast my 
first vote in a presidential election 
for George W. Bush. My decision is 
without reservation. President 
Bush is not only qualified for 
reelection, but much is at stake 
in this vote. 

I am not a die-hard Bush fan. I 
was never enthused about Bush in 
2000. 1 campaigned for Dan Quayle 
during his short-lived candidacy, 
and when Quayle dropped out, I 
volunteered on Alan Keyes' cam- 
paign. As a young idealist, I've 
always looked for principled 
heroes in the world of politics 
before I seek establishment candi- 
dates. 

It is quite true that Bush is a 
man of the establishment. His pres- 
ence on the national stage is a result 
of his birth into a powerful family. 
This is a statement equally applica- 
ble to most of history's rulers and 
statesmen as to Bush. 

Whether the president shall 
retain his seat behind the desk in 
the Oval Office is now a separate 
matter from his association with 
the Bush family name. For nearly 
four years, the president has had 
the immense burden to prove that 
he is more than a man of the 
national-stage establishment, that 
he is capable of leading the world's 
greatest nation in an hour of crisis. 

This I think he has done quite 



well. We are at war on terror and 
. the commander in chief has accom- 
plished great things in the task at 
hand; two dictators have been top- 
pled and terrorist networks are 
being dismantled. In that sense the 
president has ably followed in the 
train of McKinley, Wilson and 
Franklin Roosevelt. 

I do not mean to say that the 
president has led perfectly on all 
fronts. Since he entered the 2000 
presidential race, I have never 
assumed Bush to be a conservative 
in the sense I like to think of con- 
servatism. 

I recently asked White House 
communications liaison Tim Goe- 
glein to what extent the president 
takes into consideration the Consti- 
tution in his daily policy considera- 
tions. I received a roundabout 
answer that suggested the presi- 
dent was a deliberative man, but 
not necessarily deliberative with 
respect to the Constitution. This, I 
would say, is the president's chief 
fault. It has been said that Bush is a 
big-government conservative, and 
for this he must be criticized. 

But I find increasingly as I learn 
the various roles of institutions 
within our society that George W. 
Bush is not the man to blame com- 
pletely for the growth of govern- 
ment - or the failure to stop its 
growth - in recent years. Neither is 
Congress or any other part of gov- 
ernment entirely to blame. Govern- 
ment cannot usually cut off its 



organs, nor even contain itself. 

The people of this self-govern- 
ing Republican country are ulti- 
mately responsible for our own 
lives. We must be a people of faith, 
compassion and character if our 
free institutions are to survive the 
rigors of a fallen world. So in 
America, the growth of govern- 
ment is not so much an issue of the 
state in some self-amassed power 
to tax, spend and control. That 
problem is more directly a result of 
the people in decreasing responsi- 
bility in matters of faith, compas- 
sion and character. 

Government grows because we 
the people demand more of it and 
less of ourselves. While we should- 
n't excuse this president for taking 
too liberal a view of government, 
God cannot yet forgive our nation 
for taking too irresponsible a view 
of ourselves. 

In the midst of these trials of 
character and Constitution - judi- 
cial tyranny, gay marriage, abor- 
tion, threatened individual respon- 
sibilities, burgeoning government 
- we are without a Washington, a 
Lincoln or a Reagan to guide us. 
The high places are not all disman- 
tled, nor the land made pure. 

But God sends different leaders 
for different times, and this one for 
ours. President Bush possesses 
high personal integrity, and though 
he may not consult the Constitu- 
tion as his foremost guide to policy 
as he ought, at least he seeks to pre- 



serve the Constitution. 

That cannot be said of John 
Kerry, whose character is question- 
able and whose political intentions 
are aggressively destructive to the 
Constitution and ordered liberty. 
John Kerry is unfit for command, 
say the veterans he so thoroughly 
denigrated. John Kerry is a flip- 
flopper, say those who know his 
voting record. 

Bush is a recognizable embodi- 
ment of two great political charac- 
ter traits, humility and prudence. 
He has an apparently genuine faith 
in God, private and public. His 
ability to delegate authority to men 
of great skill and experience is 
noteworthy. Few presidential 
administrations in recent history 
can match the collective knowl- 
edge and credibility of this one. 
This president is not a champion 
among statesmen, but he is a good 
leader nonetheless. 

So this young American is hon- 
ored to cast his first vote in a presi- 
dential election for George W. 
Bush. For what it's worth, I encour- 
age young people across the coun- 
try to join me in voting to re-elect 
this president. 

Hans Zeiger is a columnist and 
conservative activist. He is presi- 
dent of the Scout Honor Coalition 
and a student at Hillsdale College 
in Michigan. Contact him at 
hazeiger@hillsdale.edu. 





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Patrick 
West 

The Way 
I See It 



Special 
Teams 

sportseditorcs@yahoo.com 

Did anybody notice a 
theme in this past week- 
end's college football 
games? The special teams 
for some college football 
programs cost their team a 
chance to win a football 
game. 

Let's look at some cases. 
First, on Thursday night, 
TCU vs. Northwestern as 
the game went into over- 
time. Northwestern's kick- 
er could not seal the deal 
as he missed five field 
goals in that game. 

Second, Oregon State's 
kicker missed three extra 
points. That is downright 
terrible, and LSU should 
have lost. 

Last, but not least is 
NSU vs. ULL. The 
Demons should have beat- 
en the Ragin' Cajuns, but 
the good ol' special teams 
came back to bite us again. 

I thought after last sea- 
son's debacles with the 
Demon kickers, there 
would be improvements 
this season. Well, looks 
like I might be wrong. 

I will give new deep 
snapper Tommy McClel- 
land the benefit of the 
doubt because he is new, 
but let us hope it was just 
a freak accident. 

As for our kickers, I 
know everyone remem- 
bers last season, so this is 
not something new. After 
seeing Josh Storrs's kick 
against ULL, I could not 
help but think back to last 
season. 

That kick was so low, I 
do not think the ULL 
defender needed to jump. 
Even Coach Stoker said 
Storrs just missed. 

The other missed kick 
by Tommy Hebert was 
due to a bad placement, so 
that is understandable. 

Now let me take you 
back on a journey of last 
season. During the NSU 
vs. Tulane game, Hebert 
missed two field goals, 
which would have won 
the game for NSU. 

The Demon's other kick- 
er, Storrs, had a chance for 
the win if he had nailed a 
45-yard kick, but a bad 
snap with a bad spot led 
him to miss that one. This 
was just the beginning. 

Up next in the ongoing 
tragedy of Demon kickers 
happened >at McNeese. 
Hebert missed an extra 
point and a 20-yard field 
goal, which led NSU to 
lose to the Cowboys 13-9. 

I am not trying to add 
pressure to the kickers. I 
know they have the ability 
to make kicks and win 
games, so I wonder, is it a 
mental issue? Is some- 
thing bothering these 
kickers? 

I know, though, that our 
coaching staff led by head 
coach Scott Stoker will fix 
this problem and sort out 
the kicking game. 

If we had made those 
two field goals, NSU 
would only have been 
down 14-13 against the 
Ragin' Cajuns, and if 
freshman A.J. Franklin 
had not fumbled the ball 
on the one, NSU would 
have won 20-13. 

But this is not a game of 
maybes. It is a game of 
action. I know next week 
the Demons will improve 
and keep getting better 
because coach Stoker will 
not stop until it is fixed. 

Check out some Demon 
football action; you never 
know what will happen. 




Sports | 



Gary Hardamon/NSU Media Service 

Former Demon goal keeper Nellie Latiolais saves a a goal last season. Latiolais was a two-year starter for NSU, but her career was ended early after a car accident this summer. 

A soccer career ends 




Cheryl Thompson/the Current Sauce 

Nellie Latiolais is now an assistant coach for the NSU Demons as she 
helps Coach Mitchell with the team. Here Latiolais is helping NSU's 
new goalkeeper like Krystle Donaldson adjust to playing in the net 
as a true freshman. 



By Adam Hymel 

Sauce Reporter 

What do Bo Jackson, Gale 
Sayers and NSU soccer's 
Nellie Latiolais all have in 
common? They all had suc- 
cessful athletic careers pre- 
maturely ended by injuries. 

Latiolais was preparing 
for perhaps her best season 
yet when an automobile 
accident sidelined her. 

She suffered an injury to 
the brachial plexus nerve 
and doctors told her she 
would risk being paralyzed 
if she continued to play. 

Latiolais was a two-year 
starter as goalkeeper for the 
Lady Demons soccer team 
with a number of honors 
already. 



She was the 2002 confer- 
ence tournament most valu- 
able player, a member of the 
2002 All-Louisiana Team 
and the 2003 All-Southland 
Conference selection. Latio- 
lais also had 134 saves last 
season with seven shutouts 
for the Demons. 

Like most athletes, Latio- 
lais has found it hard to be 
on the sidelines. 

"The hardest part is 
watching the team play and 
not be on the field helping," 
Latiolais said. 

Latiolais said although 
her inability to play has 
kept her down, she has 
accepted another role on the 
team as an assistant coach 
and so far has handled the 
move to the sidelines well. 



Coach Jimmy Mitchell 
said Nellie has really han- 
dled the transition well and 
has continued to be a valu- 
able part of the team. 

Mitchell also said Latio- 
lais has used her experience 
to help the young goalkeep- 
ers improve. 

Latiolais teaching has 
helped new goalkeeper 
Johnna Klohoker get in a 
rhythm early in the season. 

Klohoker ranks first in 
the league with 54 saves as 
Laiolais looks forward to 
helping the young goal- 
keeper get better through- 
out the season. 

The new goalkeepers are 
expected to help lead the 
young Demon squad to the 
conference tournament. 



Demons lose, look to tame Tigers 



By Patrick West 

Sports Editor 

The NSU Demons look to 
rebound and win their first 
game of the season against 
the Jackson State Tigers Sat- 
urday at Mississippi Veter- 
ans Stadium. 

The Demons slipped in the 
polls from No. 18 to No. 21 
after their loss last week to 
the Louisiana Lafayette 
Ragin' Cajuns. 

Demon head coach Scott 
Stoker said in this week's 
game, the Demons will have 
to execute in all phases of the 
game to beat the Tigers. 

"Jackson is big up front 
and they do a lot of things on 
defense," Stoker said. "They 
will be pumped up because 
it is their home opener and 
they will bring their A- 
game." 

The Demons and Tigers 
played last season, and NSU 
won the game 23-7. Coach 
Stoker said the Demons did 
not play well offensively 
against the Tigers last sea- 
son, and his team needs to 
improve this season. 

For NSU to win, the 
Demons will need to 
improve special teams and 
offense. The offense out 
gained the Ragin' Cajuns but 
had trouble finding the end 
zone as a turnover on the 
one-yard line hurt the 
Demons. 

The Demons also had mis- 
cues on special teams, which 
hurt NSU last season. 

A bad snap and two 



missed field goals also hurt 
the Demons. The lone bright 
spot for NSU in last week's 
game was the defense and 
the running game, which 
shined when the special 
teams and the passing games 
struggled. 

The Demons should fare 
well against the Tiger 
defense, which was ranked 
103 in stopping the run last 
season in 1-AA. The JSU 
defense gave up 304 rushing 
yards in a loss to Hampton 
last week. 

The Demons will rely on 
their potent four-running 
back system of Derrick 
Johnese, Shelton Sampson, 
A.J. Franklin and Greg Skid- 
more. 

Coach Stoker said the 
Demons will rely on the run- 
ning game, but the passing 
game needs to be effective as 
well. 

"We need to continue to 
do what we do," Stoker said. 
"We have got to be able to 
throw and run the ball to 
win this game." 

The two teams have met 
six times with NSU leading 
the series 3-2. This will be 
the last time the two teams 
meet, and the Demons will 
look to snap a five-game los- 
ing skid that began last sea- 
son. 

The Demons and Tigers 
kick off at 6 p.m. Saturday 
night in Mississippi. After 
playing the Tigers, NSU will 
open up a four-game home 
stand starting against Texas 
Southern on Sept. 18. 



NSU 7 ULL 14 

The NSU Demons could 
not overcome two special 
team miscues as the 
Louisiana Lafayette Ragin 
Cajuns beat them 14-7 Satur- 
day night. 

Despite out gaining the 
Ragin' Cajuns 343 yards of 
total offense to 288 for ULL, 
the Demons had trouble 
finding the end zone in 
Lafayette. 

The Demons' first miscue 
on special teams came in the 
first quarter when deep- 
snapper Tommy McClelland 
snap sailed over the head of 
punter Ricky Joe Meeks. 
This miscue set up ULL's 
first score. 

The second miscue by 
NSU's special teams came in 
the second quarter when 
kicker Josh Storrs' kick was 
low and blocked by ULL. 

ULL ran the ball back to 
the NSU 25-yard line, which 
set up the second score for 
the Ragin' Cajuns. NSU kick- 
er Tommy Hebert would 
later miss a 43-yard field 
goal in the third quarter. 

"Josh just missed the 
kick," Demon head coach 
Scott Stoker said. "Tommy 
missed the kick, but the spot 
of the ball was about a foot 
off, so that made him miss 
that kick." 

The Demons would score 
in the second quarter off of a 
pass from quarterback 
Davon Vinson to wide 
receiver Derrick Doyle for a 
17-yard touchdown comple- 




Cheryl Thompson/the Current Sauce 

Demon wide receiver Toby Zeigler tries to drag a ULL defender for a 
few more yards. 



tion. NSU had a chance to 
score with late drives, but 
Vinson missed some passes 
and the offense could not 
rally. 

"Davon basically missed 
the last three throws," Stoker 
said. "He had a couple of 
guys open, and he has got to 
hit those open receivers." 

NSU was led offensively 
by running back Derrick 
Johnese who ran the ball for 
126 yards on 13 carries. Vin- 
son finished the game with 
148 yards in the air and one 
touchdown. 




Cheryl Thompson 
the Current Sauce 

Derrick Johnese runs away 
from a ULL defender. 



This Just In 

Courtesy w 
Sports Information Bureau 

Volleyball 

Demons open 
season 2-2; 
beat Air Force 
& ULL 

Northwestern State splj 
a couple of volleyball 
matches in the final day o 
the Hibernia Bank Classic; 
defeating host Louisiana- 
Lafayette 3-1 followed by 
an 0-3 loss to Tulsa in the 
nightcap here Saturday. 

In the first match, 
Priscila Augusto ant 
Whitney King each col 
lected double-doubles 
King getting 13 kills an< 
17 digs while Augusto ha< 
13 kills and 13 digs. Flavij 
Belo flirted with a triple 
double with 45 assists 
nine kills and eight digs 
The Demons dropped thi 
first game 28-30 but ral- 
lied for three straight wins . 
at 30-27, 30-28 and 30-2™VSI< 
to advance to the champiJCSITipi 
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with 10 kills as the Ladj repairs bee 
Demons, now 2-2 on th« 
season, hit just .093 to 
Tulsa's (5-0) .215 hittin^^ 
percentage. 

Ashley Hadley added When the 
16 digs and Belo picke^pletely 
up a double-double wit) «ross the 
27 assists and 12 digs. 

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Friday. 

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team's play early in 
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NSU to take on Texas Southern Saturday 
at Turpin Stadium 

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Physical plant seeks funding for 
campus improvements 



NSU students may have noticed more places to park 
this semester. The director of NSU's physical plant said 
the addition of more parking spaces is one of several 
"({projects designed to improve campus facilities. 

Chris Sampite, physical plant director, said the No. 1 
student complaint is parking. To address that, 135 new 
spaces were added on campus last year. During the 
summer, a gravel 95-space lot was added near Sabine 
h, Hall. He said that the lot was not paved to conserve 
fonds for other projects. The cost of a gravel lot was 
one-third the cost of a paved lot. 

The money saved will be used to improve the condi- 
tion of the Sabine Hall parking lot. 

• was the "We've got scheduled for this fall to overlay that park- 
re hitteiing lot," Sampite said. "We're going to make all of the 
the Lad] repairs because that lot is in really bad shape." 

^ The overlay and redesign of entrances and exits to 
the lot will create 30 more parking spaces, Facilities 
Coordinator Billy Barton said. 



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When the Wellness Recreation and Activities Center is 
completely renovated, a 75-space lot will be installed 
across the street from Roy Hall to accommodate 
increased parking needs at the facility. 

Other campus improvements are in the works. 

Russell Hall has recently undergone some touch ups. 
"We had a lot of deterioration in the wood doors that 
were put in during the renovation," Barton said. "We 
replaced them with the style of door that goes with the 
historical building." 

The relocation and replacement of a horse barn for 
nons wil|the veterinary technician program is 90 percent com- 
plete, Barton said. The new barn is located across from 
i play ujthe University Columns on Tarlton Drive. 

Plans have been made to widen South Jefferson 
Street, and the physical plant is seeking funds to 
extend the street out to the Highway 1 Bypass to 
relieve traffic congestion and reroute traffic during 
'major events. 



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ayed tb of tourism in Natchitoches Parish Oct. 4. at Magale 
*e hav Recjt a | Hall. The summit is sponsored in conjunction 
ast twenl With Cane River National Heritage Area and Cane River 
t half * Creole National Historic Park. 



Thomas Whitehead, special projects director and ini- 
tiator of the program, said the summit's purpose is to 
Wucate the business community about tourism. 



Dion Boyett, director of the Small Business Develop- 
ment Center said: "Tourism is one of the primary eco- 
>pportuH "omic stimuli within the Natchitoches community, and 
e. We ha "tat's kind of unusual for a lot of cities. We have some 
v to wi Ur >ique characteristics and capabilities and those things 
ust could freate a payoff." 

mtage ' The seminar will begin with Boyett discussing and 
rtunities. analyzing how tourism affects the economy. He said he 

'"'ants the community to understand how tourists' 
she wi spenjing a ff ects everything that goes on in Natchi- 
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urned 01 Whitehead said that the summit will discuss Natchi- 
nine eoa^hes tourism in relation to national and statewide 
nan foa^sm. 

Klohoke The program will conclude with keynote speaker Lt. 
ves in tfGov.. Mitch Landrieu, who supervises the Department 
of Culture and Recreational Tourism. 

| , treme j ' "Mitch has been going around the state talking about 
6 tW S ' vi^ economic impact of tourism and this is tying what 

id 8 t We ' re doin 9 here in Natchitoches Parish with the big 
would r picture of Louisiana," Whitehead said. 

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Refugees flood area 

Community prepares to help travelers escape 
Ivan's wrath; students house family, friends 



By Kyle A. Carter 

News Editor 

As Hurricane Ivan travels 
closer to the Mississippi and 
Louisiana shores, local hotels, 
motels, and bed and breakfast 
inns are full, said Natchi- 
toches Mayor Wayne 
McCullen. 

Dustin Floyd, acting gener- 
al manager for the Ramada 
Inn, said that the rooms there 
have been full since Monday. 
He said 327 people had to be 
turned away from the 135- 
room inn, and he still has 
about 75 people on a waiting 
list for rooms. Some of these 
rooms are filled with whole 
families and their pets. He 
said they have been renting 
the same room several times a 
day to people just coming in 
to sleep a few hours. 

"After CNN told the people 
of New Orleans they should 
evacuate, in a matter of 45 
minutes, we were inundated 
with calls," Floyd said. 

The local hotels and motels 
are not alone in the squeeze 
for space as people flood 1-49 
looking for places to rest 
along the evacuation routes. 
Some NSU students, who live 
in houses or apartments off- 
campus, x have had to accom- 
modate their families or 
roommates' families. 

Virginia McCowen, sopho- 
more pre-dentistry major 
from Lafayette, said her two- 
bedroom apartment is full 
from her roommate's three 
family members from 
Houma, who evacuated here. 
McCowen said she gave up 
her room to them while they 
wait out Ivan. 

James Smith Jr., senior CIS 
major, said it has been a pleas- 
ure having his parents stay 
with him during this time. 
He said they have made some 
time to spend together. He 
plans to bring them to his 
office and to meet his profes- 
sors. 

"I'm grateful I can have my 
parents as guests at my 
house," Smith said. "It's 
exciting to have my parents 
here so they can witness up 
front what their son does with 




Leslie Westbrook/ the Current Sauce 

New Orleans evacuee Ebony Jones (12) holds her 7-month-old cousin Da'Nay Richards in Prather Coliseum Wednesday afternoon. Jones is at 
Prather Coliseum with her family registering to enter one of the city shelters. 



all that money they pumped 
into my upbringing." 

The evacuation routes are 
filling with the drones of peo- 
ple fleeing their homes to 



avoid the wrath of Ivan. 
Shelly Sparks, senior broad- 
cast journalism major, said it 
took her family six hours to 
make the 30-minute drive 



from New Orleans to Ham- 
mond. David Roberts, a resi- 
dent of the west bank of New 
Orleans and parent of an NSU 
student, said that it took him 



13.5 hours to drive to Natchi- 
toches. 

At press time, the city shel- 
ters were on stand-by status, 
waiting for the final word to 

■ See Ivan, page 3 



Privatized dorm in works for next fall 



By Kyle A. Carter 

News Editor 

NSU students could be in 
for a big surprise next fall if 
the University's plan for a 
new apartment-style resi- 
dence hall is approved. 

University President Ran- 
dall Webb attended last 
month a Board of Regents 



meeting to update the board 
on the University's proposal 
to build a new on-campus 
dorm complex. Webb said 
the proposed residence hall is 
phase one of an overall plan 
to improve campus housing. 

"We thought it was time to 
provide apartment-style on- 
campus housing to attract the 
best students," Webb said. 



In phase one, the Universi- 
ty must gain final approval to 
begin construction, Webb 
said. The University will meet 
with the Board of Regents in 
October for that approval. 

Dan Seymour, vice presi- 
dent of student affairs, said 
student opinions and noting 
new construction at other 
universities prompted the 



plan. 

A private consulting group 
conducted surveys during the 
past several years, which 
found a new residence hall 
was a top priority for stu- 
dents. 

He said the new dorm 
would help keep NSU com- 
petitive with other universi- 
ties. 



Seymour said the Universi- 
ty then met with a campus- 
housing group who did a 
market survey of the area and 
provided a plan for the new 
residence hall on campus. 

The new plan calls for a 
380-bed modified residence 
hall to be constructed in the 
area behind Iberville Hall 
near the Teacher Education 

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News — the Current Sauce — Thursday, September 16, 2004 




NSU Police Blotter 



9-7-04 
7:51 a.m. 

Someone in the office at 
Natchitoches Central High School 
was contacted because two of 
their students were on the North- 
western campus. One ran away 
from officers. 
10:10 a.m. 

There was suspicion of drug 
use around a tree at Bienvenu 
Hall. A very strong and distinct 
odor was reported. One suspect 
was brought back to the campus 
police station. 

9-8-04 

3:34 a.m. 

The Natchitoches City police 
department called to report that a 
student from the Columns had 
called and reported a fight. A 
statement was taken from the 
roommate. 
12:54 p.m. 

A student called in a 
between two girls at the 
office. 
2:37 p.m. 

There was 



fight 
post 



a wreck at Prud- 



homme Hall. 
2:46 p.m. 

A call was received in refer- 
ence to a medical emergency in 
room 431 of Kyser. Police were en 
route with the nurse, and no 
ambulance was needed. 

10:11 p.m. 
A detective from Bienville 
Parish called to inquire about a 
possible resident of Sabine. 

9-9-04 

2:18 a.m. 

A call was received concerning 
a possible suicide. The person of 
concern was unable to be located. 
10:09 p.m. 

A front desk worker called and 
reported a disturbance in the 
Rapides lobbv. 

9-10-04 

6:50 a.m. 

Two joggers reported a white 
goat behind Williamson Hall. It 
was located in the stairwell out- 
side of the hall. An animal shelter 
attendant came to pick it up. 
12:34 p.m. 

There was an altercation 



reported behind Sabine and 
Iberville. 

9-11-04 

9:45 a.m. 

There was a horse barn con- 
struction worker with a child on a 
tractor spotted. 
11:32 a.m. 

The fire alarm at Boozman 
went off. The Natchitoches Fire 
Department was notified. The 
alarm going off was the result of 
someone cooking pancakes in the 
microwave on the 2nd floor. 
12:35 p.m. 

A call was received from the 
baseball office in reference to 
some minor vandalism and the 
sprinklers on the field being 
turned on after hours. 
12:50 p.m. 

Someone from the Family and 
Consumer Sciences building 
called to report that an iron bench 
near the building had been pulled 
up out of the ground. It appeared 
to be an act of vandalism and a 
statement was taken. 
9-12-04 



12:58 a.m. 

The fire alarm at Bossier went 
off. The Natchitoches Fire Depart- 
ment was en route. 
4:04 p.m. 

The fire alarm at Bossier went 
off again. 
11:09 p.m. 

A resident of married student 
housing called to report a possible 
theft. Nothing was taken but it 
looked as if someone had tried to 
get in. 

11:50 p.m. 
Heavy arguing was reported 
outside of Sabine. It was just a 
group of people who had gotten 
out of hand. 

9-13-04 

7:55 a.m. 

A student came in to report 
that his book bag had been stolen 
out of his vehicle. 
8:22 a.m. 

A woman was transported to 
the nurse for cuts. 



Elizabeth Bolt 



Residence 



Center, said Jennifer Anderson, 
director of auxiliary services. 

She said modified residence 
halls are apartment-style living 
quarters that contain a kitchenette, 
central living area and their own 
restrooms. 

Anderson said the new residence 
hall will have 30 two-bedroom, 
two-bathroom units to house four 
students and 126 two-bedroom, 
two-bathroom, units for two-stu- 
dents. Each unit will have a kitch- 
enette, which is an area for a refrig- 
erator and microwave, but it will 
not be a full kitchen. Anderson also 
said negotiations are being made to 
include a swimming pool and a 
recreation area. 

The idea for the residence hail's 
style came from the popularity of 
both Sabine Hall and the Universi- 
ty Columns, Anderson said. She 
said that the University knows that 
students like the suite-style living 
conditions of Sabine over the com- 



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munal style living offered in 0: 
residence halls. 

"It is supposed to be a h 
between Sabine Hall and the 
versify Columns," Anderson sail 

The University wants to pri 
tize the new dorm building like 
University Columns, Seym 
said. The money to constru 
new building will come from a pJ 
vate investor. Everything frod 
constructing to running and maid 
taming the building will be left J 
the hands of the organization taU 
ing up the project, he said. 

"This project is designed to be] 
lease," Seymour said. "We wi 
lease the land and leave it in fU 
hands of a private group." 

Webb said after the constructiJ 
of the new residence hall, the Unj] 
versify hopes to enter phase tv 
the housing improvement pi, 
which will call for the renovatioi 
or destruction of other resideno 
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New cameras placed in police units 



By Brandon Newsom 

Sauce Reporter 

Have you ever run a red light or 
stop sign and thought it was fine? 
No one saw, right? Well, now 
someone may see you, or rather 
something. You may get caught by 
the new cameras in campus police 
cars. 

Joe Morris, coordinator of the 
criminal justice program and 
retired police officer of more than 
20 years, said the cameras should 
help the police force, students and 
the University. The cameras are 
meant to help protect the officers 
from false accusations. 

If a citizen accuses an officer of 
abuse, officials can go back and 
review the tapes. Morris said the 
cameras will also help citizens from 
abusive behavior by police who 
will be less likely to abuse anyone 
because of the risk of being caught 
on tape. He said the cameras will 
benefit the University because the 
new system will encourage officers 
to act more professionally. 

Morris also said the cameras are 
small, measuring about 2 square 
inches, and are placed next to the 
rear view mirror. The tape is in a 



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and civilians from misconduct. 

lock box on the interior roof of the 
car so no one can tamper with it. 
Morris said the police officer can 
turn on the camera manually, or the 
camera will turn on automatically 
when the overhead light comes on. 
The cameras have been in all four 
campus police cars for about three 
weeks. 

Morris said the Gulf States 
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Institute has trained campus polio 
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Williams said. The money for th 
training was provided by a gran 
from the Department of Justice 

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has an excellent police department 
and this in- car camera use can onlj 
make it better," Morris said. 



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laid that people generally choose 
'to go to hotels before relying on 
belters. 

I The city already has three sites 
Designated as shelters and other 
[smaller ones if an influx of people 
tome to Natchitoches. The three 
[shelters are the Health and Human 
{performance Building on-campus, 
me First Methodist Church and the 
West Side Baptist Church, Perkins 
said. He said these shelters could 
house a few thousand people. This 
year, the Natchitoches Police 
Department and the Red Cross are 
using Prather Coliseum as the reg- 
istration center for the shelters. 

Shelters are opened on an as- 
need basis, said Michelle Davison, 
public support director for the Red 
Cross. The shelters in Natchitoches 
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To make sure that the evacuees' 
personal needs are met, the local 
area branch of the Red Cross pro- 
vides food and shelter, Davison 
said. The Red Cross likes to use 
college campuses for shelters 
because many on-campus facilities 
already have accommodations to 
house and feed large numbers of 
people, she said. The Red Cross 
has already signed a contract with 
ARAMARK to help provide food 
for the evacuees. Sometimes, she 
said, local food service industries 
like to donate food as well. 

Despite the pressure placed on 
the city by emergencies like this, 
McCullen said Natchitoches citi- 
zens always meet the challenges. 
The city, he said, considers emer- 
gencies "as a chance to shine" 
when community members come 
together to help those in need. 

"Anytime there is a need, the 
people of Natchitoches are good 
about responding and assisting" 
McCullen said. 

University President Randall 



Webb echoed a similar sentiment 

"We as a community need to 
really reach out and be compas- 
sionate to these people," Webb 
said. "They will be contributing 
economically to our community, 
although involuntarily. We need to 
treat them well." 

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Elizabeth Bolt, Skye Broussard, 
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The touch-screen vote 




By J. Aaron "Q" 
Brown 



Those who know me know I'm 
no technophobe; I've had my 
internet connection since 1994, 
when the first graphical web 
browser came out, and my e-mail 
address is a single character at a 
four-character domain. I think 
programmers, by and large, do an 
amazing job putting together 10 
billion lines of OS code, and I 
trust my files to stay where they 
are unless something goes cata- 
strophically wrong with my com- 
puter. Unless, of course, someone 
catastrophically inept sits down 
with it for a while. This is why I 
do not and never will trust com- 
puterized voting. 

Several states are considering 
switching to computerized votes 
in the wake of last election's Flori- 
da debacle, and others have 
already started prepping the digi- 
tal booths for use. A switch of, 
say, one in five of the votes 
entered is not only feasible in 
such machines, it's technically 
very easy, not to mention being 
undetectable without a deliberate 
search through the thousands of 
lines of code needed to make such 
a machine operate. In the face of 
widespread skepticism, lawmak- 
ers have proposed several reme- 
dies, including a paper receipt 
system that prints a permanent 
copy for the vote-counters to keep 
and a copy for the voter himself 
to keep to back up the digital 
record, Of course, an alteration 
causing different outputs from 
these two printers in addition to 
the digital record is only slightly 
more complicated. 

A simple voter receipt system, 
too, is a band-aid on a gunshot 
wound. In the face of an altered 
vote, such receipts serve no pur- 
pose unless every single voter 



keeps his receipt and can tender it 
as proof of his vote for a recount 
and comparison. The simple fact 
is that it is a much, much easier 
job to change a one to a zero in a 
computer than it is to change a 
hole in a card, a mark on a slip of 
paper, or any of the other more 
substantial methods used to 
record votes. Having gone 
through the complex and often 
tedious process of securing my 
own computer against intrusion, I 
know how smart a hacker can be 
when he writes a hostile program, 
and something as important as a 
federal election should not even 
be placed at risk of such an attack. 

A couple of people suggested to 
me that I should write this week's 
column on the forthcoming vote 
on Louisiana's gay marriage 
amendment. For those who don't 
know, that vote is Saturday and it 
would ratify an amendment to 
the state constitution defining 
marriage as between a single 
male and a single female. I 
encourage all of you to vote on 
this as a matter of principle, but 
the fact of the matter is that the 
amendment will go through and 
gay marriage will be illegal in 
Louisiana until it is federally rec- 
ognized and protected. The peo- 
ple of this state may surprise me, 
but I expect a law restricting the 
rights of homosexuals to have 
great popularity here. The unfor- 
tunate side of this law is that it 
will technically dissolve some 
common law marriages between 
heterosexual couples that were 
married in a manner inconsistent 
with the law. 

I've got a policy of responding 
to all e-mail sent to me at sauce- 
filler@hotmail.com, whether you 
like me or not. 

J. Aaron Brown is a Louisiana 
Scholars' College student. His 
column appears weekly on the 
editorial page. His opinions do 
not necessarily reflect the opin- 
ions of the Sauce staff or of the 
University. 




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Co rock the vote 



By Lora Sheppard 

Opinions Editor 

This semester, you will see plen- 
ty of articles on who to vote for and 
why. Vote for this person because 
of this, vote for that person because 
of that; eventually everyone is 
going to get so tired of hearing it, 
they'll vote for Ralph Nader, and 
then where will we be? 

No offense to those who will 
vote for Nader. I'm just being sar- 
castic. 

Anyway, to get back to the point, 
much of the talk you will hear - 
especially for of-age college stu- 
dents - is to vote. I can't stress how 
IMPORTANT it is to vote in the 18- 
24 age bracket. We so rarely get a 
voice during elections, because 
many aren't registered at all, and 
some see it as a hassle, or not worth 
their time. 

When I registered to vote at age 
18 (two years ago), I did it because 
it is one of my rights as an Ameri- 
can. We have a right to choose. 
When we vote in presidential elec- 
tions, the popular votes can sway 




the Electoral College into voting 
who most of us voted for. I was 
going to mark my political party as 
Independent, but my dad changed 
my party to Republican. While I 
am mostly conservative, I do have 
liberal views on some subjects, 
which is why I usually stay out of 
debates. People in the middle 



ground usually get roasted during 
debates. However, I will gauge the 
campaigns and all that has gone 
on, and I will vote based on who I 
believe should be our president. 

Until November, you will con- 
stantly be told who to vote for, 
especially if you are a polls virgin. 
So, I will give you a piece of advice. 



Look at the campaigns, ads, 
debates and choose who you 
believe will be best for the job. 
Don't let your parents, your friends 
or anyone else decide for you or tell 
you who you have to vote for. If s 
just you and the buttons in the 
booth. (Deep breath. Ifs not as 
scary as it seems to be.) See every- 
thing, make a decision based on 
what you believe. VOTE. So if 
someone you didn't want is elect- 
ed, you have a right to complain. 
At least if you vote, you took an 
action and did something instead 
of letting others vote for you. 

Let others debate and talk - heck, 
join in the debates yourself if you 
are inclined. But don't let people 
make such an important decision 
for you. It's your vote so cast it and 
be proud that you did what you 
believed was right. We shape the 
future, and in 40 years, one of us 
may be on the ballot. Without a 
voice, we can't preserve our rights 
or change faulty laws. So get out 
on November 2, vote and use your 
voice. 



Guest Columns 



Freshman life is like an uphill bike ride 




By Savanna 
Mahaffey 



I'm three weeks into college life, 
and so far, it has been less than 
spectacular. I really had high 
expectations about meeting new 
people and experiencing the joys of 
living on my own. So far, the only 
things I have experienced are 
spending $4 a week on laundry, 
purchasing my own food and 
homesickness. 

I drove three hours from the 
small town of Lacassine to attend 
NSU. First of all, this place is big- 
ger than my hometown. Still, I 
haven't actually gotten lost walk- 
ing around campus. I just got 



turned around in Kyser Hall and it 
took me a while to realize it has 
four floors. 

I have made an impression on 
some people, though. I apparently 
sat in a desk that wasn't screwed 
into the floor in my physics class, 
and when I reached over to pick up 
my neighbor's dropped pencil, I hit 
the floor with my book, notebook 
and calculator. At least we were 
learning about gravity. 

My cell phone has also caused a 
few problems. One of my ring 
tones sounds like a siren so it has 
some similarities to a fire drill. It 
went off a few times when I was in 
a crowd of people, and everyone 
started to panic. I felt like a fire- 
fighter because answering my 
phone was like putting out a fire. 

With all of my problems, I defi- 
nitely need a stash of comfort food. 
My grandfather must have thought 



of that because he sent me a 50 
pound box of nonperishable food 
items. My closet is stocked for the 
year. 

Seriously, I have 15 cans of ravio- 
li, five cans of Campbell's soup, 30 
Kudos bars, 30 packs of Ramen 
noodles, 24 miniature boxes of 
cereal, 20 pouches of grape Kool- 
Aid and the list could continue. 
Plus, I have the largest meal plan 
available. I only weigh 112 pounds 
now, but I could see that number 
increasing in the very near future. 

Of course, I walk and ride my 
bike a lot more than I ever did at 
home. Riding a bike takes skills 
around here because of all the hills. 
Unfortunately, I don't have those 
skills. I want to let everyone know 
to watch out for a brunette on a 
green bicycle. The breaks aren't 
that reliable so it's really hard for 
me to stop when I'm going down- 



hill. The other day I put my feet 
down on the sidewalk to avoid hit- 
ting someone, and my tennis shoes 
started smoking because I was still 
moving. 

I'll get used to my new sur- 
roundings at some point. I'm 18 
years-old and have the awkward- 
ness of a 13-year-old girl that can't 
apply lipstick. But by the time I'm 
22, I'll have the sophistication of a 
17-year-old. Then, things might 
start looking up. 

Savanna Mahaffey is a 
freshman journalism 
major. Her opinions do not 
necessarily reflect the 
opinions of the Sauce staff 
or of the University. 



Call for compromise on gay marriage debate 



By Justin Shatwell 

This Saturday Louisiana's major- 
ity heterosexual Christian popula- 
tion will go to the polls and decide 
whether or not to restrict the rights 
of its homosexual minority. The 
proposed amendment to the 
Louisiana State Constitution 
would explicitly ban homosexual 
marriages and civil unions. Under 
the banner of preserving the 
sacredness of marriage, this 
amendment has garnered enor- 
mous support and in all likelihood 
will pass by a large margin. 

As our society rushes towards 
this seemingly unavoidable out- 
come, I ask the proponents of this 
bill to seriously consider what will 
really change. Will homosexuals 
suddenly disappear? Will they 
decrease in number or be less open 
about their lifestyle? Will the gay 
or lesbian couple living three hous- 
es down from you suddenly 
believe that their relationship has 
less merit? These outcomes are 
ridiculous, and I hope that the pro- 
ponents of this amendment do not 
seriously believe any of them will 
occur. Rather, the only likely out- 
come of passing this amendment 
will be to more deeply divide our 
already torn nation. Homosexuali- 
ty is a social, moral, and ethical 
question, not a legal one. By pass- 
ing a law condemning one side of 
the argument, the other side does 



not prove itself right. The minority 
is not converted, it is only out- 
lawed. The only possible result of 
such a situation is resentment and 
pain. We must abandon this reck- 
less course and try to find some 
common ground so that heterosex- 
uals and homosexuals can live 
together in peace. In this spirit, I 
propose a compromise that I 
believe both sides can accept. 

Proponents of this amendment 
usually argue that it is necessary 
because homosexual marriage 
undermines the sacredness of the 
institution. On the other hand, 
homosexuals most usually argue 
against this amendment by claim- 
ing it is an infringement upon their 
civil rights. It seems apparent to 
me that the two sides of this argu- 
ment are arguing about two differ- 
ent definitions of marriage. It is my 
belief that if we remove this confu- 
sion, the controversy will disap- 
pear. 

In the United States, marriage 
has both a social and a religious 
meaning. In the legal sense, mar- 
riage is a contract signed by two 
people that entitles each other to 
certain privileges, such as shared 
property and being viewed as a 
family member in instances of 
medical emergencies. In the reli- 
gious sense, marriage has varying 
definitions from faith to faith. The 
common thread between most 
Christian definitions is that it is a 



sacrament intended by god to be 
shared by a man and woman. 
These two marriages are very sepa- 
rate entities, and I am afraid we are 
allowing our feelings for one affect 
how we act towards the other. 

To remove this confusion 
between the secular and religious 
realms, I suggest that we pass an 
amendment that bans all recogni- 
tion of marriage by the state, and 
imposes equal civil unions to both 
gay and straight couples. This way 
"marriage" is left to be defined by 
individual faith communities. 
Members of religions could agree 
on what their fellowship views as a 
valid marriage and exercise there 
practices amongst themselves. Peo- 
ple would be married in the eyes of 
their church and their God, and the 
government would not have any 
say in the matter. Making the sanc- 
tity of marriage a personal matter 
for faith communities to decide 
would better protect the institution 
because such an arrangement 
would render it immune to tam- 
pering from legislation or court 
decisions. At the same time, homo- 
sexuals would be extended the civil 
rights associated with a legal union 
in a way that is unquestionably 
egalitarian. As all legally bound 
couples, gay or straight, would be 
defined as civil unions by the state, 
homosexual couples would not 
have to worry about separate not 
being equal. Whether or not homo- 



sexuals are "married" would be up 
for the particular couples and their 
faith or social communities to 
decide. I believe that this compro- 
mise addresses the concerns of 
both sides. Under its tenants all 
people are equal under the law and 
the sanctity of marriage is assured 
by removing it from politics and 
returning it to the hands of the 
churches. 

As for the coming election, I 
would urge everyone to vote 
against this amendment. It is cleat 
that it will not solve anything and 
only deepen the divisions in ouf 
society. It is time we resurrect the 
lost art of diplomacy in this coun- 
try and have an honest discussion 
on this topic with leaders froi 
both sides. If we wish to live in 8 
stronger and more pleasant corrt! 
munity, we must stop trying to 
alienate one another and strike 3 
compromise. We must stop the 
bigotry and name calling on both 
sides and sit down and talk like 
adults. Please, let this be the begin- 
ning of an honest debate. I have 
offered my opinion, who's next? 

Justin Shatwell is a 
Louisiana Scholars' Col 
lege student. His opinions 
do not necessarily reflect 
the opinions of the Sauce 
staff or of the University. 




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NSU freshmen Alexis Mahoney, Alliona Marshall, and Dennetria Willis study outside the Friedman Student Union Wednesday. All three agreed that college studies are stressful. 

Stress Factor nsu 

students feel the pressure 



By Kelli Miller 

Sauce Reporter 

Stress. It can affect your life, 
your health and your academics. 

College students stress over a 
range of problems, including rela- 
tionships, money management, 
time management and expecta- 
tions of others, said Rebecca 
Boone, director of Counseling and 
Career Services. 

Kristen Cholley , a freshman 
biology and English major said, 
"The major thing I stress about is 
money." 

Todd Kirk, freshman computer 
information systems major, said 
that tests and papers stress him 
out. 

Emily Basco, sophomore nursing 



major said: "Parking is a major 
source of my stress. I drive around 
to find a parking spot and get 
annoyed at students who do not 
even use the crosswalks. They just 
walk out right in front of you caus- 
ing you to throw on your brakes." 

The Career and Counseling Cen- 
ter's staff sees many students 
about varied stress-related issues 
said Becky Barton, office coordina- 
tor for the University Counseling 
Center. 

Boone said the center had many 
ways to help students deal with 
stress. 

"We offer relaxation techniques 
and teach time management and 
money management skills," she 
said. 

She also said that the counseling 



center also counsels students about 
the importance of good nutrition 
and sufficient sleep, which can also 
lessen the effects of stress. For 
example, the night before exams 
she advises students to get plenty 
of rest. 

A brochure by Pamela Wild, 
available in the counseling center, 
gives five smart steps to lessen 
stress. The steps include knowing 
what stresses you, making a plan, 
taking care of your body, taking 
care of your feelings and asking for 
help. 

To get help or just to talk, visit 
Career and Counseling Services in 
Room 305 in the Student Union or 
call 357-5621. Hours are Monday 
through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m. 



Top Ten Strategies for Wildly 
Effective Stress Management 



• Organize yourself. 

• Control your environment by 
controlling who and what is 
surrounding you. 

• Love yourself by giving your- 
self positive feedback. 

• Reward yourself by planning 
leisure activities into your 
life. 

• Exercise your body since 
your health and productivity 
depend upon your body's 



ability to bring oxygen and 
food to its cells. 

• Relax yourself by taking your 
mind off your stress and con- 
centrating on breathing and 
positive thoughts. 

• Rest yourself as regularly as 
possible. 

• Be aware of yourself. 

• Feed yourself. Do not poison 
your body. 

• Enjoy yourself. 



Source: Counseling and Psychological Services at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 

http://caps.unc.edu/MStress.html 



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By Theresa Huffman 

Sauce Reporter 

With the fall semester well under 
^ay, students are using their back- 
to-school purchases: notebooks, 
textbooks, pens and cell phones. 

Though some students use cell 
phones only in emergencies, more 
people are using them as their sole 
•rteans of communication. 

Matt Clair, a senior criminal jus- 
tice major, said his cell phone is his 
°nly phone. When he moved to 
Natchitoches from Pineville, he 
s aid he did not need a landline tele- 



phone since he has a cable modem 
for his Internet connection and all 
of his roommates have cell phones. 
Clair said he mainly uses his cell 
phone to keep in touch with family 
and friends and finds "no need to 
pay extra for a landline and min- 
utes are cheaper." 

Heath Morris, senior public rela- 
tions major, is a Cingular customer. 
Morris said he prefers Cingular 
because of its better coverage area 
and customer service. Morris' cell 
phone is mainly for long-distance 
calling and speed-dial calling, but 
he also has a landline for local calls. 



Morris works for his dad's compa- 
ny, and his cell phone is also used 
to keep in touch with the business. 

"It's always with me," he said. 

Tiffany Griffith, senior criminal 
justice major, said her cell phone is 
not her primary phone. Griffith 
said she uses her home phone as a 
primary line, but believes her cell 
phone makes more financial sense. 
She mainly uses her cell phone to 
keep in touch with family, such as 
her parents and her husband. Grif- 
fith said she and her family like the 
mobile-to-mobile feature, which 
allows customers within the same 



company to talk for free. 

"I can talk to my parents and 
other family around Louisiana," 
Griffith said. "I definitely need my 
cell phone!" 

Mark Wethington, senior broad- 
cast major, said his cell phone is his 
only phone, and Cingular has the 
best range and more options than 
other cell phone companies. 

"Every cell phone is ridiculously 
expensive, so you have to pick the 
one that has the best options," 
Wethington said. "They have free 
nights and weekends, unlimited 
voice mail and the best coverage 



area." 

Wethington said Cingular 's 
downloadable ring tones are "cool, 
because everyone has their own 
ring tone." Wethington said he 
uses other features on his cell 
phone, like the calendar to remind 
him of when assignments are due. 
He said he thinks pagers are less 
popular than cell phones. 

"Pagers have become scarce 
because with a pager you still need 
a phone to reply," Wethington said. 




Fashionable 

Focus 

Home 
Remedies 

College students away from 
home start to miss a few things: 
mom's home-cooked meals, dad 
helping us with our homework 
and being treated like royalty 
when we're sick. Now that 
we're at school, we can't run 
home or to the doctor for the 
smallest of problems. However, 
these small problems can affect 
you (and the folks around you) 
in a really big way! 

Of course, the easy way to 
relieve a cramp or to mask the 
odor of your stinky feet is to 
take a trip up to a drugstore and 
pick up something. But then I 
wouldn't have a column this 
week! So give these tried and 
true concoctions a go, and you 
will probably feel a lot better 
while having a lot of fun! 

Problem: bad breath 

What you'll need: salt, water, 
licorice sticks or fresh parsley 

How to make it: After each 
meal, sprinkle 1-2 tsp. salt into a 
glass of water and swish it in 
your mouth for 20 seconds; then 
spit. Repeat this 3 times. 

Why does it work? Bacteria 
thrive on food stuck in your 
mouth, and this can cause 
extremely bad breath. The salt 
rinse helps to remove those bits 
of food. 

BONUS: Chew on the 
licorice after eating 

Why does this help? These 
herbs can sweeten breath and 
mask the bad smell. 

Problem: a hickey 

What you'll need: a frozen 
spoon and pure aloe Vera gel 

How to make it: coat the 
hickey with the ale and then rub 
it in with the back of the spoon 
(keep one in the freezer!) for 10 
minutes daily to speed the fad- 
ing. 

Why does it work? A hickey 
is basically a bruise. Ice con- 
stricts blood vessels, so there's 
less bleeding under the skin and 
the aloe can reduce inflamma- 
tion. 

Problem: foot odor (aka 
Stinky Feet) 

What you'll need: grapefruit, 
water and dried sage 

How to make it: Make a foot 
bath by adding 1 tbs. grapefruit 
juice to 1 qt. water; boil 10 min- 
utes. Add cold water until it's a 
comfortable temperature; soak 
feet for 20 minutes and then pat 
dry. If odor persists, repeat 
daily until it's gone. 

Why does it work? Bacteria 
on the skin cause foot odor, and 
grapefruit juice is an antibacteri- 
al agent. If you kill the bacteria 
you'll, stop the odor! 

BONUS: Sprinkle the inside 
of your shoes with dried sage. 

Why does this help? Sage is 
really potent, fresh smelling and 
a great cover-up. 

Problem: gas or bloat- 
ing 

What you'll need: pepper- 
mint oil and water 

How to make it: Put a couple 
of drops of peppermint oil in an 
8-ounce glass of water and 
drink. If discomfort persists, 
have one more glass. 

Why does it work? Most 
painful gas occurs when stub- 
born bacteria in our intestine 
don't easily digest, resulting in 
spasms. The menthol in pep- 
permint oil helps ease the 
spasms, controlling your dis- 
comfort. 

Problem: menstrual 
cramps 

What you'll need: about 1 
tbs. dried raspberry leaves, 
decaffeinated tea bag (caffeine 

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Remedies 

FROM PAGE 5 

will cramp you up even more) 
and water 

How to make it: Steep rasp- 
berry leaves and tea bag in boil- 
ing water. After it has cooled a 
bit, drink it up. 

Why does it work? The heat 
relaxes the uterus and can pre- 
vent pain-causing contractions. 
Raspberry leaves have been used 
for many years to alleviate men- 
strual cramps, though a lot doc- 
tors aren't sure why the plant is 
so soothing. 

Problem: swollen, puffy 
eyes from crying (or a 
hard night of partying) 

What you'll need: 2 frozen 
spoons, a cucumber, and aloe 
Vera gel 

How to make it: pat a quarter 
size dollop of aloe around your 
eyes, avoiding eye contact. 
Place 1 spoon on each eye for 10 
minutes and then once the 
spoons have lost their "cooling 
power" place once slice of cum- 
ber on each eye until the puffi- 
ness goes away. 

Why does it work? Aloe Vera 
is a natural soothing gel that 
relieves everything from hemor- 
rhoids to sunburns. The frozen 
spoons relieve puffiness imme- 
diately while the cucumbers con- 
tain enzymes that allow your 
skin to retain its normal 
resilience and beauty. 

If you have questions or 
comments concerning any- 
thing in fashion, email me 
at SaucyFashion@aol.com. 



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By Victoria Teola Smith 

Sauce Reporter 



The fall 2004 Faculty Art Exhi- 
bition has attracted the attention 
of NSU students and members of 
surrounding communities. 

Eight acclaimed NSU faculty 
members currently have art on 
display in Orville J. Hanchey Art 
Gallery. The show, which is free 
to students, runs through Sept 24 
and contains art of several medi- 
ums, from watercolor paintings 
to welded steel sculptures. 

Roberta Walters, assistant pro- 
fessor of art history and director 
of Hanchey Art Gallery, said she 
encourages all students to come 
see the shows in the galleries. 

"Generally, I like to have them 
in the fall because new students 
coming into the department and 
to the school can see what we're 
offering in the department here," 
Walters said. 

Walters said she believes "the 
show really is a tribute to the 
quality of the faculty and artists 
that we have here." 

Senior Ansonia Means always 
takes the rime to view the art in 
Hanchey Art Gallery. 

"There's always something to 
see, and the works here will 
always be a sight to see," Means 
said. "1 just think that it's won- 
derful how people that are associ- 
ated with Northwestern are gift- 
ed and allow their works to be 
displayed on campus." 

The next art exhibition will fea- 
ture the works of New Orleans 
artist Adrian Deckbar. Deckbar 
will speak Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. in 
Magale Recital Hall. Deckbar 's 
exhibition, "Caught in Time," 
will run Sept. 27- Nov. 5 and will 
feature various paintings and 
digitally mastered prints. The 
show can be viewed weekdays 
from 8:30 a.m. -4:30 p.m. 



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By April Dickson 

Sauce Reporter 

NSU's Demon Dazzlers dazzled 
the competition at a Universal 
Dance Association summer work- 
shop this summer. 

The team of 12 traveled to Geor- 
gia for camp competitions that 
serve as a precursor to the nation- 
al competition. 

The women earned first place 
for home routine, a routine that 
the Dazzlers prepared before 
camp. The women placed second 
in the fight song competition. For 
this competition, ever}' team pre- 
sented the same dance, which has 
taught at the camp. 

The Dazzlers also received the 
College Leadership Award, an 
award voted on by all of the par- 
ticipating universities. 

NSU's dance team also earned a 
superior award from the dance 
association for their performance 
during the workshop. 

Besides the group awards, each 
Dazzler earned two superior rib- 
bons for the execution of dances 
learned in specialty classes. They 
learned routines in pom, hip-hop 
and jazz. 

The Dazzlers' adviser, Abraham 
Anthony, said the team will use 
this workshop to prepare for the 
national competition. The Daz- 
zlers will send a video-taped per- 
formance to the judges, who will 
then placed them in either the pre- 
liminary, semi-final or final round 
of the national competition. 

The national competition is in 
January 2005 in Orlando, Fla. 



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Thursday, September i6, 2004 — the Current Sauce — Sports 



Hail the King! Volleyball player sets record 




Gary Hardamon/NSU Media Service 

Senior middle blocker Beth Freeland tries to block the ULL's defenders hit while 
junior setter Flavia Belo looks on. NSU went 2-2 at the ULL Tourney. 



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www.nsudemons.com 

Northwestern State's Whitney 
King put her name in the NSU 
record book on Tuesday by knock- 
ing down a school record-tying 31 
kills in a 3-1 win over Centenary in 
the nightcap of the Centenary Tri- 
Match. The Lady Demons lost to 
TCU in the opener by a 3-0 count. 

King, a true freshman out of 
Beaumont (Tx.) Ozen High School, 
awed the Ladies by becoming just 
the third player in NSU history to 
record 30 or more kills in a match. 
She hit .393 for the match with just 
seven errors on 61 attempts. She 
also had eight digs. 

"She's just an amazing player," 
said NSU assistant coach Greg 
Brown. "She hit the ball so hard and 
so well, it's almost uncanny how 
she does it." 

The Lady Demons (4-5) won by 
scores of 33-31, 26-30, 30-22 and 30- 
26. Prior to the Centenary game, the 
Lady Demons fell 30-20, 30-11 and 
30-23 to TCU (5-2). In that match, 
King led the team with 10 kills 
while Ashley Hadley had 14 digs. 

"We had a rough one against 
TCU," said Brown. "We just didn't 
hit the ball well and made too 
many errors. They are a good team, 
though. We did a good job of 
bouncing back and played really 
well against Centenary." 

Shannon Puder added 12 kills 
and five digs against the Ladies 
while Janel Fisher knocked down 
11 kills and led the team with a .474 
hitting percentage. Flavia Belo 
recorded a double-double with 33 
assists and 14 digs. 



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(you can sleep when you die) 

HI! 



Football home games 

* NSU vs. Appalachian State 
Sept. 25 @ 4 p.m. 

• NSU vs. Oklahoma Panhandle 
Sept. 25 @ 4 p.m. 



Soccer home games 

• NSU vs. McNeese St. 
Oct. 1 @ 7 p.m. 

• NSU vs. Stephen F. Austin 
Oct. 3 @ 1 p.m. 



Source: NSU Sports Information @ www.nsudemons.com 



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September 23 & 24 
> 7:00 p.m. 

Hosted by: The Victory Church 
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FREE to NSU & LSMSA Students 
FREE food and drinks after the film 

For more information or 
Advance seating, 
Call 357-1286 




The Lady Demons will return to 
action on Friday when they open 
Southland Conference play at 
Texas-Arlington at 7. That will be 
followed by a 2 p.m. match at Sam 
Houston State on Saturday NSU 



will open its home schedule on 
Sept. 24 when it hosts Nicholls 
State. The Demons will also play at 
home on Sept. 25 against South- 
eastern and then play at home 
October 1-2 against heated rival 



McNeese State. On Oct. 2, the 
Demons will play SLC foe Lamar at 
Prather Coliseum. 

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Thursday, September 16, 2004 
the Current Sauce 



Sports 




Mike 
I McCorkle 

The Way 
I See It 



Sept. 11 

sportseditorcs@yahoo.com 

The simple things in life, 
including sports, have soft- 
ened the many painful 
changes that occurred over 
the past three years. 

The tragedy of Sept. 11 
occurred three years and 
five days ago today. From 
now on the term "9-11" will 
never be forgotten or mean 
anything else. 

When the Twin Towers 
fell and the Pentagon was 
hit, the country changed 
instantaneously, and we as a 
nation have seen many 
things. 

The country has learned 
about Afghanistan, Al- 
Qaida and Osama bin 
Laden. We have seen the 
war on terror, an ongoing 
struggle in Iraq and lives 
lost in the defense of our 
country. 

We have also seen nation- 
al unity and divisiveness. 
However, there has been 
one constant over the past 
three years: sports. 

For a while, sports rightly 
took a backseat to the more 
important things in life, but 
then it became a small part 
of the healing process. 
Sports were a welcome 
diversion to the sorrow and 
anxiety that all of us felt. 

The terrorists who 
attacked us wanted the 
country to cower in fear, but 
we said "no." We attended 
football and baseball games. 

We watched the World 
Series in New York, the 
Patriots win the Super Bowl 
and our Demons kept on 
fighting. 

Our football team still 
runs through the tunnel and 
purple smoke at every 
home game. We still fire a 
cannon every time we score 
a touchdown. 

The Spirit of Northwest- 
ern marching band still 
makes us proud. NSU's var- 
ious teams have fought hard 
against schools like Duke, 
Arkansas, Georgia and LSU. 

We are still able to enjoy 
the annual battle for Chief 
Caddo. We still attend 
homecoming games and 
pep rallies. 

We still have a strong 
rivalry with McNeese. Some 
of us even "boogie on the 
bricks." Most importantly, 
we still have the freedom to 
enjoy all of these wonderful 
things. 

Were sports the magical 
cure that solved all our 
problems? Of course not. In 
the grand scheme of life 
many things have higher 
precedence. 

However, sports certainly 
helped some of us. Sports 
helped me keep a sense of 
normalcy in my life. For oth- 
ers it may have been paint- 
ing, reading, exercising or 
countless other activities. 

The popularity of sports 
around the country makes it 
understandable why it 
helped so many people. 

The healing continues 
even now. The fact that we 
still attend sporting events 
and watch the Super Bowl 
on television is a testament 
to our collective will as a 
nation. 

We did not let the terror- 
ists win, and we will contin- 
ue to defy them by living 
our lives as normal as possi- 
ble. 

Playing and watching 
sports, in particular the 
Demons this weekend, is 
one way we can do this. 
Play ball. 



Demons bring it home 



By Patrick West 

Sports Editor 

The NSU Demons look to 
survive another Tiger attack 
this week at Turpin Stadium 
as the Demons hope to tame 
the Texas Southern Tigers 
and record their second win 
of the season. 

This is the first game at 
home for NSU, and the 
Demons hope to extend their 
20-game home field regular- 
season winning streak 
against non-conference 
opponents. 

NSU fended off a strong 
Tiger attack in the second 
quarter last week and won 
their first game of the season 
28-20 against the Jackson 
State Tigers in Mississippi. 

Demon head coach Scott 
Stoker said the most positive 
thing about last week's game 
was the fact that NSU won 
the football game. 

For the second consecutive 
week NSU was hampered by 
erratic play, 12 penalties and 
inconsistencies on offense 
and defense. 

Coach Stoker said the 
Demon offense has not got- 
ten in a rhythm on offense, 
and he will play both quar- 
terbacks, Connor Morel and 
Davon Vinson, this week. 

"We are not clicking on all 
cylinders right now," Stoker 
said. "We played good for 
one quarter and that was in 
the second, but other than 
that, we had mental busts on 
every other play. We made 
them look a lot better than 
what they were." 

The special teams also had 
another blunder when 
Demon kicker Tommy 
Hebert missed a 31-yard 
field goal. The NSU kickers 
are now 0-3 for field goals 
this season. 

Coach Stoker said he is not 
concerned about the Tigers. 

"I am not worried about 
them," Stoker said. "We 
have enough problems with 
this team, but it is exciting to 
be at home, and we will have 
a great crowd this week. 

A bright spot in the NSU 
against Jackson State game 
was the defense. Defensive 
linemen Ed Queen and Tory 
Collins sacked the Tiger 
quarterback on a key goal 
line stop that helped NSU 
win the game. 




Gary Hardamon/NSU Media Service 

Sophomore wide receiver Josh Mosby tries to catch the ball over a Tiger defender. Mosby and the 
Demons beat Jackson State 28-20 at Veterans Mississippi Memorial Stadium. 

Punt and kick returner 
Toby Zeigler was named 
SLC special teams player of 
the week. Zeigler had 176-all 
purpose yards, including 166 
yards on seven kickoffs. Zei- 
gler's 36-yard punt return 
early in the fourth quarter 
helped the Demons score 
their last touchdown, which 
clinched the game. 

Kickoff for Saturday's 
game against the Tigers is 
6. p.m. The home opener will 
also have a giant screen tele- 
vision with a sound system. 
The big screen TV will show 
highlights and local busi- 
nesses throughout the game. 

The home opener will also 
have a brand new tunnel for 
the Demons to run through. 
The tunnel is inflatable with 
the NSU logo and a 
"Fork' em" sign on the front. 




Gary Hardamon/NSU Media Service 

Defensive linemen Gary Wesley and (92) Ed Queen try to wrestle 
the Tiger running back to the ground last Saturday. 



Queen led the Demons on 
defense withl3 tackles, one 
force fumble, one fumble 
recovery and 2.5 quarterback 
sacks. Queen was named 
Southland Conference Play- 



er of the Week for his play 
against the Tigers. Demon 
cornerback David Pittman 
also chipped in with two 
interceptions in his first 
game back from an injury. 



NSU 28, JSU 20 

Courtesy 
Sports Information 

Northwestern State need- 
ed a sack by Tory Collins 
and Ed Queen on the game's 
final play Saturday night to 
complete a goal line stand 
and snuff out a comeback 
bid from Jackson State as 
the Demons posted a 28-20 
victory over the Tigers at 
Mississippi Veterans Memo- 
rial Stadium. 

The Tigers (0-2) used 
three Brian Green passes, 
covering 13, 22 and 16 
yards, to move to a first- 
and-10 at the Demons' 15 
with just under a half- 
minute remaining, trailing 
by eight. A 6-yard comple- 
tion on second down from 
Green to Chris Jones got 
Jackson State to the NSU 9 
with five seconds left. 

Heavy pressure from the 
Demons' Purple Swarm 
defense rushed Green into 
an incompletion, but one 
second remained. On the 
final play, Green never had 
a chance to look downfield 
as Collins and Queen 
smothered him for an 11- 
yard loss. 

Northwestern (1-1), end- 
ing a five-game losing skid 
dating back to last season, 
never trailed, scoring on the 
game's opening series when 
Shelton Sampson collected 
the first of his three rushing 
touchdowns. 

The Demons had the 
game seemingly under con- 
trol at halftime, leading 21- 
6, but the Tigers roared to 
life while NSU faltered in 
the third period as Jackson 
State posted a pair of TDs to 
get within 21-20. 

The Demons were out- 
gained 282-273. After run- 
ning for 240 yards last year 
in a 23-7 win over the 
Tigers, the Demons netted 
just 115 yards on the 
ground, but quarterbacks 
Davon Vinson and Connor 
Morel combined for 158 
yards passing, including 
plays of 43, 35 and 34 yards. 

It's a win, and we';ll take 
it any way it comes," said 
Demons' coach Scott Stoker. 
"We didn't make it pretty 
but we did compete hard." 



Soccer beats the Lady Techsters 



Courtesy 
Sports Information 

www.nsudemons.com 

Sophomore midfielder 
Julie Zavala scored two sec- 
ond-half goals Tuesday after- 
noon as Northwestern State 
dominated Louisiana Tech 5- 
in women's college soccer, 
spoiling the Lady Techsters' 
first-ever home game in their 
initial season in the sport. 

The Demons (2-5) outshot 
their hosts (0-3) by 39-1. 
NSU, which has one-goal 
losses to Rice, UTEP and in 
overtime to Centenary along 
with defeats at the hands of 
Ole Miss and Mississippi 
State, continues a challeng- 
ing early-season schedule 
Friday with a visit to Okla- 
homa State. 

Northwestern broke on top 
33 seconds into the game as 
Stephanie Miller netted a 
header off a corner kick by 
Natalie Waguespack, but it 
took the visitors nearly the 
rest of the half to double the 
lead on an unassisted Tara 
Powasnik goal 41 seconds 
before the end of the period. 

Zavala scored nearly five 
minutes into the second half 
off a Kaitlin Bowman assist. 
Marliese Latiolais lifted the 
Demons up 4-0 at the 76:29 
mark with an unassisted goal 
and Zavala wrapped up the 



scoring in the 85th minute, 
taking a pass from Erin 
Hebert and netting the ball. 

In goal, Northwestern 
coach Jimmy Mitchell split 
the duties between freshmen 
Johnna Klohoker and Krystle 
Donaldson, with each play- 
ing a half. Klohoker handled 
the Techsters' only shot of the 
game in the first half, getting 
a save. 

Louisiana Tech goalkeeper 
Jade Berbert went the dis- 
tance and recorded 10 saves. 
The Techsters have yet to 
score a goal in their first sea- 
son. 

NSU 1, Centenary 2 

Courtesy 
Sports Information 

Northwestern State's John- 
na Klohoker, the reigning 
Southland Conference Goal- 
keeper of the Week, recorded 
three saves against the Cen- 
tenary Ladies but could not 
hold off the overtime game- 
winning goal by forward 
Tara Sageser as Centenary 
downed the Demons 2-1 in 
an extra frame. 

The Demons started slow, 
allowing the Ladies' to score 
in the 20th minute of the first 
period. The goal came from 
Sageser who had an open 
opportunity from 10-feet 
directly out the box. 

"The first period was frus- 




Gary Hardamon/NSU Media Service 

Sophomore midfielder Mya Walsh tries to outrun two Centenary defenders Friday night. The Demons tried 
to run away from Centenary, but fell short 2-1 in overtime. 



trating. We had a better por- 
tion then Centenary (4-0) and 
we just let the chance for suc- 
cess slip away," head coach 
Jimmy Mitchell said. 

The second period turned 
for the Demons (1-5) when 
midfielder Julie Zavala took 
advantage of a clean shot 
from the left side of the field 
at the 53rd minute and 
froml5ft away, beating goal- 



keeper Lindsay Stafford to 
tie the game at 1-1. 

"We dominated the play 
of the ball. Towards the end 
we just couldn't seal the 
game," said Mitchell. 

With regulation ending, 
both teams prepared for an 
overtime brawl, the second 
one for the Ladies' in a mat- 
ter of days. 

The game-winning goal 



came at the 101st minute 
when Sageser outwitted the 
defenders and hit 10-feet 
from the left. 

"We need to find ways to 
score," said Mitchell. "The 
biggest opponent we have 
are ourselves." 

The next home game will 
be October 1st at 7 p.m. when 
the Demons take on rival 
McNeese. 



This Just In 

Courtesy 
Sports Information Bureau 

Football 

Fans need to 
pick up free 
tickets 

Northwestern State stu- 
dents have until Friday at 
4 to pick up free tickets for 
the Demons' home foot- 
ball game Saturday 
evening at 6 in Turpin Sta- 
dium. 

Previously, university 
students were admitted 
free of charge at the stadi- 
um with presentation of a 
current ID card. Now, stu- 
dents are required to have 
a ticket for the home foot- 
ball games, said NSU ath- 
letic ticket manager Josh 
Jorgensen. 

The student ticket is free 
with presentation of a cur- 
rent NSU ID. Students can 
stop by the ticket office in 
the athletic fieldhouse to 
pick up their football sea- 
son tickets. 

Students still are 
required to show their ID 
at the east side Turpin Sta- 
dium gate, along with pre- 
senting the game ticket. 

Students are limited to 
one ticket per person. Stu- 
dent tickets must be 
picked up by Friday at 4 
p.m. at the ticket office. 

The Demons play host 
to Texas Southern at 6 Sat- 
urday evening. The game 
is the first of four straight 
home contests for the NSU 
football team over the 
next five Saturdays, with 
an open date on Oct. 9. 

For more information 
about tickets, please con- 
tact the NSU Ticket Office 
at (318)357-4268 or visit 
www.nsudemons.com on 
the internet. 



Umbrellas 
prohibited at 
Turpin 

Adopting a wide-spread 
policy throughout Divi- 
sion I football, fans 
attending Northwestern 
State home football games 
will no longer be allowed 
to use umbrellas inside 
Turpin Stadium, starting 
with Saturday night's 6 
o'clock home game 
against Texas Southern. 

In the event of rainy 
weather, fans should use 
ponchos or other rain 
apparel, said NSU associ- 
ate athletic director Don- 
nie Cox, game manager 
for Demon football home 
games. 

"Umbrellas really cause 
problems for people sit- 
ting behind those fans 
who are using umbrellas. 
They block the view of the 
field and they can also 
easily poke another fan if 
the face or even the eyes, 
and those are the main 
reasons that we've 
reached what we believe 
is a common-sense deci- 
sion to change our policy, 
he said. "Ponchos are very 
inexpensive and easy to 
carry. We hope it never 
rains at Turpin Stadium, 
but if it does, ponchos are 
a more considerate option 
for everyone." 

Among the other item* 
prohibited at Northwest- 
ern home games in Turpin 
Stadium: whistles, air 
horns, pets, coolers, back- 
packs, outside food and 
drink, alcohol and tobac- 
co. Large purses and bag s 
are subject to search at the 
stadium gates. 



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Career Day in Prather Tuesday 

Counseling and Career Services will host the Fall 
Career Day on Tuesday in Prather Coliseum from 9 
a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Career Day is targeted toward juniors looking for 
internships and seniors looking for jobs. Seniors should 
come to the coliseum between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. 
Juniors and others interested should attend from 11 
a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Representatives from state, regional and national 
businesses will take resumes and give information and 
applications to students. Some of the businesses 
attending are JC Penny, State Farm, the Louisiana State 
Police and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife. 

Traci R. LaBom, a career counselor at NSU, said 
attending the fair is a good way for students to network 
with businesses. Her recommendations for students to 
make a good impression with potential employers 
include dressing in business attire, having copies of a 
resume to distribute and researching the companies. 

Guidelines for dress can be found in the Counseling 
and Career Services department in the Student Union. 

LaBom said transcripts and portfolios are not neces- 
sary, but could help. 

"It's always better to have it than to say v Oh, I wish I 
had that,'" LaBom said. 

The companies represented at NSU's Career Day will 
also travel to other universities throughout Louisiana 
and surrounding states, which broadens the competi- 
tion for internships and jobs. 

LaBom said that employers don't hire people without 
meeting them first. 

"It's all about exposure," LaBom said. "You want 
employers out there to know that you exist." 

EmmaLee Jordan 



Book of Job discussion Monday 

The Louisiana Scholars' College will present a panel 
discussion on the Book of Job on Monday at 7:30 p.m. 
in room 227 of Morrison Hall. 

Panelists will be Rabbi Arnold Task of the Congrega- 
tion Gemiluth Chassodim in Alexandria, Sister Marilyn 
Vassallo, a canon lawyer with the Diocese of Shreve- 
port, and Rev. Kathy Muder of the First Presbyterian 
Church in Natchitoches. Jeff Hiseley, a freshman in the 
Scholars' College, will serve as moderator. 

The panel discussion is part of the Scholars' College 
freshmen level Texts and Traditions I course that deals 
with Greek, Hebrew, and Roman culture in the classical 
Period. 

Each panelist will briefly present his or her interpre- 
tation of the Book of Job. A question and answer ses- 
sion will follow. 

"We have done panel discussions of this great book 
of world literature every fall for the past several years," 
said Dr. Fraser Snowden, professor of philosophy in the 
College. "Students really enjoy hearing alternative 
interpretations of Job and discussing the vexing prob- 
lem of apparently unmerited suffering in the world." 

Admission is free and open to the public. 

Rabbi Task's participation is sponsored by the Jewish 
Chautauqua Society of New York. 

For further information, contact Snowden at 357- 
4587. 



Courtesy NSU News Bureau 

Remnants of Ivan rebuild over 
Gulf of Mexico 

The Associated Press reported Wednesday that the 
remains of Hurricane Ivan moved back into the Gulf of 
Mexico, and the storm redeveloped into a tropical 
storm. 

Wednesday, a tropical storm warning was issued from 
the mouth of the Mississippi River in Louisiana west to 
Sargent, Texas. 

The AP reported that Ivan could strengthen before 
'andfall. Ivan is projected to make landfall somewhere 
'tear Galveston, Texas, tonight. 

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Council to improve 
academic advising 



By Kyle A. Carter 

News Editor 

NSU has made plans to 
improve academic advising 
by creating a council to 
address special issues related 
to advising. 

Anthony Scheffler, vice 
president of academic affairs, 
said NSU officials met with 
the academic consultant 
group Noel-Levitz last spring, 
who informed the University 
that it must improve academ- 
ic advising. 

He said Noel-Levitz told the 
University that student reten- 
tion and graduate rates could 
increase through assessing 
and improving academic 
advising. 

Mary Edith Stacy, director 
of enrollment management, 
said Noel-Levitz suggested 
that NSU form a council. 

"We have to have an aca- 
demic advising council, which 
was one of the first recom- 
mendations Noel-Levitz 
made, to raise awareness in 
the field of academic advis- 
ing" Stacy said. "In address- 
ing the making of the council 
everything else falls into 
place." 

Scheffler said he and Sue 
Weaver, head of the university 
college, formed the Academic 
Advising Council to address 



the findings from Noel-Levitz. 

Scheffler said that under the 
leadership of Reatha Cox, 
director of the office of stu- 
dent success and new student 
programs, and Stacy, the 
council will meet regularly. 

"The intent is to better serve 
the students through better 
advising" Scheffler said. 

Cox said one of the main 
objectives is for students to 
gain a full understanding of 
their field of study. She said 
the most important item on 
the agenda is expanding stu- 
dents' understanding of aca- 
demic advising. 

Cox said some students 
consider academic advising as 
just registering for classes, but 
through the Academic Advis- 
ing Council, they hope stu- 
dents will learn more about 
the other facets of academic 
advising. 

"We want academic advis- 
ing to be a process where the 
student and adviser have a 
relationship that will aid the 
student in achieving his or her 
career, educational and per- 
sonal goals," Cox said. 

To address this issue, the 
Academic Advising Council 
has been divided into five 
action committees. Each will 
address specific items 
involved with academic 
advising. 



Stacy said the first commit- 
tee will study the University's 
mission philosophy and poli- 
cies on academic advising. 

She said the second group 
will develop plans to create 
and govern an Academic 
Advising Center. Even 
though only a proposal now, 
the center will serve as a one- 
stop area where any student 
can go for advising she said. 

The third group, Stacy said, 
will take an in-depth look into 
the findings of Noel-Levitz. 
She said Noel-Levitz gave the 
University about 30 recom- 
mendations to improve aca- 
demic advising and the com- 
mittee will study how to 
implement them. 

The fourth group, Stacy 
said, will study how other 
universities and businesses 
handle advising. She said the 
group's duty is to assess how 
the University's style of aca- 
demic advising compares 
with other institutions and to 
make suggestions on whether 
those methods will work for 
NSU. 

Stacy said the fifth group 
will look at the council as a 
whole. It will assess the find- 
ings, work and policies made 
by the council and decide 
what is best for the University, 
she said. 



Fraternity 

students 
robbed 



By Kyle A. Carter 

News Editor 

Members of the NSU Theta 
Chi fraternity chapter were 
the victims of a break-in that 
resulted in the theft of their 
financial brief case and other 
personal items. 

On Sept. 11 between mid- 
night and 2 a.m., someone 
broke into the home of four 
members of the fraternity 
through the living room win- 
dow. 

Jonathan Barfield, one of 
the residents, said he and his 
roommates returned to their 
home on Bennett Loop Road 
later that morning to find the 
window of their living room 
open. 

After an inspection of their 
home, the group discovered 
the results of the break- in. 

"Whenever we got home, I 
saw that my lap-top was 
gone," Barfield said. 

According to a report of 
the Natchitoches Parish Sher- 
iff's office, nearly $5,000 of 
the fraternity brothers' per- 
sonal items, along with the 
brief case containing finan- 



cial records for Theta Chi 
were taken. 

The list of missing items 
also included two laptop 
computers, a cable modem, a 
Playstation 2 game console, 
video games, DVD's, some 
clothes and money. 

Barfield said the brief case 
contained Theta Chi's check- 
book, financial information 
and personal checks from 
members of the fraternity. 
Nothing else in the house 
was disturbed, he said. 

"They did not go into the 
other rooms," Barfield said. 
"They just took everything in 
the living room. What was 
taken was enough for one or 
two people on foot." 

Soon after realizing what 
happened, they called the 
police to investigate. 

J.C. Townsend, sheriff's 
office detective investigating 
the case, said that no official 
arrests have taken place for 
the break-in. 

He said the incident is still 
under investigation by the 
Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's 
Office. 




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Elections continue today 

Students participate in the SGA/Homecoming elections Wednes- 
day. From left - Lacey Willetts, senior psychology major, Robert 
Silvie II, senior CIS major, Lindsie Brockner, freshman general 
studies major, and Brandon Bailey, sophomore nursing major. 



Fall 2004 SGA/Homecoming ballot 



SGA Freshman Class 
Senators 

(Vote for Three) 
Nikki Booker 
Ashley Love Smith 
Dolly Kay Temples 
Carli Tidwell 

Mr. NSU 

(Vote for One) 
Alan Bass 
Eric Dexter 
Chris Faist 
Jamaal Hill 

Miss NSU 

(Vote for One) 
Abby Brocato 
Ashley Dunham 



Laura Terrell 
Sarah Vitale 

These students won 
SGA senate seats by 
acclamation: 

Sophomores: 

Kie Boyett 
Rodney Clements 
Shantel Wempren 

Juniors: 

Carlos D. Hartwell 
LaToya Jones 

Seniors: 

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Will Green 
Jerry Whorton 



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9:15 p.m. 

A resident of married student 
housing called to report his wife 
missing. 

9-15-04 

2:53 p.m. 

A woman reported two suspi- 
cious men behind Kyser Hall at 
the loading zone. They were 
speaking rudely to a woman, but 
officers were unable to locate 
them. 

9-16-04 

1:37 a.m. 

A residence hall security work- 
er from Rapides requested an 
ambulance for a student. The 
Natchitoches Parish Hospital sent 
an ambulance. The student was 
unresponsive and inebriated and 
statements were taken. 

8:00 a.m. 

A Honda was broken into 
behind the Health and PE Majors' 
Building. The glove box and 
moon roof were open, papers 
were scattered and the dash was 
ripped out. 



11:15 p.m. 

A woman reported that a cou- 
ple with a teenage son was fight- 
ing at the tennis courts. She said 
thev were shoving and hitting 
each other and an officer was dis- 
patched to talk with them. 

9-18-04 

9:34 p.m. 

A call was made regarding pos- 
sible drug use at Bossier, but 
nothing was found. 

9-19-04 

2:03 a.m. 

A call was received from an RA 
at Rapides regarding two females 
who walked into the dorm, con- 
tinued down the halls and com- 
pletely ignored the RA's orders to 
stop. 

2:28 a.m. 

Two officers shut down a party 
at the Kappa Sigma house where 
alcohol was present. 

11:09 a.m. 

A dent was discovered on the 
passenger side of campus police 
unit 18. 

9-20-04 



3:48 a.m. 

A resident of Sabine reported 
someone knocking on her win- 
dow. 

10:31 a.m. 

A maintenance worker report- 
ed stolen tools. 
11:20 a.m. 

A call was received about a 
medical situation on the second 
floor of the Friedman Student 
Union. An officer was en route 
with the nurse. 

11:24 a.m. 

A student in Iberville was 
unconscious but breathing. An 
ambulance transported the stu- 
dent to the Natchitoches Parish 
Hospital. 

2:45 p.m. 

A call was received from Rapi- 
des requesting the assistance of 
an officer for a fight in the east- 
side restroom. The suspects were 
not located. 

6:46 p.m. 

There was a fight in front of 
Iberville Dining Hall. 

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NSU Blue Key one of four to win 
Outstanding Chapter Award 



By Elizabeth Bolt 

Sauce Reporter 

Four members of NSU's Blue 
Key Club attended the national 
convention for the first time, where 
they were one of four schools to 
receive the Outstanding Chapter 
Award. 

Sixteen other schools were also 
represented at the June leadership 
workshop at the University of 
Georgia in Athens, Ga. 

"The best part about it was that 
we got to network with other chap- 
ters around the nation," said Can- 
dice Detillier, senior English major 
and Blue Key Club president. 

She said they had the opportuni- 
ty to meet Fred Bosarge, the first 
Blue Key member to be inducted at 
Northwestern in 1959. 

"It was a real honor to go 
because it really was a big deal," 
said Brandon Cormier, junior 
accounting major. 

Detillier said the award was a 
major accomplishment for NSU 
because it is the highest award 
given by Blue Key. 

"It was really awesome to hear 
them say 'NSU'," Detillier said. 

Awards were given based on 
each chapter's presentation. NSU's 
chapter did not know they had to 
-give a presentation, so Cormier 
said they were "shocked and felt 
unprepared" when they found out. 

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"I think it'll have 
an overall positive 
effect when the 
word gets out that 
one of our clubs is 
the best in the 
nation." 

Candice Detillier 

Blue Key Club President 



Point presentations like the other 
groups, the NSU students talked 
about their chapter's past activities 
and plans for this year. 

"Ours wasn't fancy, but we got 
up there and proved ourselves," 
Detillier said. 

"We just got up there and 
winged it as best we could," Eric 
Dexter, senior business administra- 
tion major, said. 

Detillier said they were all sur- 
prised when they won and had 
shocked looks on their faces. 

"I wasn't going there expecting 
to win any awards. It was kind of 
surreal because there were some 
really good schools," Grant Wood- 
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opened their eyes to things they 
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"We got ideas we can use to help 
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Cormier said that even though 
NSU did not have typical presenta- 
tions, their work was worth it. 

"It was a reminder that hard 
work pays off in the long run even 
though we didn't have Power- 
Point," Cormier said. "They were 
impressed with the verbal informa- 
tion we gave them." 

Detillier said winning the award 
will help boost the image of the 
University and has helped get their 
chapter name out nationally since 
recipients of the award were post- 
ed on the Blue Key Web site. 

"I think it'll have an overall posi- 
tive effect when the word gets out 
that one of our clubs is the best in 
the nation," Detillier said. 

Detillier said that their main goal 
is to get their name out around 
NSU so more people will know 
what Blue Key is and will want to 
apply. 

"We're trying to use our good PR 
from winning the award to branch 
out. We want to get a lot of people 
to come out," Detillier said. 

Detillier said the Blue Key Club 
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Thursday, September 23, 2004 
the Current Sauce 



Opinions 1 



Why I'm so cynical 



Weekend at home relieues stress 




By J. Aaron "Q" Brown 



I mentioned in my first column 
of the semester that I must echo 
much of the American populace 
by saying that I think both candi- 
dates act like the same person in 
spite of attempts to convince us 
that they are complete opposites. 
I'd like to talk about that a little 
more as the election approaches. 

Bush and Kerry's propaganda 
machines have spent the last 
months trying to make the two 
candidates look as different as 
possible, and the stupidest little 
things have become huge news. 
The other day, for instance, I 
picked up and flipped through 
Unfit for Command: Swift Boat 
Veterans Speak Out Against John 
Kerry in a bookstore. When I 
looked at its dozen-odd pages of 
endnotes, I discovered that a book 
which purported to be about the 
service of one person in Vietnam 
contained less than 10 sources 
from before the 1990s. But nobody 
cares. Kerry's machine is playing 
his Vietnam service against Bush's 
National Guard duty, the Bush 
machine is fighting back, and the 
only thing that matters to either is 
the news coverage. 

Remember, you can't 
think about this in terms of one 
person versus another. These are 
not individuals running for an 
office anymore. These are organi- 
zations scrabbling for power and 
trying to convince you that their 
ideals are the correct ways of life. 
Bush has appeared at the 
NASCAR pits and on the cover of 
Country Music Weekly opposite 
George Strait because his publicity 
machine knows his audience. 
They want you to think that a vote 
for him is a vote for biscuits and 
sausage gravy, and that Kerry just 
wants to abort babies and raise 
taxes. Their jobs are to make 
someone, who after three years of 
coaching still can't pronounce 
"nuclear," look like he's compe- 
tent to lead the free world. The 
Kerry machine is frantically trying 
to convince America that a vote for 
this horse-faced socialite who's 



never held a regular job is a vote 
for more civilized behavior as a 
nation and that Bush is just a well- 
connected redneck who's riding 
this cash cow we call a country for 
his daddy's oil business. 

Of course, none of these carica- 
tures can possibly even approach 
the truth, but people fall for it all 
the same. Bush and Kerry both 
want to centralize intelligence 
gathering in America (which I can- 
not believe is going uncontested 
after the discovery of the FBI's 
Carnivore e-mail monitoring pro- 
gram less than a decade ago), ban 
gay marriage (though Kerry 
would support the "civil union" 
band-aid fix), increase the size of 
the government (though govern- 
mental downsizing has historical- 
ly been one of the strong points of 
the Republican Party) and neither 
side wants to hear a third-party 
candidate talk in the debates 
they've scheduled. After all, he 
might shatter the carefully con- 
structed illusion of dichotomy. He 
might have something new to say, 
something to show the people that 
this is not a war between rednecks 
and hippies, between dumb jocks 
and sniveling nerds, between cow- 
boys and diplomats, but a real 
election in a real world where 
there are more than two courses of 
action available. The current 
arrangement is far too convenient 
to even risk such a thing. 

Go vote! There's a regis- 
tration drive in the Student Union 
outside of Vic's today, so you've 
got no excuse for not registering. 
One other item: Jason Cole wanted 
it to be known that it was his keen 
nit-picking eye which caught my 
slip on the Green Party's candida- 
cy in these elections. Write to me 
at saucefiller@hotmail.com if you 
have something to say. 

J. Aaron Brown is a Louisiana 
Scholars' College student. His 
column appears weekly on the 
editorial page. His opinions do 
not necessarily reflect the opin- 
ions of the Sauce staff or of the 
University. 



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By Savanna 
Mahaffey 



I made the three-hour drive 
home last weekend to visit with 
my family and attend the Allen 
Parish Fair. The fair was great, but 
the heat made me feel like a slice of 
bubbling cheese melting away in a 
toaster oven. 

After the fair, my parents treated 
me to a medium-cooked sirloin 
steak at the local steakhouse. I 
don't know what it is about college, 
but I crave red meat when I go 
home. If I weren't chronically pale, 
I would say that my coloration suf- 
fers because of all the chicken I eat 
here. 

My grandmother also cooked me 



a roast and some shrimp etouffe. 
My grandmother is an awesome 
cook, and her Sunday dinners are 
so huge that no one within a five- 
mile radius of her kitchen could go 
hungry. 

Sunday dinner consists of at least 
two main courses accompanied by 
four side items, bread and then 
homemade dessert. Where I come 
from, using a boxed cake mix is like 
breaking one of the Ten Command- 
ments. 

The food was fantastic, but even 
better, my parents also took me to 
Wal-Mart to replenish my toiletry 
and soda supply. My dad also 
washed my car and made sure 
everything was in working order. 
In a way, I feel like the prodigal 
daughter when I go home. 

Going home was a nice break 
from the hustle and bustle of col- 
lege life. Last Sunday, the air condi- 
tioner in our dorm suite started 
leaking streams of water. My suite 



mates and I set a bucket under the 
leak to prevent water from soaking 
our floor. I filed a maintenance 
report on Monday morning in 
hopes that the leak would be 
repaired shortly since a neighbor- 
ing ceiling tile was sagging. 

Tuesdav evening rolled around, 
and the soggy ceiling tile, as well as 
10 pounds of dirt came crashing 
down. It was a pretty big mess. 

When I went in to report the col- 
lapse on Wednesday morning, the 
receptionist declared it an emer- 
gency and had the air conditioner 
fixed right away. By that time, I did 
not consider it to be an emergency 
anymore. 

Besides the air conditioner catas- 
trophe, I had to study for four tests 
and complete an English essay. I 
spent four hours studying for a 
physics test, and I cannot tell you 
anything about Isaac Newton 
except for the myth of an apple 
falling on his head. I hate science so 



Letters to the Editor 



Student complains about 
amendment voting results 

For those of you not paying 
attention, an amendment to the 
Louisiana Constitution banning 
gay marriage and civil union was 
passed Saturday, effectively 
dethroning Mississippi as King 
Jackass of the South. According to 
the last reports I heard, the 
amendment passed 79% to 21%. 
Basically, this means that 79% of 
you are either too ill-informed to 
understand exactly for what it is 
you were voting or too homopho- 
bic to understand that homopho- 
bia itself makes you a horrible 
human being. 

Why is it that the South is per- 
petually unwilling to concede an 
inch on issues of social reform? 
Why is it that we Liberals have to 
constantly drag you people, kick- 
ing and screaming, into the next 
decade, into recognizing those 
individual rights you Conserva- 
tives claim to respect? Why is it 
that you insist on remaining a 
dangerous burden on thinking 
people? 

The crucial mistake this time 
around was in allowing the people 
to decide whether to extend civil 
rights to a minority group. This is 
why we don't have a direct 
democracy. This is why we don't 
ask for a show of hands on every 
bit of legislation. It's because peo- 
ple like you are wrong. If you 
don't believe me, then check the 
historical grab bag of public opin- 
ion. When was our greatest period 
of social reform? Well, I'd suggest 
that the mid-1800s (i.e., when we 



let Black people out of chains) was 
a fairly important time. Yet, for 
some reason, we couldn't abolish 
slavery until 79% of Louisiana and 
the vast majority of the rest of the 
South WAS NOT ALLOWED TO 
PARTICIPATE IN THE U.S. GOV- 
ERNMENT, when the South was 
still too involved in the Confedera- 
cy, and when the Union could 
make Constitutional amendments 
to which the South would later be 
bound. 

Yes, people, when we stopped 
asking you for your opinion, we 
managed achieve a degree of ben- 
eficial social reform. And here we 
find ourselves in a similar situa- 
tion. Instead of learning from past 
mistakes, you insist on reinforcing 
the idea that a minority group is 
for some reason inferior to the 
majority and all under the guise of 
Traditional Family Values. How 
truly offensive. I come from a tra- 
ditional family. My parents are still 
happily married and have two 
children. I'm about to graduate, 
and my sister is saving money to 
go to college. We live in suburbia. 
We even have a dog. I guess, 
though, that we weren't a "Tradi- 
tional Family" because homopho- 
bia was never one of our core val- 
ues. Live and learn. 

And so the cycle of reform con- 
tinues. Another group asks to be 
respected as equals, and 79% of 
Louisiana refuses. Nice work. You 
people perpetuate the stereotype 
of the redneck Southerner by, in 
fact, being redneck Southerners. 
Just check your history books. 
Every society has its historical 
atrocities; the difference between 



BY Connor Toknson 




them and you is that they're sorry 
for theirs. 

Chad Vicknair 
Scholars' College Senior 

Student justifies pro- 
amendment vote 

I enjoyed reading Justin 
Shatwell's letter to the editor 
opposing the gay marriage 
amendment. Justin, as he always 
does, presented a through and 
convincing argument. However, I 
was unconvinced. 

I voted for the amendment, not 
because I want homosexuals to 
change, disappear, or "prove" that 
their lifestyle is immoral. Rather I 
voted for the amendment because 
I didn't want the institution of 
marriage changed. 

I do not want homosexuals 
engaged in long-term relationships 
to be "married." Perhaps its 
because I am conservative, but I 
only see marriage as between one 
man and one woman. When I get 
married some day soon, I don't 
want my marriage to be equated 
with the "marriage" of two men or 
two women. 

That is not to say that I would 
deny homosexuals "equal" rights 
under the law. If homosexuals 
wish to form a long-term relation- 
ship that is legally bound, I would 
prefer that they be called "civil 
unions." These civil unions would 
be separate from marriage, and 
would be equal except for tax pur- 
poses. 

I agree with the argument the 
government provides incentives 
for heterosexuals to abandon the 
single life and remain married so 
couples will be more inclined to 
spawn the next generation. Since 
homosexuals are not going to be 
rearing a family, I don't think they 
share the claim to a federal tax 
break. In Louisiana homosexuals 
are not allowed to adopt children 
through the United Way Agencies 
or Catholic Charities. 

The more we learn about homo- 
sexuality, the more we realize that 
it has always been a part of 



much that I sometimes refer to it as 
the devil. 

I spent 12 hours studying for the 
next three tests that all happened to 
fall on Thursday. I'm not sure if it 
was necessary for me to study that 
much, but I think it paid off in the 
end. My eyes just could not focus 
anymore, and I was covered in 
highlighter ink. 

Other than that, I am getting use 
to college life. I have located just 
about everything on campus, and I 
sort of know my way around 
Natchitoches. Most importantly, I 
know where the strip of fast food 
restaurants is, and it didn't even 
take me my whole freshman year. 

Savanna Mahaffey is a fresh- 
man journalism major. Her opin- 
ions do not necessarily reflect the 
opinions of the Sauce staff or of 
the University. 



human nature and will always be 
a part of human nature. Efforts to 
push homosexuals back into the 
closet do more harm than good. 
They prevent people from being 
able to fully explore, know, and 
express themselves. Whenever 
someone does not maximize his 
fullest potential, then all of society 
is adversely affected. 

I have seen many heterosexuals 
take a strong disliking to homo- 
sexuals in general because there is 
a vocal minority of gays who 
define themselves solely by their 
sexual orientation and are flam- 
boyant about it. These people do 
themselves and their community a 
great disservice by focusing solely 
on one aspect of their personality. 
We all should realize that we are 
more than just our sexual orienta- 
tion, the fraternity we belong to, 
or the clubs we participate in. 
These factors along with hundreds 
of other factors combine to make a 
whole person. 

Heterosexuals and homosexuals 
both need to look past the sexual 
orientation of those we encounter 
and relate to them as a complete 
being much like civil rights' lead- 
ers tried to do in the 1960's. If we 
can do that, then I think the nation 
will become less divided regard- 
ing sexual orientation. 

I am more liberal than my par- 
ents regarding homosexuals. Per- 
haps by the time my children are 
making decisions, this debate will 
be old hat and society will have 
moved past the small differences 
between a civil union and a mar- 
riage. 

However, for now I do not think 
homosexuals should be allowed to 
marry, I do think that they should 
be able to form long lasting legally 
bonding civil unions. These 
unions will help homosexuals to 
become better, stronger people, 
much the same way as a married 
couple is complemented and reas- 
sured by the commitment the 
share. 

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Scholars' College Senior 



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Welcome to my first column. 
This is soon to become a question 
and answer forum that will be all 
about you and what you care 
about the most. But for this to 
happen, I need you guys to send 
in questions about your relation- 
ships, life and whatever else. 
Can't get a date? Boyfriend or 
girlfriend trouble? Don't know 
which condom is best to use? Just 
plain stressed out? I'm here to 
help and listen to you vent. Since 
lam going to learn and try to sort 
out all the messy intimate details 
of your lives, I thought I would 
tell you a little bit about me. In 
other words, allow me to intro- 
duce myself. My name, for the 
sake of my privacy and your 
own amusement, is Tallulah. I 
am a junior in the English 
department, and am minoring in 
journalism. I have dated and 
been single at different times in 
my life, but am currently in a 
long-term relationship. I love the 
Dave Matthews band and ice 
cream, and there will always be a 
special place in my heart for all of 
Chris Farley's movies. 

Introducing the column: 

But enough about me, since 
this is the first column I thought 
we would start off with some- 
thing simple: getting the digits. 
First of all, do not be shy. Be bold. 
And you do not have to be a guy 
to ask. Girls, this is no longer the 
50s, get a clue. Guys can be just 
as shy as you. Also, do not ask 
for someone's digits when you 
are with a huge group of friends. 
This will only make the other 
person feel intimidated and 
make you look like an idiot if you 
are rejected. If possible, let there 
be no witnesses to your possible 
shame and humiliation. If you do 
get rejected, you have the right to 
be persistent, but remember: 
nobody likes a stalker. Asking 
twice is okay, but if you're asking 
10 or 12 times a week, take a hint 
and let it go. Try not to call names 
or say something unforgivably 
rude if the person says 'no' (do 
this behind their backs from very 
far away). Whatever attachment 
you might have later formed 
with this person will be ruined if 
you act childishly. However, if 
Ihis person says 'yes' and you do 
snag their digits, then congratu- 
lations. Just don't lose the num- 
ber in the dryer with last week's 
pack of Winterfresh gum. 

Do not wait forever to call 
Because you don't want to seem 
desperate. It's cool if you're inter- 
ested and excited, so call in a day 
or two if you want. In the end, be 
yourself, unless you are the type 
of person who marvels over their 
ability to pick their teeth with 
flieir own toes — that type of tal- 
ent should be saved for at least 
he second date. 

uMu/ays. 



disclaimer: 

While this is an advice 
Column, recognize that I am 
fallible. I am not a profes- 
sional psychologist or psy- 
chiatrist, and I base my 
pdvice solely on my own 
'personal experience and 
^search that I have done. 
h other words, be aware 
that any important deci- 
sions regarding your life 
should be made oy you, my 
Advice is simply one view- 
Point.* Have any questions 
pout life, love, or sex? Tell 
'allulah and send her an e- 
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Students get credit 

How to avoid debt when signing on the dotted line 



By Raquel Hill 

Life Editor 

Credit debt can be synonymous 
with college. 

Acquiring credit while still 
young can be extremely helpful 
when wanting to purchase a new 
car or home in the future. The 
biggest mistake many young peo- 
ple, mainly college students, make 
is attaining too many credit cards, 
most of which have high interest or 
annual percentage rates. The trick 
to acquiring and maintaining good 
credit is to think of credit in these 
terms: credit is people's financial 
reputation, and it follows them 
wherever they go. 

College campuses are polluted 
with offers for "pre-approved" 
credit cards. Many times these 
offers also come with perks like 
mugs or beach towels that, at the 
time, may seem too wonderful to 
pass up; however, it is critical to be 
informed of what you are getting 
into before you sign on the dotted 
line. 

According to the General 
Accounting Office, about 70 per- 



cent of undergraduates at four- 
year colleges carry at least one 
credit card in their own names. 
Those students without cards are 
many times in search of one, in 
hopes to start building credit. 

Before applying for "plastic," the 
National Fraud Informational Cen- 
ter suggests that the applicant of 
the card read the fine print of the 
credit contract. By reading this 
sometimes skipped-over informa- 
tion, students can find out how 
much credit can really cost. If you 
receive an offer for a pre-approved 
credit card or if someone says they 
will help you get a credit card, find 
out the details first. Knowing the 
facts about your card might save 
you. a few pennies in the long run. 

The first important fact to be 
aware of is the annual percentage 
rate, which is the interest charged 
along with the other required fees 
when you do not pay off your bill 
in full each statement. Many com- 
panies may try to trap students in 
with a percent APR that can soar 
to a steep 19.8 percent after six 
months. 

The second fact to be aware of 



America's college 
students control more 
money than the national 
debt of some small 
countries. Together they 
spend more than $19 
billion dollars a year." 

Bankrate.com 



are late fees. If you cannot pay 
your bill on time, you will be 
charged a nominal fee. This fee can 
range from about $25-$30. If the 
credit card holder is habitually late, 
it is recorded on his credit history 
report and stays there for seven 
years. This will make it hard to get 
a school loan now or that dream car 
or home one day. 

The next thing to know about is 
the annual fee — something of 
which to be particularly aware. 
Many companies find it very con- 
venient to charge their customers a 



fee, even if customers do not use 
the card. Like many students, Sara 
Davis, a sophomore fashion mer- 
chandising major, finds it comfort- 
ing to carry a credit card in case of 
emergencies. 

"A credit card is like a security 
blanket. If you have it on you 
while you're driving down the 
road and you get car trouble, it 
comes in handy," Davis said, "You 
can't call you parents for little 
emergencies like for gas or person- 
al things, so it helps with that, too." 

For this reason, it is important to 
ask a representative of the credit 
card company if there is an annual 
fee. If there is, keep in mind that 
many other card companies offer 
plastics without an annual fee — 
just remember to read the fine print 
for any other fees that may be hid- 
den in the contract. 

Bankreport.com had a few tips to 
help college students keep credit 
card debt in check: 

• Only have one card. By acquir- 
ing many cards, it becomes harder 
to keep up with the payments and 
to keep track of the statements. 

> See Credit, page 6 



Impulse purchases affect student bank accounts 




Above: Photo Illustration by Leslie Westbrook/the Current Sauce 

Photo by: Cheryl Thompson/the Current Sauce 

Below: Senior Cedrick Miller uses the ATM outside of the Student Union. 





By Victoria Smith 

Sauce Reporter 

Finances! Finances! Finances! 
Are you confident your personal 
finances are completely in order? 
Do you occasionally on impulse 
buy random, unnecessary items 
whether you can afford it or not. 
Many NSU students fall victim to 
this random act called splurging. 
Some even go into debt. 

Sophomore Tyrome Sweet said 
he frequently finds himself going 
out to purchase food and clothing. 

"Even though I have a meal 
plan, I still go out and buy food," 
Sweet said. "I went to the mall in 
Shreveport last weekend and I 
only had $30 and I bought a hat for 
$23." 

Michael Gatson admits to 
squandering money unnecessari- 

iy- 

"I spend money on things that I 
don't need such as going out of 
town and spending money to eat 
out, buying alcohol and shop- 
ping," Gatson said. "I shop a lot. If 
it's not for clothes, ifs for things 
for my apartment." 

To prevent vast overspending, 
Gatson said he regularly monitors 
his checking account. When his 
balance gets low, he said he asks 
his parents to put more money 
into his account. 

Students spend money on their 
personal appearances. Gatson has 
his hair cut every week even 
though he said it is not necessary. 
Sweet said he falls victim to shoes 
and clothing when he goes to the 
mall. 

"If I saw some shoes that I really 
wanted I'd write a check and go 
cover it the next day before the 
check went through," Sweet said. 
Because of his overspending he 
said he needs to develop better 
money management skills rather 
than having to get more money 
from home. 



"If I see something that I want 
and the funds are there, I'm going 
to get it," Sweet said. 

Credit cards are an alternative to 
over drafting checking accounts 
when students are short on cash, 
but misuse can lead to long-term 
debt and ruined credit. Many stu- 
dents use their credit cards to pur- 
chase gas or to go shopping. 
Sweet said his Visa Platinum is 
completely maxed out from shoe 
and clothing purchases. 

In contrast, freshman Brianna 
Deason said she rigorously budg- 
ets her money weekly. If there is a 
book she wants to read, she said 
she will buy it before anything 
else. 

"If the book is $10 and I have 
$15, 1 will ration the $5 that is left 
over because I can't help but buy 
books," Deason said. 

Deason said if she does not have 
enough cash to purchase a book, 
she will use her credit card, which 
is only supposed to be used for gas 
purchases. 

Sophomore Keith Scott said he 
keeps his finances in perfect order. 
Scott said if he is getting low on 
cash, he stops spending because 
extra expenses are always coming 
up. 

"If I spend all of my money, I 
wouldn't have any money until 
my next payday, which would 
make me have to struggle to buy 
what I need," Scott said. 

Scott said he would be willing to 
let his checking account go nega- 
tive if he were sick and needed 
medication. 

"I am very careful to make sure 
that my account never goes over 
so it would have to be a big emer- 
gency such as a death in the fami- 
ly or me getting sick for me to let 
my checking account to go over," 
Scott said. He also said it costs a 
lot more to get a checking account 
back to normal than it did to use 
the money to begin with. 




Fashionable 

Focus 



Stay in style 
on a budget 

By now you have probably 
figured out that staying in fash- 
ion while away from any major 
shopping malls and daddy's 
wallet is pretty darn hard. The 
resources we have available to 
us in Natchitoches make it very 
difficult to find products and 
styles that fit our personality 
and our budget at the same 
time; however, it is not impos- 
sible to find what you are look- 
ing for in our small town. 

Scenario #1: 

You and your friends are up 
late one night and you decide 
that you have nothing to wear 
for the next day. The obvious 
place you decide to take a road 
trip to is the Natchitoches Mall 
herself, the Wal-Mart Super 
center, open 24 hours. You and 
your girlfriends or buddies 
find that there is hardly anyone 
around — which makes for 
shopping without pressure. 
Isn't it annoying when you 
have saleswomen eyeing your 
every move from the time you 
walk into the store to the time 
you walk out? 

At Wal-Mart, that doesn't 
happen — especially at mid- 
night. At "Wally-world" you 
can find cute blouses and tops 
for girls and way cool jackets 
and cargos for guys. Shoes can 
be found on the back aisles of 
the store and the racks are 
loaded with tons of stylish 
footwear for both sexes at 
extremely affordable prices. 
Your personal style can change 
from day to day with the wide 
selection of clothes, shoes and 
accessories available at Wal- 
Mart. 

Scenario #2: 

You are obsessed with shoes, 
just like I am, but you don't 
have what you would call a 
"normal" sized foot. If you are 
a female, I know just the place 
for you: Cato. Cato sells 
unique footwear, but even 
more importantly they retail 
shoes in large sizes. If you 
wear a size 10 or above, Cato 
might just be the place for you. 
Oh yeah— guess what? They're 
pretty reasonably priced, too! 
They also offer affordable 
clothing and really fun acces- 
sories for the gals. 

For the guys, if you are look- 
ing for something simple, com- 
fortable and LARGE you might 
try looking on the Internet. 
Bigandtall.com usually carries 
some really nice shoe styles for 
the guys with big feet. If you 
don't feel comfortable receiv- 
ing packages from a store with 
Big and Tall in the title, check 
out the Sears catalog store 
located on College Avenue 
right as you come into Natchi- 
toches from 1-49. You can look 
through the catalog and order 
the styles and sizes that you 
need and your package will 
arrive right at your doorstep 
shortly. 

Scenario #3: 

You need a wardrobe update 
but don't have the funds to 
accommodate your need. 
Check out the old store with 
the white and blue face on the 
sign — Goodwill. Surprisingly, 
Goodwill has really great 
styles. If you are into the retro 
looks, there are tons of looks 
from all fashion eras at Good- 
will. Guys can find a suit or 
even a tuxedo for a formal or a 
music performance. Girls can 
find really fun costume jewelry 
and really unique jackets, pants 
and shirts. Keep Goodwill in 
mind next time you need an 
outfit. 



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FROM PAGE 5 



• Try not to impulse shop. This 
means do not place off-the-wall 
purchases on the charge card. The 
way to beat this splurge is to allow 
only one "affordable" treat. This 
willpower keeps debt down and 
prevents the need to keep track of 
random charges to you card. 

• Use cash when it is available. 
This means do not pull out the card 
to purchase bubble-gum at Wal- 
Mart and then again later to get 
dinner from Sonic. When a person 
does this, it is at risk of receiving a 
bill at the end of the month with 
$100 in "nothing" expenses. To 
avoid a bill like this, pay cash for 
minor expenses less than $10. By 
doing this, there will not be any 
unnecessary charges on the state- 



ment and it can save hundreds of 
dollars in interest over time. 

• Pay off the bill quickly. If a 
statement for $250 arrives and the 
minimum payment is $20, do not 
just pay the minimum balance. 
Always pay the minimum pay- 
ment plus the interest on the total 
balance. If this is not taken care of, 
the debt will just keep on increas- 
ing. 

According to Bankrate.com, 
"America's college students control 
more money than the national debt 
of some small countries. Together 
they spend more than $19 billion 
dollars a year. The average month- 
ly debt on a college student's 
charge account, according to one 
study, is more than $2,000 



(although another survey puts the 
figure at a more reasonable $584)." 

Many college students graduate 
with almost $6,000 in credit card 
debt, and to sophomore social 
work students, Erin Juneau and 
Shantell Francis, that statistic is dis 
turbing. 

"Debt sets you back before yoi 
can even start out in life," Juneat 
said. "Students don't realize thai 
what they spend money on no\< 
might hurt them later." 

"Debt doesn't only affect you, \ 
affects your family," Francis added 
"If you can't pay your bills on time; 
your family ends up helping yon 
and that hurts them. Before yen 
can get a good start in life, you'n 
already a step behind." 



Journalism student attends minority conference 



By LaTisha May 

Sauce Reporter 

NSU journalism student Glenn 
Tillman Jr. was selected recently to 
participate in a conference for 
minority journalists in Washington, 
D.C. 

The UNITY 2004 conference is an 
alliance of four professional organ- 
izations for minority journalists. 
Several thousand journalists, stu- 
dents, political and corporate lead- 
ers of color attend the conference 
each year. Participants work with 
professional mentors to build a 
working newsroom and produce 
three newscasts covering confer- 
ence activities. 

Tillman learned about the 
UNITY conference from the Web 
site of the National Association of 
Black Journalists. He submitted a 
five-minute resume tape, two let- 
ters of recommendation, an official 




Glenn Tillman Jr. 

transcript and an application to 
NABJ. Out of 70 NABJ entrants, 
Tillman was chosen along with 
nine other NABJ members. 

News director of Alabama Public 
Television and NABJ UNITY TV 
lead mentor, Jon Beans selected 
Tillman because of his ability and 



positive attitude. 

"I would not have selected Gleru 
if I did not think he would repre 
sent NABJ and his school with dig 
nity and honor," Beans said. 

Tillman said he attended UNIT] 
2004 with the hopes of learning an< 
expanding his network. "Every 
body was friendly and helpful; 
felt good to be in my position," Till 
man said. 

Tillman said his studies at NSl 
and his television experience wel 
prepared him for the conference 
But, he said, it also helps to havt 
ambition. 

"If you have a dream, stick tt 
your dream," Tillman said. "It's nol 
what you want; it's how bad yot 
want it." 

Along with being a reporter fa 
NSU 22, Tillman has hostec 
"Demon Sports Today," a sport 
show on Channel 22 and the inter 
view show "Demon Life." 



NSU Theater Fall Schedule 

Remember to keep checking the Sauce for previews and updated information 



• Sophocles' Antigone: Oct. 2 and 3 at 7 p.m. at 
the A.A. Fredericks Outdoor Stage. 

• Lee Blessing's Two Rooms: Oct. 6 and 8 at 7:30 
p.m. in Theatre West. 

• Lee Blessing's Patient A: Oct. 7 and 9 at 7:30 
p.m. in Theatre West. 

• Mike Yionoulis' Medea and Oedipus Rex: Oct. 20- 
23 at 7:30 p.m. in A.A. Fredericks Auditorium. 



• Daniel Maclvor's Never Swim Alone and This Is a 
Play: Oct. 27-30 at 7:30 p.m. in the LOFT The- 
atre. 

• Noel Coward's Hay Fever: Nov. 10-13 and 16-19 
at 7:30 p.m. in Theatre West. 

• Neil LaBute's The Shape of Things: Nov. 13-14 at 
7:30 pm in the LOFT Theatre. 



Source: Ust of shows and dates provided by Scott Burrell, the Associate Artistic and Managing Director of the Northwestern Theatre Department 





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The Demons were led offensive- 
ly by running back Shelton Samp- 
son who ran the ball for 99 yards 
on 10 carries with two touch- 
downs. Both quarterbacks for the 
Demons, Connor Morel and 
Davon Vinson, played well com- 
bining for 158 pass yards on 14 of 
21 passes. 

The Demon special teams 
seemed to be progressing well as 
kicker Josh Storrs hit two field 
goals in the game. Storrs nailed a 
kick from 24 yards out in the sec- 
ond quarter, which was NSU's 
first field goal of the 2004 season. 

Storrs also hit a 44 yard field 
goal while Demon's kicker 
Tommy Hebert's woes continued. 
Hebert missed two field goals in 
the game from 25 yards and 37 
yards out. 

"I was pleased to get field goal 
tonight," Stoker said. "Storrs 
made the field goal and he is our 
guy and hopefully he can be con- 
sistent for us. I gave Tommy a 
chance, but he couldn't make the 
field goals." 

The Demons look to continue 
their 21-game regular-season 
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to the one-yard line, which set up a A.J. Franklin touchdown. 



vs. non-conference opponents 
dating back to 1994 this Saturday 
against the Appalachian State 
Mountaineers. 
"This win most definitely gives 



us some momentum for next 
week," Demon running back 
Sampson said. "We need to put 
this game behind us and start to 
work on the next one." 



Upcoming NSU Demon home games 



Football home games 

• NSU vs. Appalachian State 
Sept. 25 @ 4 p.m. 

• NSU vs. Oklahome Panhandle 
Sept. 25 @ 4 p.m. 



Soccer home games 

• NSU vs. McNeese St. 
Oct. 1 @ 7 p.m. 

• NSU vs. Stephen F. Austin 
Oct. 3 @ 1 p.m. 



Volleyball home games 

• NSU vs. Nicholls St. 
Sept. 24 @ 7 p.m. 

• NSU vs. Southeastern 
Sept. 25 @ 3 p.m. 

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In every generation, 
something magical hap- 
pens in sports and history 
is changed. I was able to 
watch history change last 
Friday night on Sept. 17, 
2004. On this date, I 
watched the best baseball 
player ever to play, Barry 
Bonds, hit home run No. 
700 of his career. 

Only two other baseball 
players have hit 700, 
which is Hammerin' Hank 
Aaron and Babe Ruth. 
Every time I see the high- 
light of Bonds hitting that 
blast over the left field 
wall at SBC Park in San 
Francisco I get chills. 
Without Bonds, the Giants 
would not be in the play- 
off hunt. 

Bonds is simply an 
amazing hitter who has 
patience and waits for his 
pitches. He rarely strikes 
out and has more walks 
than anybody else this 
season. Bonds even broke 
his intentional walk 
record from last season. 
He is that good and 
opposing pitchers and 
teams respect him that 
much. 

I can now tell my grand- 
children that I witnessed 
history and I watched the 
best baseball player break 
record after record. I still 
get goose bumps when I 
see the highlight of Bonds 
hitting No. 600, No. 700 or 
his magical season where 
he hit 73 home runs in a 
season. This is truly amaz- 
ing, and I am glad I was 
able to see Bonds play. 

Demon football 

This weekend I wonder 
if Demon fans understand 
the magnitude of the 
upcoming game against 
Appalachian State. The 
Mountaineers are No. 17 
ranked while the Demons 
are No. 18 ranked, which 
is a huge game. 

This game features two 
division I-AA powerhous- 
es playing a game in 
Natchitoches. This game 
determines the Demons 
future. If the Demons lose, 
then they could take a 
tumble in the standings 
and might need help get- 
ting into the playoffs. 

If the Demons win, then 
this could set the tone for 
the rest of the season. This 
game looks to be a defen- 
sive battle with a few big 
plays sprinkled in, so 
Demon fans pack Turpin 
Stadium and cheer on the 
Demons. I hope the stu- 
dent section heckles the 
heck out of the Moun- 
taineers. 

Elections 

This next topic is not 
about sports, but I need to 
tell someone about this. I 
went to vote for the 
SGA/ Homecoming elec- 
tion and was turned away. 
Why? I take an Internet 
class, so that makes me 
not a full time student. Is 
that not messed up? I paid 
$96 in student fees and I 
still cannot vote. That 
much money is not 
enough for me to vote? 

Plus, I have to pay to 
vote. The SGA, which 
does not do much, needs 
to do something with this. 
Hopefully the SGA will 
work on this. If they don't 
then how about somebody 
at fee payment speak up. 

You never know what 
will happen at a Demon 
sporting event or an SGA 
held election. 





Cheryl Thompson / the Cuhunt Sauce 
(Top) Demon running back A.J. Franklin tries to break the arm tack- 
le of a Texas Southern linebacker. Franklin finished the game with 
55 yards rushing and one touchdown. (Left) Demon running back 
Derrick Johnese gets dragged down from behind by two Tiger 
defenders. Johnese rushed for 48 yards on 13 carries. Both running 
backs helped the Demons rush for 283 yards against the Texas 
Southern defense. The Demons won the game 52-6 at home. 



Demons stuff the Tigers 

NSU faces No. 17 ranked Mountaineers Saturday 



By Patrick West 

Sports Editor 

The NSU Demons face one 
of their toughest challenges 
this weekend against the 
Appalachian State Moun- 
taineers. 

The game will pit two top- 
ranked teams against one 
another at Turpin Stadium 
Saturday at 4 p.m. 

The Demons are nationally 
ranked 18 in the ESPN /USA 
Today Division 1-AA, while 
the Mountaineers are ranked 
17 in the polls. 

NSU is coming off a 52-6 
rout of the Texas Southern 
Tigers while the Moun- 
taineers are coming off a 
tough win over The Citadel 
28-14. 

The Demons played their 
best as a team last week and 
look to continue to improve 
against Appalachian State 
this weekend. 

"We are playing better 
than we did in the previous 
two weeks," Demon head 
coach Scott Stoker said. "We 
cannot make mistakes 
against Appalachian State 
and expect to win." 

This is the third meeting 
between these two teams 
with NSU winning the last 
game in 1998. That game 



took place in the quarterfinal 
round of the I-AA playoffs 
with the Demons winning 
31-20. 

A key match-up in this 
game will be the two out- 
standing defenses. The Pur- 
ple Swarm Defense held the 
Tigers last week to minus 
nine yards on offense while 
the Mountaineers held The 
Citadel to 137 yards of total 
offense. 

"We need to find a way to 
execute on offense, which 
will be a great task," Stoker 
said. "They have an extreme- 
ly good front four that is 
very athletic and will chal- 
lenge us." 

Both defenses will be 
tough to score on, as the Pur- 
ple Swarm is fifth nationally 
in total defense with an aver- 
age of 187 yards per game, 
while the Mountaineers 
have allowed 215 ypg. 

The Purple Swarm will 
have their hands full this 
week as they try to stop 
Mountaineer quarterback 
Richie Williams. The 185 
pound 6-foot-3-inch sopho- 
more quarterback is ranked 
sixth nationally in offense 
with a 287 ypg. Williams is 
ranked 11th with a 159.9 
pass efficiency rating and 
was named the Southern 



Conference Offensive Player 
of the Week for the second 
week in a row. 

"Their offense goes 
through their quarterback," 
Stoker said. "He does it all 
for them." 

Williams' favorite target is 
Davon Fowlkes. Fowlkes is 
ranked 11th nationally with 
8.7 receptions average per 
game, and he is fourth 
ranked with 138.7 receiving 

ypg- 

Offensively, the Demons 
will rely on their four run- 
ning backs, Derrick Johnese, 
Shelton Sampson, A.J. 
Franklin and Greg Skid- 
more. 

Last week, Sampson ran 
for 99 yards on 10 carries 
with two touchdowns. The 
Demons are averaging a 192 
ypg on the ground while 
totaling 352 ypg in total 
offense and scoring 29 ppg. 

Besides tough defenses 
and explosive offenses, both 
teams have dynamic 
kick/punt returners. 

NSU's kick/punt returner 
Toby Zeigler is ranked ninth 
in I-AA with a 183.7 all-pur- 
pose ypg and owns the best 
career punt return average of 
any I-AA veteran with a 14.5 
average. 

The Mountaineer's 



kick /punt returner Fowlkes 
is tenth in I-AA with a 183 
all-purpose ypg and is sec- 
ond in career punt return 
yards. 

Another factor in NSU's 
favor is the Demons are 4-0- 
1 against the Southern Con- 
ference while the Moun- 
taineers are 0-4 vs. current 
Southland Conference mem- 
bers. 

Appalachian State is also 
0-6 in games west of the Mis- 
sissippi River. 

Remember, students, to 
pick up your free tickets 
before the game on Saturday. 

This will allow you to get 
in the stadium faster than if 
you had to wait in line for a 
ticket. Also umbrellas are 
prohibited, so bring a pon- 
cho if it rains. 

NSU 52, TSU 6 

The Demons were firing 
on all cylinders Saturday 
night against the Texas 
Southern Tigers as NSU won 
in a blowout 52-6. 

The Demons were rolling 
on offense and defense as the 
offense racked up 441 yards 
of offense while the Purple 
Swarm held the Tigers to 
minus nine yards on offense. 

"We executed a lot better 



on the offensive side of the 
ball tonight," Demon head 
coach Scott Stoker said. "We 
have been inconsistent on 
offense the last couple of 
weeks but we looked a lot 
better tonight." 

The Purple Swarm defense 
set school and Southland 
Conference records by hold- 
ing the Tigers to negative 
yards on offense. The 
Demons also tied a Division 
I-AA record by recording 
two safeties. 

NSU blew the game wide 
open in three-touchdown 
flurry in the second quarter. 
The first touchdown came 
on an eight-yard run by 
Demon running back Der- 
rick Johnese to put the 
Demons up 21-6. 

On the ensuing drive, 
middle linebacker Brad 
Parmley picked off a pass to 
set up the Demons on the 
one-yard line. NSU running 
back would then punch it in 
for the touchdown. 

On the Tigers next offen- 
sive series, Demon defensive 
lineman Carlos Stephons 
caused a fumble, which line- 
backer T.J. McMillan 
scooped up and ran to the 
end zone. 

That score sealed the win 
for the Demons as NSU was 
See Stuffed, page 7 



NSU legend Joe Delaney honored 



Courtesy 
Sports Information 

www.nsudemons.com 

Haughton native and leg- 
endary two-sport NSU Ail- 
American Joe Delaney will 
be posthumously honored 
Sunday at halftime of the 
Kansas City Chiefs-Hous- 
ton Texans NFL game when 
his name is added to the 
fagade of Arrowhead Stadi- 
um on Hall of Fame Week- 
end. 

In ceremonies last March, 
Delaney officially became 
the 34th member of the 
Chiefs Hall of Fame. A 
standout running back for 
the Chiefs in 1981-82, 
Delaney drowned on June 
29, 1983 while trying to save 
the lives of three children in 
Monroe. 

His wife, Carolyn, and 
other family members will 
participate in Sunday's cer- 
emonies. Also on hand will 
be his college coach at 
Northwestern, A.L. 
Williams, and former 
Demon teammate Jack Brit- 
tain Jr. 

Delaney already is 
enshrined in the College 
Football Hall of Fame, the 
Louisiana Sports Hall of 



Fame and the Graduate N 
Club Hall of Fame at North- 
western State. 

The Demon football 
team's permanent team cap- 
tains as voted by the play- 
ers each year receive the Joe 
Delaney Leadership 
Awards. 

The Demons' spring foot- 
ball game is called the 
Delaney Bowl, and an 
annual spring celebrity golf 
event, the Joe Delaney 
Memorial, generates funds 
for athletic scholarships. 

He is immortalized with a 
permanent shrine under- 
neath the west side grand- 
stand at NSU's Turpin Sta- 
dium and his retired No. 44 
Demon jersey hangs on the 
wall in the NSU football 
offices. 

A group of Chiefs fans 
three years ago formed "The 
37 Forever Foundation" to 
provide water safety infor- 
mation and swimming pro- 
grams to underprivileged 
youths in memory of 
Delaney, who wore jersey 
No. 37 for Kansas City. 

The group, whose web- 
site is www.37forever.org 
on the internet, is "dedicat- 
ed to the lasting recognition 
of a true sports hero who 



selflessly gave his life in an 
attempt to save three chil- 
dren," one who survived. 

The 37 Forever Founda- 
tion will hold its annual 
dinner at Arrowhead Stadi- 
um on Monday night, with 
proceeds to help benefit the 
American Red Cross Learn 
to Swim Program. 

In Maryland, the 
"Delaney Athletic Confer- 
ence" took its name to 
honor his memory in the 
fall of 1983, and today 13 
north Virginia high schools 
comprise the DAC. 

Delaney burst onto the 
NFL scene as the AFC 
Rookie of the Year in 1981 
when he earned a trip to the 
Pro Bowl and earned Chiefs 
MVP honors after establish- 
ing then-franchise records 
with 1,121 rushing yards 
and seven 100-yard rushing 
games. 

Delaney (5-10, 184) 
appeared in 23 games (17 
starts) in two seasons with 
Kansas City after entering 
the NFL as the Chiefs' sec- 
ond-round pick in the 1981 
NFL Draft. 

In his too-brief pro career, 
which covered the entire 
1981 season and the strike- 
shortened 1982 campaign, 



Delaney rushed for 1,501 
yards on 329 carries (4.6 
avg.) with three TDs. He 
also caught 33 passes for 
299 yards (9.1 avg.). 

Delaney's legs helped 
propel the '81 Chiefs to a 9- 
7 record, the club's first 
winning season since 1973. 

After coming off the 
bench to record 101 rushing 
yards in his initial NFL 
action at New England, he 
ran for 106 yards and regis- 
tered 104 receiving yards in 
his first pro start against 
Oakland. 

His 193-yard rushing per- 
formance vs. Houston on 
Nov. 15, 1981, remains the 
third-highest single-game 
rushing output in franchise 
history. 

The outburst by Delaney 
led Oilers Hall of Fame end 
Elvin Bethea to say after the 
game: "I've played against 
the best - O.J. Simpson, Gale 
Sayers, Walter Payton and 
(Delaney) ranks right up 
there with them. He is great 
with a capital G." 

During a brilliant four- 
year career at Northwestern 
State, Delaney rushed for a 
school-record 3,047 yards 
on 615 carries (5.0 avg.) 
with 27 TDs and twice 



earned NCAA Division I- 
AA All-America honors. 

A standout track per- 
former, Delaney also earned 
All-America status after set- 
ting school records in the 
100 and 200-meter events 
and was a member of the 
400-meter relay team which 
won the NCAA title in 1981. 
He still holds the Demons' 
200 meter dash school 
record, 23 years later. 

Delaney was born on 
October 30, 1958 in Hender- 
son, Texas and was buried 
on July 4, 1983 in 
Haughton. 

He was posthumously 
awarded the Presidential 
Citizen's Medal by Ronald 
Reagan on July 13, 1983 and 
received the NCAA Award 
of Valor in 1984. Vice Presi- 
dent George H. Bush pre- 
sented the presidential cita- 
tion to the Delaney family. 

The 20th anniversary of 
his heroic death last sum- 
mer produced a sea of 
national media attention, 
including features that 
appeared on ESPN and in 
national publications such 
as Sports Illustrated and 
The Sporting News. 



This Just In 

Courtesy 
Sports Information Bureau I 



FOOTBALL 

Students need 
to pick up free 
tickets 

Northwestern State stu 
dents who have not already 
picked up their free football 
season tickets have through 
Friday afternoon to claim 
them at the NSU Ticket 
Office in the Athletic Field- 
house at the south end of 
Turpin Stadium. 

The NSU ticket office is 
open in the athletic field- 
house from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 
daily. 

With an unprecedented 
number of NSU students 
already having claimed 
their football season tickets, 
availability for student tick- 
ets is dwindling. Student 
season tickets guarantee 
seating in the east side 
stands housing the festive 
student section at Turpin 
Stadium. 

The NSU ticket office wiD 
be handing out NSU stu- 
dent season tickets through 
this week. After Friday, stu- 
dents will have to get rickets 
for the football games on a 
game-by-game basis. 

Students still can use 
their current NSU ID cards 
at the stadium on game day 
to obtain a single-game tick- 
et for admission to tra 
home games. However, 
there may be a line for shi 
dents using ID cards, result- 
ing in a delay in entrance to 
the stadium. 

NSU beats ULM 
3-1 in SLC play 

Northwestern State 
brought Louisiana-Monroe 
back down to earth on Tues- 
day night with a 3-1 wJ 
over the Lady Indians to 
open Southland Conference 
soccer play. 

The Lady Indians (5-2-1 
entered the game riding a 
school record five-game 
winning streak to go along 
with a school record five 
consecutive shutouts but it 
was the play of one sopho- 
more and three freshmen 
Demon players thai 
knocked ULM off theii 
perch. 

Goals by freshmei 
Angela Pence and Erir 
Hebert, combined with < 
goal from sophomore Julii 
Zavala proved to be enougl 
firepower for NSU, now 3-1 
overall and 1-0 in leagu< 
play. 

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just one goal and had 1> 
saves in the game evel 
though ULM outshot th< 
Demons 27-18 in the con 
test. 

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their unbeaten mark on th 
line on Friday when the] 
travel to take on Texas Stal 
in San Marcos at 7 p.m. 

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held on Saturday, October 
beginning around 11 a.m. 

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Six vehicles broken into during 
Saturday football game 

Saturday during NSU's football game against 
Appalachian State, six vehicles were vandalized and 
robbed. 

Detective Doug Prescott of the NSU police said the 
only thing stolen was money. 

All other items that are usually the targets for rob- 
beries were left undisturbed, many of which were in 
plain sight, Prescott said. 

The campus police are currently investigating the rob- 
beries. 

"Please take stuff out of the passenger compartments 
of vehicles," Prescott said. 

Prescott also advises students to lock any valuable 
items in the trunk or place them out of sight. 

Lora Sheppard 

"Antigone" to run Saturday and 
Sunday in outdoor setting 

The NSU theatre department's first production of the 
semester, "Antigone," will run Saturday and Sunday at 
7 pm. 

Senior theatre major Tabatha Roy will direct the 
show, which is Sophocles' sequel to his play "Oedipus 
Rex." 

"I've directed one act, but this is my first time direct- 
ing a full show," Roy said. "I really wanted to do a 
Greek tragedy outside. I just knew I wanted something 
with a strong female lead, and "Antigone" is a really 
good one for that." 

Roy said the play will take place on the rarely-used 
A.A. Fredericks Outdoor Stage, which is actually the 
Greek stage. 

"I wanted to do it right, she said. "There is no set; 
Greek plays didn't really have sets. The costumes and 
everything are very traditional." 

Roy said she has also taken a minimalist approach to 
the lighting design. 

"We're going to put torches up around the stage to do 
shadow lighting," she said. "We're going to have some 
lights but it's only enough to where everyone can be 
seen. It's just very simple." 



Roy said Mary Watson will play the lead role of 
mtshot tin Antigone, a woman who defies her king in an attempt 
in the con to honor her dead brother. 

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to run in Theatre West 

On Oct. 7 and 9 at 7:30 p.m., students in the NSU 
theater department will present "Patient A" by Lee 
Blessings in Theatre West. 

The play is about three characters who come back to 
life and talk about the final moments of their lives. 



'ent will bj Matthew and Kim, two of the characters, both died of 
AIDS. Matthew was a homosexual male who contracted 
the disease, presumably, through sexual activity, while 
helps rati Kj m contracted the virus through a routine dental oper- 
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the homosexual community is basically ignored in this 
epidemic, while heterosexuals like Kim receive tons of 
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6 and 8 at 7:30 pm in Theatre West. 

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Detectives in the making: 

New forensic entomology class gives students hands-on 
experience studying insects on rotting pig corpses 




Leslie Westbrook/the Current Sauce 

Jessica Cox, a forensic entomology class member, collects insects from around the site of a decompos- 
ing pig the class placed in the Grady Erwin History Reserve on Sept. 13. 



By Kyle Shirley 

Sauce Reporter 

NSU students have a 
chance to learn about crime 
scene investigation from 
some surprising teachers: 
insects and rotting pigs. 



Fifteen students are 
enrolled in a new course 
called forensic entomology. 
The class deals with the use 
of insects in legal investiga- 
tions and focuses on teaching 
students how to obtain infor- 
mation on dead bodies by 



studying the insects on and 
around them, associate pro- 
fessor and biology depart- 
ment head Michael Bodri 
said. 

Bodri, who teaches the 
course, said it was his idea to 

■ See Entomology, pg. 3 



Shooting 

One student dead, another hospitalized; 
police continue to investigate incident 



Two NSU students were 
the victims of a shooting that 
left one dead and the other 
wounded Friday morning. 

At 2 a.m., Roger Lockhart, 
18, accounting major from 
New Orleans, drove himself 
to the Natchitoches Parish 
Hospital with a gunshot 
wound in his back as docu- 
mented in a press release 
from the city of Natchitoches 
Mayor's Office. 

Upon arriving at the hos- 
pital, Lockhart informed the 
medics that his roommate 
was still at their apartment. 

Officials from the Natchi- 
toches Police Department 
arrived at the students' 
apartment in the White 
Columns Apartment com- 
plex. 

They found Gregory 
Franklin, 19, sophomore 
industrial engineering tech- 



nology major from New 
Orleans, dead from a gun- 
shot wound. 

Upon investigation, the 
police did not find any signs 
of forced entry into the 
apartment, Hornsby said. 

The Natchitoches Police 
Department also invited 
members of the crime lab 
unit in Shreveport and mem- 
bers of the Rapides Parish 
Sheriff's Office crime scene 
unit to aid in the investiga- 
tion of this crime as docu- 
mented by a press release 
from Hornsby. 

At press time, the police 
had no leads into the cause 
of the shootings or any sus- 
pects. Natchitoches Police 
Chief Keith Thompson has 
asked for anyone with any 
information on the shooting 
to call the police department 
at 352-8101. 



Week of activities to 
raise awareness of 
sexual assault risks 



By Kyle Shirley 

Sauce Reporter 

Combating sexual assault 
is a new part of the Student 
Safety Committee's project 
Mission: Demon Safety. 
Related courses and activi- 
ties will be open to students. 

NSU counselor and chair- 
woman of the committee 
Leah Lentz said Sexual 
Assault Awareness Week 
will take place Monday 
through Friday. 

The "purple ribbon cam- 
paign" starts Monday. Stu- 
dents across campus will 
hand out purple ribbons, 
which are often used to rep- 
resent sexual assault, Lentz 
said. 



On Tuesday, the theater 
production "Drawing the 
Shades" will run at 4 p.m., 6 
p.m. and 8 p.m. in the LOFT 
Theatre. 

"This is a multimedia 
event where theater students 
are performing monologues 
that originally came from 
interviews of other students 
at universities throughout 
the nation," Lentz said. 

The production will 
include a slide show of statis- 
tics and information about 
sexual assaults on college 
campuses. 

Senior theater major Dal- 
las Bird is a member of the 
four-person cast performing 
the monologues. Bird said he 
was attracted to the show 

■ See Assault, page 3 



Surveillance cameras installed on campus 



By Savanna Mahaffey 

Sauce Reporter 

Surveillance cameras were 
installed at Turpin Stadium, 
Rapides Hall and Sabine Hall 
two months ago. 

Fourteen cameras were 
installed around Sabine Hall 
in high-volume areas such as 
the lobby, parking lot and 
between wings. Sabine Hall 
was chosen as a site for the 
surveillance cameras because 
it is highly populated. 

A high-definition rotating 
camera is positioned at the 
top of Turpin Stadium. The 
camera allows University 
police to view nearly every 
inch on campus. The cameras 
record at all times, and tapes 
are viewed by campus police 
when necessary. 

The camera at Turpin Stadi- 
um allows campus police to 




Leslie Westbrook/ the Current Sauce 

Here is an arial view of Dodd Hall (front left), the Student Union (right), Kyser Hall, and the Family and 
Consumer Sciences building.This view from the upper deck of Turpin stadium is similar to one of many 
angles the new security camera is capable of recording. 

zoom in on something as itary Science building. It also 
small as a license plate in covers Rapides Hall, Caddo 
front of the James A. Noe Mil- Hall, Greek Hill, Sibley Lake, 



Columns Apartments, tennis 
courts and the baseball field 
among others. 



University police chief 
Rickie Williams said the cam- 
eras were not installed at 
Turpin Stadium specifically 
for football games but 
because it is a high point on 
campus. The cameras can 
watch a larger area if they are 
elevated. 

"There really isn't a lot of 
crime at football games 
except for an occasional 
fight," Williams said. "If there 
is a fight, we can zoom in and 
recognize the involved par- 
ties." 

If people can be identified, 
Williams said they will be 
brought in for questioning, 
and the proper procedures 
will take place. 

Williams said if certain 
areas on campus become fre- 
quently hazardous, the cam- 
eras come in handy. 

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Over 700 turn out for elections 

Mr. and Miss NSU runoff continues today until 4:30 p.m. 



By Darren Lewis 

Sauce Reporter 

During the past months leading 
up to the presidential election, the 
importance of young voters, who 
could play a vital role in determin- 
ing the next leader of the United 
States, has been emphasized. 

Voting in the SGA and Home- 
coming Court elections on Oct. 22 
and 23 served as practice for stu- 
dents who will be voting in the 
November election. 

Y'esha Jackson, a senior Home- 
coming Court nominee, said, "Stu- 
dents need to use their right to 
vote, especially this year with 
another presidential election that 
will be close." 

More than 700 students voted in 
the elections to determine new 
class senators and members of the 
homecoming court, including Mr. 
and Miss NSU. The numbers 



showed an increase in student vot- 
ing. Speaker of the Senate Alan 
Sypert said there was a good voter 
turnout this fall. 

To get more students involved in 
the elections, SGA members 
increased focus on promotions 
prior to the election. 

"We put up more fliers, promot- 
ed on the radio and emphasized 
the importance of voters," Brandon 
Bailey, SGA senator at large, said. 

A student needed to receive 
nominations from three student 
organizations to become a candi- 
date for Homecoming Court. Can- 
didates for Mr. and Miss NSU 
needed to receive four nomina- 
tions. 

All sophomore, junior and senior 
class senator seats were won by 
acclamation, but the winners of the 
freshman class senator seats were 
determined by last week's election. 



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Math software to improve student success 



By Derrick Doyle 

Sauce Reporter 

The department of mathematics 
is focusing on improving the reten- 
tion and success of students in 
developmental math courses this 
semester by providing math soft- 
ware designed to improve their 
skills. 

The instructional software used 
primarily in Math 920 and 1021 
classes is part of a comprehensive 
strategy that Noel-Levitz, a nation- 
al academic consultant group, rec- 
ommended to keep struggling 
math students in classes. 

Kathy Autrey, assistant mathe- 
matics professor and developmen- 
tal math coordinator, explained 
that the software is a series of mod- 
ules that cover different math con- 
cepts, which includes lecture mate- 
rial, examples of how /to work 
problems and specific problem 
sets. 

"The examples that come up take 
them through step-by-step and 
show them exactly what to do and 
they can choose examples that are 
progressive and more complicat- 
ed," Autrey said. 

Autrey, who also works with 
high school teachers to prepare 



their students for college place- 
ment tests, discussed the software's 
usefulness in developmental math 
courses when reviewing fractions, 
decimals, percents and other math 
issues that might not be addressed 
in class due to time restraints. 

"They can go back in and look 
through the material and work 
through the problems and build 
their confidence and ability," 
Autrey said. "Particularly, non-tra- 
ditional students who have diffi- 
culty just because they may have 
been out of school a while and also 
for some of the other students who 
just missed some of the concepts as 
they were going through their high 
school years." 

Student registered in the devel- 
opmental math courses are auto- 
matically registered into the soft- 
ware system by their NSU enroll- 
ment data. When the math stu- 
dents log on to the software, they 
have access to the content that 
matches what is going on in their 
class. 

The cost of the license to use the 
software is incorporated into the 
math student's lab fees. 

"The whole point of the software 
is to make it easier to do homework 



because sitting down doing home- 
work with pencil and paper is 
tedious and dull," said Frank Serio, 
Jr., associate professor and mathe- 
matics department head. "Most 
people find time spent working 
with the computer to be less 
tedious than pencil and paper." 

Technical problems have risen 
with the new software, but Serio 
has received positive remarks from 
students about the software and he 
is sure the occurring technical 
problems are only temporary. 

"I have only spoken to a couple 
of students and they seem to like it 
well enough," Serio said. "Mostly 
we are having some technical diffi- 
culties, but that's pretty typical for 
a new piece of software." 

However, some math students 
are already reaping the benefits of 
the instructional software. 

"I'll use it because it helps me out 
100 percent of the time," said Colby 
Bizette, a freshman business major 
enrolled in the Math 1021 course. 

"It allows you to do more work 
at home and at school," Colby said. 
"It helps me when I can't get in 
touch with my teachers, I can go on 
the Internet and when I'm doing 
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elevator out of order 



By Blade Marcantel 

Sauce Reporter 

The 128E elevator in Kyser Hall 
is out of order this week. The door 
is partially pried open and deco- 
rated with bright yellow tape that 
warns, "Caution: Do Not Enter," 
as if one would attempt to enter 
the twisted doors and step on the 
upraised floor. 

Detective Doug Prescott said 
that a malfunction occurred, trap- 
ping one female on the elevator. 
The Natchitoches Fire Department 
was called to remove the victim 
from the elevator. The distress call 
was sent at 10:30 a.m., and the vic- 
tim was freed at 11:28. a.m. 
Prescott did not know what 
caused the malfunction. 

Randy McCormick, utilities 
supervisor at the Physical Plant 
said that the elevator worked cor- 
rectly by engaging the safety and 
stopping the door from opening, 
preventing any tragedy from hap- 
pening. McCormick said the ele- 
vator's age is likely to be the cause 
of its malfunction. He said the ele- 
vator is so old that the manufac- 
turer is no longer in business. 

"The elevator like much of the 
facilities here need to be replaced, 
the men at the Physical Plant do 
the best they can to hold every- 
thing together with band-aids," 
McCormick said. 

He said if the Physical Plant is 
unable to find a replacement for 
the elevator, a new one be fabri- 
cated. 




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j the damaged elevator in Kyser Hall that was placed out of order last 
week. A woman was trapped in this elevator for nearly an hour before she was 
rescued by police. 



NSU Police Blotter 



9-21-04 
10:29 a.m. 

There was a wreck reported at 
the Columns and both vehicles 
were moderately damaged. 

7:52 p.m. 

Two men were thought to be 
stuck in the Kyser Hall elevator, 
but they just couldn't get the door 
to close. 
9:28 p.m. 

Five men ran from an officer. It 
was a possible drug use. The offi- 
cer could smell it and requested 
assistance. 

9-22-04 

12:01 a.m. 
The fire alarm went off at 
Dodd. The members of the fire 
department were en route. 

2:07 a.m. 

A call was received concerning 
a hit and run in front of Rapides 
involving a motorcycle. 

3:04 a.m. 

A woman from the Columns 
called to report that another 
woman had knocked out the win- 
dow to her apartment and was on 
the front porch refusing to leave. 
At 4:26 a.m. the same woman 
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8:43 p.m. 

Damage to the entry gate of the 
Columns was reported. 
9-23-04 
12:03 p.m. 

The fire alarm at Rapides went 
off, and members of the fire 
department were en route. 

1:22 p.m. 
There was a medical emer- 
gency in Kyser. An officer was en 
route with the nurse, and employ- 
ees from the Natchitoches Parish 
Hospital were also en route. 

6:47 p.m. 

There was a fight at South Jef- 
ferson. 
10:55 p.m. 
The Sabine area coordinator 
called to report two men trying to 
get into the building after hours. 
9-24-04 
12:21 a.m. 

A CA from the Columns called 
because a pitt bull was running 
loose in the area. 

5:06 p.m. 

A male student requested to 
speak with an officer after anoth- 
er student walked up to him and 
slapped his cigarette out of his 
mouth. The two exchanged 
words, and they were advised 
that they would be brought to the 
station if they had to be dealt with 
again. 
5:28 p.m. 

A student called because the 
license plate on his motorcycle 
had been ripped off. 
9:22 p.m. 

A resident of Rapides called to 
report drug use on the south 
wing. 

9-25-04 

5:40 p.m. 



There was a report about a man 
in a white Chevrolet in front of 
Sabine harassing females. 

7:15 p.m. 

There was a possible car break- 
in. What appeared to be residue; 
from a brick or hard object was, 
found on the right rear passenger 
door where entry had been 
attempted. A window was 1 
cracked. 

9-26-04 

12:07 a.m. 

An officer spoke with a student 
who said he was taking pictures 
of the moon through the trees 
when he was facing Caddo Hall. 
He was advised to go back to his 
dorm. 

9:58 a.m. 
The Rapides fire went off. 
Members of the fire department 
were en route. It was a result of 
burned popcorn on 4th East. 

12:13 p.m. 

A call was received in reference 
to a blue Toyota at Rapides with 
slashed tires and its alarm going 
off. 

9-27-04 

3:52 p.m. 

There was a call from Watson 
Library in reference to a man 
harassing a woman on the second 
floor. 
7:06 p.m. 

Someone from Sabine called to 
report a woman who kept passing 
out. Paramedics were en route. 

10:12 p.m. 

There was a report of a possible 
suicidal student. 



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"For example, if we have a 
foblem with break-ins at the 
lossier Hall parking lot, we can 
atch or record that area," said 
Uliams. 

Williams said that the purpose 
the cameras is not for campus 
lice to spy on people but to be 
d as a tool to keep students 
id faculty safe by gathering evi- 
|ence and keeping an eye on 
fcjestionable areas 
"Cameras are always benefi- 
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t cameras are there. It's a psy- 
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've got someone on tape, it's 
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ding more surveillance cameras 
the campus is high, but the loca- 
pons of those cameras have not 
let been determined. 



NSU holds science symposium 



Courtesy NSU News Bureau 

A collection of world-renowned 
scientific leaders will assemble at 
Northwestern State University for 
an symposium on interdisciplinary 
science Oct. 6-8. The International 
Symposium on Interdisciplinary 
Science (ISIS) will host the most 
elite collection of interdisciplinary 
scientists ever to assemble in north 
Louisiana. 

The 40 plenary speakers are all 
discipline-leading researchers 
from the fields of physics, biology, 
chemistry, and mathematics. 
Among the distinguished speaker 
list are a Nobel Laureate in 
physics, the directors from several 
international research institutes, 
premier scientists from six differ- 
ent countries, and 14 faculty from 
Louisiana academe. 

The conference also boasts the 
first regional demonstration of a 
new microscope technology creat- 
ed by Richardson Technologies, 
Inc., a Canadian microscope engi- 
neering company. 



The group is assembling to pres- 
ent primary research in the context 
of interdisciplinary science, which 
is an emerging world-wide scien- 
tific trend. All major funding agen- 
cies and research corporations are 
facilitating interdisciplinary 
research in hopes of combining 
unique scientific perspectives to 
overcome the current limitations 
facing each individual discipline. 

"An event of this stature is a 
major boost for research and tech- 
nology-based economics in this 
region," said Dr. Nathan Hutch- 
ings, assistant professor of biology 
at NSU and co-director of the sym- 
posium. "The conference will have 
a positive impact on academia, 
economic development, and work- 
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moting new interdisciplinary 
research collaborations, exhibiting 
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SIFE is an international organi- 
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communities gain financial, tech- 
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Our organization also focuses on 
helping other gain knowledge of 
the global economy, business 
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All majors are welcome, there are 
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Our organizations tutors 
younger students in our commu- 
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little bit safer." 

On Wednesday the committee 
will host the program "NSU Men 
Against Sexual Assault" at 7 p.m. 
in the Student Union ballroom. 

Lentz said the program will be 
for all men. 

"It's not just men sexually 
assaulting women," she said. 
"Rape can happen to anyone. One 
in four men are sexually assaulted 
in their lives. We want men to 
know how to protect themselves as 



well and how to respond." 

Lentz said the week also will 
include Rape Aggression Defense 
Systems, a nine-hour basic self- 
defense course for women. 

The course will meet in the 
Health and PE. Majors' Building 
on Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 8 
p.m., Thursday from 5 p.m. to 8 
p.m. and Friday from 4 p.m. to 7 
p.m. 

Lentz said women participating 
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from actual attack response to how 
to survey the environment, and 
information about rape and date 
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have been exploited, and monks 
and nuns continue to be detained 
and tortured for daring to raise 
their voices for freedom. 

Students for a Free Tibet is an 
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Students for a Free Tibet meets 
Wednesdays at 5pm in the front 
lobby of Morrison Hall. 

Society of Professional 
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SPJ is scheduled to hold a Free- 
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Kyser Hall. Linda Lightfoot, 
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hold this new class. 

"It was part of our approach to 
trying to change the medical tech- 
nology program to bring in more 
students," Bodri said. "Our idea 
was to incorporate forensics as a 
component into it. We have more 
and more students that are interest- 
ed in doing crime scene investiga- 
tion." 

Bodri said the class consists of 
three lectures and one lab session 
each week. The lab involves the 
study of pig carcasses in the woods 
of the Grady Erwin History 
Reserve near NSU. 

Bodri said the class started with 
two dead pigs. 

"One is completely gone at this 
point, while the other one is still in 
a state of decay," Bodri said. "We 
go out at the beginning of every 
(lab) class to observe and collect 
insects." 

Monday, Bodri asked his class to 
stand several feet away from the 
carcass and remain silent, so that 
any insects or predators that may 
have been feeding on the corpse 
wouldn't be driven from the area. 

He then asked the students to 
discuss what changes had occurred 
since their last visit a week before. 
One student, Robert Lockwood, 
noticed that part of the skeleton 
had changed. 

"The jaw's been removed; I 
know the flies didn't do that," 
Lockwood said. 

Obviously, a strong stomach is a 
prerequisite for this course. Med- 
ical technology major Tiffany 
Doucette said dealing with the 
insects living in a decaying pig is 
"not as nasty as you think it is. 
More than you're disgusted, you're 
amazed. It's interesting more than 
it's nasty." 

Bodri said forensic entomology 
is useful in investigating a crime 
scene involving a dead body for 
two main reasons. 

"The primary reason is to try to 
determine post-mortem interval," 
Bodri said. "How long has this 
person been dead? 

"The second thing is location. In 
some instances you can prove that 
a body was moved, and you might 
even be able to tell where it was 
moved from, depending on what 
types of insects are on it. An ento- 
mologist is an expert witness if 




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Michael Bodri (right) examines a decomposing pig carcass with members of his 
class Monday. The class observes and collects the insects around the carcass. 



"Obviously, if one of your 
relatives was in a home and you 
went to visit them and they had 
maggots crawling around on 
them, you should, and I think 
you probably would, sue." 



Michael Bodri 



they go to court. They basically 
present the scientific evidence." 

Although the class concentrates 
on forensic entomology as it 
applies to crime scenes, Bodri said 
the students are learning other 
applications of the science as well. 
He outlined three aspects of it. 

First, urban entomology deals 
with insects associated with 
humans and their habitats. This 
area is useful in investigating law- 
suits involving factors such as ter- 
mite infestation. 

The second asj. set, he said, is 
"stored-products pests like flour 
beetles in your flour." Experts in 
this field are often used in food- 
contamination lawsuits. 

Bodri said: "Then there's the 
medical criminal entomology, 
which is the insects that are typical- 
ly associated with dead bodies, or 
live bodies, too. We deal with all 
three aspects, but the bulk of the 



course is on medical criminal ento- 
mology. Most people associate 
forensic entomology with looking 
at insects on dead bodies. But it's 
not just that." 

According to forensicentomolo- 
gy.com, the science can also be use- 
ful in investigating cases of abuse 
in children and neglect of the elder- 
ly. The Web site cites cases of par- 
ents intentionally using wasps and 
bees to sting their children as a 
form of punishment. 

Bodri said: "People who live in 
old folks' homes, if they're not get- 
ting the proper standard of care, 
they can get infestation of their tis- 
sues with fly larvae. Obviously, if 
one of your relatives was in a home 
and you went to visit them and 
they had maggots crawling around 
on them, you should, and I think 
you probably would, sue." 

In a case such as this, an ento- 
mologist would have to prove that 
the infestation was indeed due to 
neglect on the part of the nursing 
home, Bodri said. 

And when it comes to corpses, 
forensic entomologists are not lim- 
ited to examining humans. 

"Poaching is a huge problem," 
he said "If you think someone 
poached a bear, you can use insects 
to determine time of death on that 
bear, and you may be able to place 
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4 



Bush 's hypocrisy 




By J. Aaron 
"Q" Brown 



Bush and company have 
bashed Kerry over his inability to 
pick one side of an issue, magni- 
fying the fact that he voted for the 
war with Iraq but against fund- 
ing it. 

Poor Kerry is stuck with the 
politician's nightmare: trying to 
prove that he doesn't change his 
stance in response to voter opin- 
ion. So this week I'm turning the 
floodlight of Mr. Bush's own 
accusations back on him to show 
how his administration has not 
needed to flip-flop; the gulf 
between his words and actions 
widens every day as stated poli- 
cies give way to partisan goals. 

I speak, of course, of North 
Korea, the country the Bush 
administration wishes would 
stop screaming. Through three 
years of outlining and rabidly 
defending a policy of preemptive 
counter-terrorism, the adminis- 
tration has gone so far as to 
defend the invasion of Iraq on the 
grounds that Iraqi scientists knew 
how to build a nuke and could 
have passed on the information 
to terrorists. The Bush regime has 
quietly and persistently ignored 
the nuclear development of 
North Korea. This rogue nation, 
which Bush included in the so- 
called "axis of evil," now has the 
capability and the materials (in 
addition to simply the knowl- 
edge, which is available in the Q 
section of Watson Library) to con- 
struct nuclear weapons. At the 
time we went to war with Iraq, 



North Korean ambassadors had 
actually admitted to the assistant 
secretary of state that they had a 
uranium-enrichment program 
capable of producing six nukes in 
six months, and National Intelli- 
gence Estimate said that "Iraq 
probably would not be able to 
make a weapon until 2007 to 
2009." 

So why did we bomb Baghdad 
instead of Pyongyang? That's the 
fun part, boys and girls! You see, 
North Korea told us of the urani- 
um-enrichment program on 
October 4, 2002, about a week 
before Congress voted on the Iraq 
resolution. The Democrats 
weren't given this particular 
piece of intelligence , though, 
until October 17, far too late to 
change any votes for war. Even 
the head of the Senate Foreign 
Relations Committee, who 
should certainly know about 
such activity immediately, 
learned of the news only two 
hours before the press did. 

In this context, John Kerry's 
later vote on funding is even 
vaguely defensible, though still 
politically stupid. Watch the 
debates tonight. They'll be pre- 
digested, well-rehearsed, polite- 
ly-mediated question-and-BS ses- 
sions, but watch anyway, and 
remember: your government lies 
to you, America, and they play 
politics with the truth. 

Love me or hate me? I talk to 
everyone. Tell me all about it at 
saucefiller@hotmail.com 

J. Aaron Brown is a Louisiana 
Scholars' College student. His 
column appears weekly on the 
editorial page. His opinions do 
not necessarily reflect the opin- 
ions of the Sauce staff or of the 
University. 



Cleaning bathrooms opens sinuses 




By Savanna 
Ma naff ey 



I am a typical germophobe. I 
hate public restrooms, carry hand 
sanitrzer in my bag and flush the 
toilet with my foot. My suitemates 
and I rotate out cleaning our bath- 
room, and it was my turn this past 
week. 

I like to clean because it relieves 
stress. However, I don't like the 
idea that I could potentially come 
into contact with someone else's 
bodily fluids even though all of 
my suitemates are very clean. 

So I slid my hands into some 
rubber gloves and sprayed every- 
thing with disinfectant spray. 
Then, I mopped. Newsflash: mop- 
ping first does not work because 
your shoes track dirt. 

Next, I started on the shower 
and toilet. I didn't realize it at the 
time, but I used way too much 
bleach. My roommate said she 
could smell it all the way down 
the third-floor hall. 

I took a shower later that night 
and got sick because the steam 
contained bleach, and it opened 
up my sinuses. I know I sneezed 
25 times in a row, and I had to 
blow my nose every five seconds. 
When I woke up the next morn- 
ing, it looked like I was gift 
wrapped in tissue paper because 
all of my used tissues were still in 
bed with me. 

That is not a good situation for a 
germophobe. Still, I had to go to 



class even though I just did not 
feel like getting ready. 

Since college, I had never taken 
advantage of being allowed to 
wear pajama pants to class. I 
decided to try it out by wearing 
my green cotton Dr. Seuss pajama 
bottoms all day, and it was fantas- 
tic. Ironically, people even told me 
that I was cute, which is not some- 
thing I hear on a regular basis. 

I had to wear uniforms in high 
school, and it was awful. I have 
been dressing comfortably since I 
graduated. There is no way I am 
going to walk around campus in 
high heels or a dress. 

Sometimes jeans are even too 
uncomfortable. I hate the way blue 
jeans are made for girls. Even 
though some girls might enjoy it, I 
do not want to look like I airbrush 
my jeans onto my legs. 

For the most part, I am very low 
maintenance. I shower, brush my 
hair and teeth, throw on some- 
thing comfortable and head out 
the door. It takes me about 30 min- 
utes. People take a double take 
when I actually take the time to fix 
my hair and put on makeup 
because it is such a rare occur- 



rence. 



It is actually pretty cool being 
able to go from one extreme to the 
other. It is like I have an alter-ego. 
It is just too bad one of me cannot 
stay in my bed asleep while the 
other goes to algebra at 8 a.m. 

Savanna Mahaffey is a fresh- 
man journalism major. Her opin- 
ions do not necessarily reflect the 
opinions of the Sauce staff or of 
the University. 



OpinionsI 



Presidential debate: "scripted beauty contest"? 



By Justin Shatwell 

The two major candidates for the 
presidency of the United States will 
meet tonight for the first of 3 
debates, or at least that is what we 
are told. Upon closer inspection of 
the rules, one discovers that the 
event scheduled for this evening is 
more of a candidate showcase than 
anything resembling a debate. 

The lackluster quality of the 
event this evening is not surpris- 
ing. Presidential debates in the 
past haven't exactly been the kind 
of rhetorical showdown that one 
would expect in a competition for 
the most powerful position in the 
world. However, this year's 
debates have reached a new level 
of ridiculousness that is nothing 
less than a slap in the face to that 
ever shrinking portion of the 
American people that actually care 
about the issues. 

The rules governing this 
evening's festivities (which were 



negotiated and agreed upon by 
both candidates) ban the two men 
from addressing each other. They 
are not allowed to ask each other 
questions or call on the other to 
make any kind of pledge or com- 
mitment. In fact, they are not even 
allowed to appear on camera at the 
same time. The two candidates 
will have so little interaction this 
evening that it will be difficult to 
tell that they are even in the same 
room. 

Although this format is repug- 
nant, it makes perfect sense politi- 
cally. Generally, people are not 
interested in who is more intelli- 
gent or a quicker thinker. They do 
not care about the candidates' wit 
or ideas. Rather, people judge the 
winner of the debate based on who 
looks more "presidential." As 
proof, just think of the great debate 
mistakes of American history: Al 
Gore's visible sigh, which made 
him look snotty; George Bush Sr. 
checking his watch, which made 
him look disinterested; and 



Richard Nixon not wearing make- 
up, which made him look like a 
zombie. Political analysts have 
sighted these instances as major 
mistakes that helped solidify their 
opponents' victories, not because it 
betrayed some inadequacy of that 
candidates plan for leading the 
country, but because it contradicted 
the pristine wax image Americans 
hold of what a president should be. 

The aim of the event this evening 
is not to prove who is a better 
leader, but to give each candidate 
the chance to look as presidential 
as possible. The rules have been 
tailored to create this effect. Each 
candidate will only be on screen 
when he is speaking, removing the 
chance of stray sighs or gestures 
being caught on film. The candi- 
dates will not be shown standing 
together, a major concern for the 
Bush camp since the taller candi- 
date has won every election but 
one in the TV age. There are even 
rules ensuring that each candidate 
will have access to the make-up 



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Student complains about 
police apathy 

Dear Editor: 

I am writing in concern to the 
recent robberies in the parking lot 
behind the Creative and Perform- 
ing Arts building. For those who 
are not informed, there were 
many cars that were broken into 
during the football game this 
weekend. 

I, a performing arts student, 
was in shock when I heard from 
my fraternity brothers and friends 
that car windows were broke, 
wallets were stolen, and stereo 
systems were taken. The victims 
of these crimes were immediately 
told to contact the authorities and 
explain their situation. All the 
police that did show up only 
asked general questions and real- 
ly did not assess the victims with 
concern and sympathy. They 
acted like it was nothing - and 
unimportant. 

As for an investigation, the 
police notified the victims that 
they could not do an extensive 
search for the criminals who com- 
mitted these acts because they 
"did not have the funds to pay for 
the investigation." Excuse me? 
No funds? Where the heck is the 
hard earned money of the college 
student going if our own campus 
police so quick to write out tickets 
for "improper parking" or "non- 
registered vehicles" and collect 
money for those minor offenses 
and then reluctant to perform and 
investigation for students that 
have been robbed. 

For instance, I received a ticket 
for not having my vehicle regis- 
tered (which it was, they just did 
not bather to check) and the 
police were unwilling to take any 
pains with me and my situation. 
It really upsets me that with a 
small situation like that, the police 
are willing take for themselves, 
but in a bigger one (like the rob- 
beries) they shrug their shoulders 
and act as if it does not apply to 
them. 

Aren't campus police here for 
our safety? How safe is it when 
our own police do not attempt to 
help out the student, but the stu- 
dents who make non-moving vio- 
lations are required to fork out 
money for fees (that have been 
raised, mind you) and help the 
police and the university? 

In my opinion, our campus 
security should take into mind the 
needs of the students, especially 
when an extreme situation where 
money and valuables are taken. 
This is college, and not everyone 
can afford to pay a $75.00 ticket or 
have their sound system taken. 
Isn't Northwestern's motto 
"where the students come first?" 
Doesn't look like it to me. 

David S. Steele 
Sophomore music education 
major 



Letters to the Editor 



Student reacts to Vicnair 

On behalf of the 79% of 
Louisianans, who are backward 
homophobic rednecks, I would 
like to reply to Mr. Vicknair's let- 
ter in the September 23 edition of 
the Current Sauce. I would like to 
invite Mr. Vicknair to leave 
Louisiana if he is so unhappy 
with the moral and political 
beliefs of the fine people of this 
state. If he can't afford to leave, 
please contact me and I will give 
him a free ride to Los Angeles, 
San Francisco, New York or any 
other city where his views will be 
appreciated. I can't believe that a 
SENIOR in the SCHOLARS' COL- 
LEGE can only resort to name 
calling and stereotyping to make 
his point. Surely such an educated 
man can come up with something 
better than "redneck southern- 
ers." In short sir, "I know you are, 
but what am I?" 

I am not homophobic. I have 
several acquaintances that are gay 
(or whatever the politically correct 
term of the week is); while I do 
not agree with their lifestyle, I feel 
it is their choice - not mine. How- 
ever, I feel the concept of marriage 
has always been and should 
remain between a man and a 
woman. While I will not try to 
impose my religious beliefs on 
you, marriage is more or less a 
religious institution. All major 
religions (not just Christian reli- 
gions) have established marriages 
between men and women. I am 
not aware of any religion that 
supports the union of two men or 
two women. Why should we 
change our beliefs and practices 
to support a known minority? 

In Mr. Vicknair's letter, he 
compares the gay marriage issue 
to slavery and the equal right that 
black people fought for. To this I 
can only say, "HOW DARE 
YOU!!!" You have belittled the tri- 
als and tribulations that countless 
African Americans endured to the 
level of such a trivial cry for atten- 
tion. Please Mr. Vicknair, get a life 
and please get more value out of 
the education that mommy and 
daddy are paying for. Your com- 
parisons should offend and out- 
rage every person whose ances- 
tors have ever had to fight for the 
right to eat at a restaurant, drink 
from a water fountain, or ride on 
a bus. It offends me and I am not 
a minority. 

While I find Mr. Vicknair's let- 
ter repulsive, I believe there is a 
lot to be learned from it. The liber- 
als don't believe in democracy. 
They believe they know what is 
best for us and they are going to 
"fix" society for us whether we 
want them to or not. They try to 
impose their beliefs on us at every 
turn, from gay marriage to gun 
control; they try to tell us we are 
not smart enough to make deci- 



sions for ourselves. I say it is time 
for the conservatives to stand up 
and push back. We have shown 
that we are the majority (at least 
in the south) if we become as 
proactive as the liberals, we can 
stop the influx of liberal view- 
points and preserve our heritage 
of having at least some degree of 
common sense and moral value. 

Lastly, this ole' guntotin' knu- 
cledraggin', Bible thumppin', butt 
scratching redneck would like to 
say, I am not sorry for my beliefs 
nor the beliefs of my fellow south- 
erners. We have just as much right 
to our beliefs as anyone else. So 
Mr. Vicknair, I've got the truck 
warmed up. When is our road 
trip? 

Eric Cason 
NSU Sophomore 

Student responds to 
Shatwell and Boudreaux 

I agree with Mr. Shatwell's 
argument raised two weeks ago 
that marriage is a religious institu- 
tion and, according to the separa- 
tion of church and state, the gov- 
ernment has no business making 
policy regarding religious prac- 
tices. Marriage is only defined as 
a union between man and woman 
due to religious context, a consid- 
eration that should bear no 
weight in the creation of legal pol- 
icy. According to the first amend- 
ment of the U.S. Constitution, 
"Congress shall make no law 
respecting an establishment of 
religion or prohibiting the free 
exercise thereof." The law ban- 
ning gay marriage passed several 
weekends ago was a federally 
unconstitutional act constraining 
the right to practice religion freely 
in this country. 

If you're wondering whether or 
not any religions would actually 
recognize a same sex marriage as 
valid the answer is yes, they exist. 
Yes, they already do acknowledge 
homosexual marriages as valid. 
They can also be found in this 
state. If you look really closely, 
they can even be found in this 
town. 

Of course, gays and lesbians 
will continue to marry in 
Louisiana. It is an entirely foolish 
notion to think otherwise. What- 
ever imagined threat to the sancti- 
ty of heterosexual marriage oppo- 
nents of gay marriage fear it is 
still there. It even calls itself by 
the name 'marriage.' 

Last week, Mr. Boudreaux 
admitted that he did not "want 
homosexuals engaged in long- 
term relationships to be 'mar- 
ried.'" He also said that his posi- 



artist of their choice and be si 
plied with ample facilities to be 
tify themselves for the camera. 

What will we see this even 
The best we could hope for is 
candidates better explaining the 
stances on several issues, though 
doubt it. What is more likely is " 
the moderator will lob a pi, 
dictable question over the plau „• , 
and the candidate will recite the \ i S3 
prepared remarks on that subje< ^ • ° V ' 
sticking to broad vague sound bit , y tr j, enc 
that sound impressive but expla 
little. Afterward, the press wi f , 
have experts analyze their tone < 7 CV f 
voice, word choice, and hand gej m % , r 
tures, and arbitrarily declare the " y 
party's candidate the winner. r 
So in short, if you want to watc W ' 
a heavily scripted beauty contes ' ma ^ ^ 
tune in this evening. If you actua ^ crusn ' 
ly want to learn about the issue 
that will affect the lives of million 
of Americans and countless other 
around the world, pick up a news 
paper and read it with a grain c D 631 " 
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conservative. I did not realize " e P 
that voting for big government W&V* 1 ?*! 
make policy on religious practices , 
was a conservative action. How * ras . mvo1 
interesting. * hmd t 

Returning to my point, many fi™?^ 
homosexuals are already married ro ^ shl PP 
and no amendment will change J° - 
that. Mr. Boudreaux's forthcom- ^ be a 
ing wedding will be "equated romant 
with the 'marriage' of two men or Hve Als< 
two women" whether he likes it on 8 dlsta 
or not. If that equation is a mattei E 3 " ext 
of his marriage being compared tt rV 1 " 6 ! 
a loving same-sex couple that 
cares for, depends on, and trusts 
one another, then he should be 



glad for it. All the amendment 
has done is deny a minority of 
people equal economic rights 
under the law. 
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Mr. Boudreaux's understanding oi fP ™ ul .'' 
the economic gains of marriage. 1 , 1J 
am a heterosexual uninterested in ^ 
having children. I suppose he El * eeven ] 
intends to exclude me the right to J J, 10 ^ 
leave my earthly possessions to 
my spouse should I die before het * )me T ran ' 
I am, after all, not an adequate "J Just 
breeder. Furthermore, he seems Y ou 
to forget that many homosexuals ^ ™ ust , 
not only have children but are J our bo >' t 
capable of conceiving new ones. ° n 8 0e ^ 
Artificial insemination is a viable sfa S e and 
option for lesbian couples. 

Uncharacteristically, Mr. 
Boudreaux ends his letter on a 
rather liberally optimistic note. 
He supposes that "by the time 
[his] children are making deci- 
sions, this debate will be old hat 



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the small differences between a 
civil union and a marriage." It 
would almost have been a worth- * r ° n y ? 1 
while statement had it not been uptrc 
followed up by, "for now [he fcg innin £ 
does] not think homosexuals 
should be allowed to marry." 
Well, it is a wonderful thing when 
you implicate yourself in stifling 
the social progress of your own 
society. It saves the rest of us the 
trouble. 

The gay couples that were mar- 
ried before the amendment came 
to a vote are still married, so I 
guess Mr. Boudreaux's hope that 
the institution of marriage would 
not be changed has been reward- 
ed. (What his marriage has to do 
with anyone else's is beyond me, 
but whatever the case, marriage is 
the same). However, Mr. 
Boudreaux has prevented the gay 
elderly gentleman whose hus- 
band just died without a will from 
inheriting the possessions that his 
partner left him. Congratulations. 

Paul Jannise 
LSC Senior 



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worshipping his hotness in the 
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you must instantly break up with 
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stage and it is affecting your feel- 
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than you have a problem. 

So, Stumped, if this is the point 
that you are at then there is no 
way to avoid hurting your 
boyfriend. It will hurt him more 
if you lie and stay with him while 
you pursue your crush, and you 
are bound to get caught up in a 
tangled mess. So it would be eas- 
ier on you if you are just honest 
and upfront with him from the 
beginning. You must let him 
know that you have feelings for 
someone else. The way you deal 
With this is up to the both of you. 
You may either want to take a 
break from each other for a 
While, and see other people, or 
just break it off completely. But 
before you do this, find out how 
your crush feels about you. If he 
Wants nothing to do with you, 
you may want to rethink telling 
your boyfriend. Otherwise you 
■nay ruin a great relationship for 
absolutely no reason. But keep in 
mind that if you are willing to 
break up with your boyfriend 
over this crush then you might 
not want to stay with him even if 
your crush rejects you. 

Right now, you are in college, 
and you are going to meet a ton 
of new people everyday and a lot 
of them are going to be very 
interesting and attractive. A lot of 
them will be really weird, too, 
but that is beside the point. If you 
are ready to settle down that is 
fine and it is great that you found 
Someone who really captures 
your attention. But be aware that 
this is one of the few times in 
your life that you will be virtual- 
ly surrounded by thousands of 
available guys your age, and it 
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'Phase two: Reintroduce carbs - 
add back the foods you crave 



little by little and very gradual- 
ly 

•Phase three: A diet for life - the 
final phase lasts the rest of your 
life, eating normal foods in 
smaller portions 

Source: www.southbeachdietcom 



By Samantha Foley 

Sauce Reporter 

Low-carb. Low-fat. Quick fix. 

Katie Haynes, a registered nurse 
from a Shreveport obstetrics clinic, 
says exercise is always the key to 
staying fit, and people need to 
choose a diet that fits their 
lifestyle. 

A few popular diets among stu- 
dents are the Atkins Diet, the 
South Beach Diet and the Cabbage 
Soup Diet. 

Atkins.com states that the diet is 
a four-phase eating plan in con- 
junction with vitamin and mineral 
supplementation and regular exer- 
cise. 

"My grandparents got on Atkins 
for health reasons and it was real- 
ly successful," says senior journal- 
ism major, Chelsea Smith. "They 
could eat luxurious meals that 
included steak and shrimp. It was 
not a huge change in their regular 
diet." 

Some dieters cannot live with- 
out carbohydrates. Northwest- 
ern's Lady of the Bracelet, Alicia 
Schulz, says her prior experience 
with the Atkins Diet was unsuc- 
cessful. "I hated it because it made 
me dizzy and pass out," she says. 
"If 1 don't have carbs I don't have 
energy." 

Another popular diet is the 
South Beach Diet, created by cardi- 
ologist Arthur Agatston. The diet 
is neither low-fat nor low-carb; it 
teaches dieters the right carbs and 
the right fats, according to south- 
beachdiet.com. 

Some find this diet a bit easier to 
follow than the Atkins Diet. 



The Web site cites the May 3, 
2003, article in Newsweek "It 
retains the best part of the Atkins 
regime, meat, while losing the 
tenet that all carbs should be 
avoided. Instead, Agatston 
encourages a well-balanced diet 
that includes plenty of fruit, veg- 
etables and whole grains, plus 
nuts and healthy oils. 

While the Atkins Diet and the 
South Beach diet are long-term 
weight loss plans, a quick solution 
to weight loss is the Cabbage Soup 
Diet. This low-fat, high fiber diet 
should be followed for seven days. 
After a week, dieters take a two- 
week break. 

Each day on the Cabbage Soup 
Diet, the dieter eats cabbage soup 
with other designated foods. 

According to the Web site, cab- 
bage-soup-diet.com, this diet is 
not suitable for long-term weight 
loss; it is a "kick-start" for a more 
moderate diet. 

The Web site also claims that the 
diet can help you lose up to 10 
pounds in only seven days. 

"I tried this diet in high school 
and lost weight really quickly, but 
I do not know if it was only 10 
days," Smith says. 

With so many dieting options 
available choosing the right one 
can be tricky. Schulz says she 
advises others to exercise, follow 
the food groups and watch sugar 
and fat intake. 

Haynes says she also agrees. 
"Exercise and watching what you 
eat is old-fashioned, but one of the 
best ways to lose weight and have 
you feeling better." 



Seven Days of Cabbage Soup Four Phases of Atkins 



•Day one: Eat as much fruit as 
desired, except bananas, and 
drink unsweetened teas, cranber- 
ry juice and water. 

•Day two: Eat as much vegeta- 
bles as desired, including a baked 
potato with butter at dinner. 

•Day three: Mix days one and 
two. 

•Day four: Eat up to eight 
bananas and drink as many glass- 



es of skim milk as desired. This 
day is supposed to lessen your 
cravings for sweets. 

•Day five: Eat 10 to 20 ounces of 
beef, up to six fresh tomatoes and 
drink six to eight glasses of water. 

•Day six: Eat as much beef and 
vegetables as desired. 

•Day seven: Eat brown rice, 
unsweetened fruit juices and veg- 
etables. 

Source: www.cabbage-soup-diet.com 



► Phase One: Induction - Restrict 
carbohydrate consumption to 
20 grams daily. 

•Phase two: Ongoing weight loss 
- Increase carbohydrates by five 
grams weekly until weight loss 
stops. 

• Phase three: Pre-maintenance - 
Make the transition from 
weight loss to weight mainte- 



nance by increasing carbohy- 
drate intake to 10-gram incre- 
ments each week. 
Phase four: Lifetime mainte- 
nance - Select from a wide vari- 
ety of foods while controlling 
carbohydrate intake to ensure 
weight maintenance and sense 
of well-being. 



Source: www.aikins.com 



Students eat healthy on a budget 



By EmmaLee Jordan 

Sauce Reporter 



Deep fat fried, triple cheese, 
gravy-smothered, and add bacon 
please! 

Let's face the facts. It is cheap to 
eat what is bad for us. We get the 
message daily that good nutrition 
is critical for a healthy lifestyle, but 
is it really possible to have a filet 
mignon diet on a chopped beef 
budget? 

Juanice Moses, nutrition educa- 
tor for the LSU Agriculture Center, 
said the answer is yes. The center 
has a detailed plan on how to man- 
age meal money. Moses said there 
are several ways to save money 
when buying healthy foods, and 
they all center around smart plan- 
ning. She said start by setting a 
food budget and planning meals 
for the week. Then make a list to 
help you remember what you need 
and keep you from buying what 
you do not. Check the newspaper 
for special buys and coupons. 
Moses said to compare unit prices 
and nutrition labels of similar 
items in the store. 

Amanda Roberts, the clinical 
dietician at the Natchitoches Parish 
Hospital, said some basic staples, 
such as beans and rice, provide 
good nutrition, and few calories 
and grams of fat. Roberts said to 
buy large pieces of produce when 
it is sold per piece and small pieces 
when sold by the pound. She also 
said people should watch sale 
papers for deals on fresh fruit and 
vegetables. Canned vegetables are 
often a good value, but Roberts 
said rinsing them under cold water 
and re-covering them with fresh 
water lowers the sodium content. 

Grain products are also inexpen- 
sive and contribute healthy fiber to 



the diet. Roberts said to buy whole 
wheat bread. She also said pasta is 
very healthy if vegetables and low- 
fat or fat-free dressing is added. 

When buying meat, Roberts said 
the best choices are chicken, tuna, 
turkey or loin portions of pork and 
beef. She said shopping in the 
evening is a good idea because 
meat markets often mark down 
prices at the end of the day. Roberts 
also said substituting Canadian 
bacon or imitation bacon bits for 
regular bacon is another good idea. 

Roberts said eating healthy can 
be more expensive, but the benefits 
outweigh the cost. She said, 

"Making healthy changes in eat- 
ing will save you money down the 
road in healthcare even it it's a dol- 
lar more expensive now," Roberts 
said. 

Lucy Dowden, junior education 
major, said she is counting calories 
and cash. Dowden said she has 
some hints when it comes to eating 
healthy on a budget. 

First, she tries not to eat out often 
because it can get expensive and 
usually is not very healthy. When 
she does eat out, Dowden said she 
chooses less expensive restaurants 
that offer low-fat choices, like Sub- 
way and Quizno's. 

Dowden said she keeps her 
apartment stocked with canned 
vegetables and fruit, cereal and 
sandwich supplies. She said 
canned produce is less expensive 
than fresh, and has almost identical 
nutritional value. 

Dowden said cereal is inexpen- 
sive and when the right choices are 
made, is low in fat, calories and 
sugar. Many cereals are also high in 
fiber. Dowden said her favorite 
cereal is Special K with red berries. 

Sandwiches can be very healthy 
when made with proper ingredi- 
ents. Dowden said she likes turkey, 




which is low in fat and high in pro- 
tein. She also said whole grain 
bread is a better choice than white 
when making sandwiches. 

When satisfying her sweet tooth, 
Dowden said a smoothie does the 
trick. 

"I like nonfat yogurt, milk and 
strawberries," Dowden said. 
"They're so good and a lot better 
for you than ice cream or cookies." 

Carly Williams, senior health 
and exercise science major, said she 
is very health conscience. She said 
her kitchen is stocked with wheat 
pasta, fruit and frozen vegetables. 

When at a fast food restaurant, 
Williams said she opts for a salad 
or grilled chicken sandwich. She 
said food is not the only thing to 
consider when trying to stay 
healthy. Williams said exercise 
plays a vital role in a healthy 
lifestyle. 

"I exercise a considerable 
amount. I ride my bike, take 
weight-training class and aerobics 
class, use hand weights, walk the 
track and play IM sports," 
Williams said. 



Chris Reich/ the Current Sauce 

She said exercise is important for 
appearance and helps reduce the 
risk for disease. Williams said exer- 
cise also raises metabolism and 
increases muscle mass, which 
allows the body to burn more calo- 
ries. 

Students bum calories walking 
to Iberville, Vic's or the Ren- 
dezvous, but when they get there, 
what are the healthy choices? 

Nutritionists say salad is an 
obvious choice for a healthy meal. 
It's a great way to load up on the 
recommended daily servings of 
vegetables. A good idea is to add 
some lean meat or eggs for protein 
and iron. Also, try not to ruin a 
good thing by adding a heavy 
dressing. 

Wraps are also a healthy choice. 
Get lean meat on a wheat tortilla. 
Go light on the mayo, or replace it 
with a fat-free substitute like mus- 
tard or salsa. Pile on vegetables 
and you have yourself a meal. 

It is always smart to be healthy, 
so keep these valuable tips in mind 
and it will be easy to watch your 
wallet and your waistline! 




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Ok so we all know that diet 
and exercise are the easiest way 
to maintain a healthy lifestyle — 
that's a given; however, did you 
know that some of the foods that 
we eat everyday can be extreme- 
ly harmful to your appearance? 
By appearance, I don't mean 
your shape; I mean your hair, 
skin, nails, teeth and eyes. Many 
times the mistakes we make in 
our diet can have a drastic effect 
on our how we look. Although 
physical appearance might not 
be your number one priority 
right now, the health of your 
appearance should be. 

During the stressful time of 
studying for an important exam, 
you may be tempted to order a 
late-night pizza for sustenance. 
After scarfing the entire thing 
down, you will probably feel full, 
bloated and super-uncomfort- 
able — but worst consequence 
does not come until you wake up 
in the morning. A massive col- 
lection of little creatures we all 
despise called bacteria collabo- 
rate with the grease from your 
previous meal and produce 
something we dread: pimples. 

Keeping a healthy diet in your 
life is important to your com- 
plexion. By getting into a routine 
of drinking plenty of water, stay- 
ing away from greasy foods like 
pizza or fatty hamburgers and 
keeping veggies on your appetite 
you'll keep your risk of clutter- 
ing your skin at a distance and 
possibly prevent some future 
skin diseases. 

This week I hope to peak your 
interest with fruits, veggies and 
other mandatory elements for 
your diet. 

Water: 

This first element that I cannot 
stress enough about is water. 
Water is the purest beverage the 
human body can take in — know 
why? The human body is made 
up of between 45 and 60 percent 
water. Water helps keep the 
body hydrated, obviously, but it 
also does more than that. Drink- 
ing lots of water keeps your skin 
from shriveling — especially your 
face. Once your face starts shriv- 
eling, its only a matter of time 
before the wrinkles will appear. 
It is important to drink water to 
keep skin supple and moist, lev- 
eling out your complexion. 
Keeping water in your system 
also lessens your chance of a 
breakout — the fluid lets the 
impurities in your body flow out. 

Kiwi: 

This fruit looks a lot like a 
small brown fuzzy egg on the 
outside, but the inside is a sweet, 
delightful and green "meat." 
This fruit is a native of New 
Zealand and brings its exotic 
homeopathic benefits along with 
it. Kiwis are loaded with vitamin 
C, which helps keep your 
immune system strong; however 
is also helps keep your face full 
of pigmentation. Ever get the 
feeling that you are starting to 
look a little pale? Grab a nice 
fuzzy kiwi and enjoy! 

Avocados: 

Many people might consider 
avocados a really fatty food, but 
look at it this way. Avocados are 
packed with unsaturated fats 
which are the "good" fats — so 
don't worry about the calorie or 
fat intake. According to the Cali- 
fornia Avocado Advisory Board, 
an 8-ounce avocado only con- 
tains 139 calories. It also contains 
high amounts of vitamin C, thi- 
amine, riboflavin and potassium. 
Potassium helps prevent dermal 
(skin) bruising and also aids in 
healing bruises. 

Dairy Products: 

For some folks, anything dairy 
can be severely harmful to their 
gastrointestinal system. For 
those people who CAN digest 
dairy products, I suggest adding 

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anything like milk, cheese or 
yogurt to your diet. Milk and 
cheese contain protein which is 
vital for healthy muscle mainte- 
nance and to keep hair and nails 
shiny and smooth. Yogurt is really 
important for your facial com- 
plexion — it contains useful bacte- 
ria that keeps pores open and 
clear. Whatever dairy product 
you choose, know this: it all has 
massive amounts of calcium, 
which is vital for bone structure 
which includes teeth, keeping 
your chompers healthy and 
strong. 

Tomatoes: 

According to the Food Net- 
work, tomatoes are members of 
the "nightshade" family which 
also includes the potato and egg- 
plant. Tomatoes are rich in vita- 
mins A, B and C, potassium, iron, 
phosphorus and lycopene. 
Lycopene is probably the most 
beneficial element found in these 
"love apples." Lycopene helps 
eyesight — it is a proven fact! 
Improving your eyesight helps 
bring out the gleam in your eyes. 

Tuna: 

Tuna is not just the chicken of 
the sea. Tuna has some really 
awesome elements in it that are 
really good for you. First off, it is 
packed with Omega-3 fatty acids 
which are great for preventing 
heart attacks and obesity. It also 
has more protein in it than beef 
does, which is great for your nails 
and hair-not to mention that it is 
also great "brain food." 

These diet elements are not the 
only things that are great for you, 
but they are some of the most 
important. If you are wanting 
more information on food for 
beauty, go to www.food.com or 
grab the book "Beauty Food" by 
Dagmar von Cramm which is 
available at major bookstores. 

If you have any questions or 
comments about fashion, trends, 
or products, contact Raquel at 
SaucyFashion@aol.com. 



The skinny on eating disorders and one student's success story 



By Jonathan Newell 

Sauce Reporter 

Being healthy does not necessar- 
ily mean being thin. 

More than 35 percent of college 
women use bingeing and purging 
to control their weight, according 
to the American Psychological 
Association,. 

However, about 10 percent of 
those with eating disorders are 
male, according to the Anorexia 
Nervosa and Related Eating Disor- 
ders, Inc. 

Eating disorders are complex 
conditions arising from a combina- 
tion of long-standing psychologi- 
cal, interpersonal and social condi- 
tions. 

Scientists are still researching the 
primary causes for emotional and 
physical damages, although they 
know about some general issues 
that can contribute to developing 
eating disorders, according to the 
National Eating Disorders Aware- 
ness and Prevention Program. Eat- 
ing disorders go beyond the issue 
of just food. People use food for 
emotional reasons, trying to relieve 
overwhelming issues in their lives. 

Different Eating Disorders 

Eating Disorders such as anorex- 
ia, bulimia and binge-eating disor- 
der include extreme emotions, atti- 
tudes and behaviors surrounding 
weight and food issues, which can 
have life-threatening conse- 
quences. 

Anorexia Nervosa is characterized 
by self-starvation and excessive 
weight loss. 



"For me, it is easier 
to just say that when 
I had an eating 
disorder, I merely 
existed. Because we 
have the pressure of 
society to be thin, we 
diet and starve 
ourselves." 

"Stephanie" 

a former bulimic 



Symptoms include: 

Refusal to maintain body weight 
at or above a minimally normal 
weight for height, body type, age, 
and activity level 

Intense fear of weight gain or 
being "fat" 

Feeling "fat" or overweight 
despite dramatic weight loss 

Loss of menstrual periods 

Extreme concern with body 
weight and shape 

Bulimia Nervosa is characterized 
by a secretive cycle of binge eating 
followed by purging. Bulimia 
includes eating large amounts of 
food — more than most people 
would eat in one meal — in short 
periods of time, then getting rid of 
the food and calories through vom- 
iting, laxative abuse, or over-exer- 
cising. 



Symptoms include: 

Repeated episodes of bingeing 
and purging 

Feeling out of control during a 
binge and eating beyond the point 
of comfortable fullness 

Purging after a binge, (typically 
by self-induced vomiting, abuse of 
laxatives, diet pills and /or diuret- 
ics, excessive exercise, or fasting) 

Frequent dieting 

Extreme concern with body 
weight and shape 

Binge Eating Disorder (also 
known as compulsive overeating) 
is characterized primarily by peri- 
ods of uncontrolled, impulsive or 
continuous eating beyond the point 
of feeling comfortably full. While 
there is no purging, there may be 
sporadic fasts or repetitive diets 
and often feelings of shame or self- 
hatred after a binge. People who 
overeat compulsively may struggle 
with anxiety, depression and loneli- 
ness, which can contribute to their 
unhealthy episodes of binge eating. 
Body weight may vary from nor- 
mal to mild, moderate or severe 
obesity. 

Other eating disorders can 
include some combination of the 
signs and symptoms of anorexia, 
bulimia and /or binge-eating disor- 
der. While these behaviors may not 
be clinically considered a full syn- 
drome eating disorder, they can 
still be physically dangerous and 
emotionally draining. All eating 
disorders require professional help. 



One Student's Break- 
through 

"For me, it is easier to just si 
that when I had an eating disordj 
and I was bulimic, I merely exJ 
ed," said a former bulimic at Na 
referred to as Stephanie. "I jj 
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and improve her life, but the cycj 
was overpowering, she said. 

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that I had to do, and I pretty muc <| 
hated my life because of it." 

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women and men are pressured t 
look a standard way - thin. Every 
where you look, she says, maga 
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lean men and thin women. 

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For help or information, call the 
Office of Counseling and Carea 
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hours 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. In ar 
emergency, contact the Universitj 
Police at 357-5431 and ask them to 
contact a counselor for you. 



General eating disorder statistics 

Over one person's lifetime, at least 50,000 individuals will die as direct result of their eating disorder. 



• 0.5%-3.7% of females suffer from Anorexia Nervosa 

• l.l%-4.2% of females suffer from Bulimia Nervosa in their lifetime 

• 2%-5% of the American population experience Binge Eating Disor- 
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10%-25% of all those battling anorexia will die as a direct result of 
the eating disorder 

Up to 19% of college aged women in America are bulimic 

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Shannon Puder led NSU (7-7, 
3-2) with 11 kills while Flavia 
Belo and Whitney King each had 
11 spikes as the Lady Demons 
won convincingly 30-21, 30-24 
and 30-26. 

"We're playing extremely well 
right now," said NSU head coach 
Leigh Mullins. "We knew we had 
the chance to come in here and 
get a good win. Now we get to 
return home for a couple more 
matches." 

This is the first time in the vol- 
leyball team has won three 
straight conference matches. 

The Demons will return to 
action on Friday when they host 
McNeese State in a 7 p.m. match 
inPrather Coliseum. The first 200 
people get a free hamburger at 
the game. 

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By Justin Hebert 

Sauce Reporter 

In what was a big weekend for 
NSU athletics, the Lady Demons 
volleyball team came up huge in 
their first two home matches of 
this season. 

Northwestern defeated the 
defending Southland Conference 
champion Nicholls State 
Colonels 3-0 Friday night, in 
front of almost 400 fans in 
Prather Coliseum. They contin- 
ued Saturday to blank the South- 
eastern Louisiana Lady Lions 3- 
0. 

The Lady Demons improved 
their record to 6-7 overall and 
evened their Southland Confer- 
ence record to 2-2 with the wins 
over Nicholls and Southeastern. 

Both Nicholls and Southeast- 
ern entered their games this 
weekend undefeated in SLC play. 

Friday was a reunion night for 
NSU volleyball alumni, as the 
Demons dominated the Colonels 
with a strong performance from 
freshman outside hitter Whitney 
King. 

King compiled 15 kills in the 
match including kills for the final 
four points. Two weeks ago, she 
also tied the school record for 



kills with 31 at Centenary Col- 
lege in Shreveport. 

Sophomore Janel Fisher, who 
had 13 kills, and senior Beth 
Freeland, who had 10 kills, led 
NSU against Southeastern to win 
the three games 30-22, 30-27 and 
30-25. 

NSU also got help from many 
other players to sweep the two 
games of their opening home 
stand. 

Junior outside hitter Isabela 
Duarte, delivered 21 kills and 29 
digs, while, senior libero Ashley 
Hadley hustled to total 34 digs in 
the two games. Junior Flavia 
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Just pretty much like any athlete 
would." 

Vic works hard all year to better 
himself and better the fans 
around him so NSU athletics can 
receive the most support possible. 

It is an extremely tough but 
exciting job, and the rewards are 
always reaped in the end. 

In March, during the NSU and 
Duke game at the Women's 
NCAA Tournament, Vic got really 
crazy as the NSU Band, who he 
says is his greatest compliment, 
played "Shout It Out." 



Vic stole the spotlight from the 
Duke Blue Devil as he danced, 
jumped up and down and ran 
through the crowd. 

Vic received what could be his 
greatest compliment from an 
ESPN camera crew who had been 
covering events for twenty years. 

"The ESPN camera crew came 
up to me and said I am the best 
mascot they have ever seen in 
their lives. That just made my 
head swell. It was awesome man, 
it's awesome," Vic said. 




Cheryl Thompson / the Current Sauce 
Vic the Demon celebrates at a game. 



FOURTH WIN 



FROM PAGE 2 



week's game was the field goal 
unit and NSU's lack of scoring in 
the third and fourth quarter. 

The Demons have scored only 
seven points in the second half in 
four games this season. 

We have got to get consistent in 
the second half of football 
games," Stoker said. "We don't 
stay focused throughout the game 
and we are just not a good third- 
quarter football team." 

The field goal kickers are a com- 
bined three for nine on field goals. 

Demon kicker Josh Storrs 
missed an extra point and a field 
goal last weekend while Tommy 
Hebert hit a 34-yard field goal, his 
first of the season. 

The Demons are also banged 
up, so several key players will not 
play this week. 

Some injured players are cor- 
nerback David Pittman, defensive 
lineman Gary Wesley, running 
backs Sampson, Johnese and A.J. 



Franklin and tight end Mark Mor- 
ris. There are several other 
Demon players hurt, but all are 
probable. 

"We are worried about injuries 
and we are really banged up this 
weekend," Stoker said. "We are 
not for sure how long some of 
these injuries will last but hope- 
fully guys will step up for us. 
Some things might go bad when 
you mismatch guys but that is 
what we have to do." 

Kickoff time for this week's 
game is at 4 p.m. Students should 
remember to get their free tickets 
before the game and no umbrellas 
are allowed in the stadium. 

NSU 40, ASU 35 

The NSU Demons withstood a 
late second half rally by the 
Appalachian State Mountaineers 
to pick up their third win of the 
season 40-35. 



The Demons won the contest 
between the nationally ranked 
teams thanks to a 31 -yard first 
half offensive outburst. 

Then the second half rolled 
around and the Demons forgot to 
show up as the Mountaineers 
scored on their first two posses- 
sions to make the game interest- 
ing. 

The game came down to a final 
drive by Appalachian State as the 
Mountaineers were down by five. 
The Demons blitzed quarterback 
Richie Williams on a fourth down 
conversion and sealed the win for 
NSU. 

NSU was led by their running 
game as the Demons finished 
with 381 yards rushing on 61 car- 
ries. The Demons had 538 yards 
of total offense. 

Quarterbacks Connor Morel 
and Davon Vinson combined for 
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Thursday, September 30, 2004 
the Current Sauce 



Sports 




Get in 
where 

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Michael 
McCorkle 

The Way 
I See It 



Close 
victory 



sportseditorcs@yahoo.com 

If all NSU football 
games are like the one 
against Appalachian State, 
I am not sure I will physi- 
cally be able to handle 
watching another game. 

NSU's 40-35 victory 
over Appalachian State 
was definitely one of the 
craziest games I have seen 
in my college career. If you 
did not see the game, then 
I will tell you why I need- 
ed aspirin afterward. 

NSU dominated 
Appalachian State in the 
first half like they were a 
junior college intramural 
team. 

We out gained the 
Mountaineers offensively 
349-99 yards in the half, 
and our running backs 
were acting like Emmitt 
Smith in his glory days. 

At one point, NSU was 
up 31 points and sitting 
pretty. However, 
Appalachian State scored 
on a long drive right 
before halftime, and I 
began to feel uneasy about 
the situation. 

The offensive explosion 
of Appalachian State and 
NSU's inability to move 
the ball or stop them in the 
second half made the 
game much closer than it 
should have been. 

The Mountaineers 
scored on their first two 
possessions and things 
started to look bad. 

During the game I had 
flashbacks of the movie 
"Rocky:" NSU pummeled 
them like Apollo Creed, 
but ASU just would not 
quit. 

ASU's quarterback 
Richie Williams played 
like his life was at stake in 
the second half. I was 
especially impressed with 
the 89-yard pass he threw 
to receiver Davon Fowlkes 
to cut the lead down to 
five. 

He was cool and calm, 
but in the end, NSU's 
defense saved the day 
with a fourth down sack 
of Williams. 

NSU cannot expect to 
win the Southland Confer- 
ence championship if they 
play like they did in the 
second half. I do not want 
to downplay the heroic 
effort that NSU showed 
when their backs were 
against the wall, but it 
never should have gotten 
to that point. 

When championship 
teams build big leads they 
keep the game out of 
reach. NSU just needs to 
learn how to be more con- 
sistent. 

NSU cannot blow leads 
against Nicholls State, 
Stephen F. Austin and 
McNeese State. The South- 
land Conference is wide 
open this year, and NSU's 
ability to hold leads will 
be vital. 

NSU's close games 
against Appalachian State 
and Jackson State (NSU 
won 28-20, but blew a 21-6 
lead) should serve as 
wake-up calls. 

Here is a message to the 
team. You guys are a real- 
ly good and are fully capa- 
ble of winning the cham- 
pionship, but this needs to 
stop. 

Ram the ball down the 
opponent's throat and 
make 'em cry with the 
Purple Swarm. 

The heart that you all 
showed on Saturday is big 
and worthy of a title. Play 
smart, hard football and 
good things will happen. 




Cheryl Thompson / the Current Sauce 

Vic the Demon watches a home football game at Turpin Stadium where he roams the sidelines. Vic likes to excite the crowd and to get the Demon faithful on their feet. 

Vic is for Victory! 



By Justin Hebert 

Sauce Reporter 

He came into existence 82 
years ago as a result of a stu- 
dent contest that had a $10 
grand prize. 

His name originated in a 
student contest 22 years ago, 
in which the grand prize 
was an all-expense paid 
weekend at the Louisiana 
State Fair Classic. 

He was created for the stu- 
dents, by the students, and 
he exemplifies the essence of 
what every NSU student, 
athlete and coach strive to 
obtain. 

"Vic is for victory," Vic the 
Demon exclaims! 

That's right, it is Vic the 
Demon who has been part of 
the heart and soul of this 
University and has bled pur- 
ple and orange for almost 82 
years. 

Under University Presi- 
dent V.L. Roy and coach H. 
Lee Prather, the demon that 
everyone in this town has 
come to welcome was born. 

Almost 62 years later, he 
was finally given his name 
by an NSU alumni. 

Vic has been working 
many years to get the stu- 
dents and fans of NSU to 
cheer, yell and scream for 



the Demons, and, as all great 
mascots should, the more he 
gets people going, the fur- 
ther he goes. 

"The more the crowd acts, 
the more Vic can act," Vic 
said. "So, the more hype the 
crowd gets, the more hype I 
get." 

Although Vic has always 
been the one demon in the 
hearts of NSU students, he 
admits he has seen many 
changes in himself. 

"Vic has changed a lot 
over the years. I've changed 
from a slow, droopy demon, 
to now I am a big, buff, 
hyperactive demon," he 
said. 

But no matter how much 
he has changed, the Vic 
everyone here has come to 
know and love is still the 
same little devil he has 
always been. 

He is the same Vic every- 
one sees running up and 
down the sidelines at games 
or pep rallies, picking on 
fans and players, dancing 
with cheerleaders and bring- 
ing smiles and laughs to all 
of the people in the crowd. 

"To get the crowd on their 
feet and everything, I get 
into cheers with cheerlead- 
ers," Vic said. "To make the 
crowds laugh I pick on peo- 



ple, steal hats, steal purses, I 
mean, just something a little 
devil would do." 

Another passion of Vic's, 
if you haven't noticed, is 
dancing. 

"I love to dance. I dance a 
lot. A lot of people think it is 
funny. A lot of people get up 
and start dancing with me," 
he said. 

You can always expect Vic 
the Demon to be up to some 
sort of mischief. 

He admits that at the Uni- 
versity of Louisiana at 
Lafayette football game this 
year he managed to make 
his way to the big UL bush 
sign on their field and gave 
it a few kicks. 

Although he is a loveable 
mascot to the kids and fans 
of NSU, he shows no love 
for other mascots, especially 
Southland Conference rival 
mascots. 

"I really want to take 
down the lumberjack. I do 
not like Stephen F. Austin - 
Stephen F. Austin and 
McNeese," Vic said. 
"Rowdy Cowboy - Rowdy 
is going down." 

Vic said there was no com- 
petition from the Appalachi- 
an State Mountaineer this 
past weekend. 

"He was an old man pret- 




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Cheryl Thompson / the Current Sauce 
Vic the Demon helps the ROTC fire the cannon after a Demon 
touchdown. Vic likes to run around and act mischievous. 



ty much," he said. "He did- 
n't wanna mess with Vic." 

It may seem like there is 
nothing but fun and smiles 
for Vic the Demon, but he 
said that it is not always as 
fun as you think to be the 
center of attention. 

It takes a lot of exercise 
and a health-conscious mind 



to stay in good enough 
shape to entertain the 
crowds, especially on game 
days. 

"Being Vic is very, very 
strenuous on your body. I 
pretty much rest all week," 
Vic said. "Before I go out 
there, I drink a lot of water. 
■ See Demon, page 7 



NSU looks for fourth win 



By Patrick West 

Sports Editor 

The NSU Demons look to 
extend their three-game 
winning streak this Saturday 
against the Oklahoma Pan- 
handle State Aggies at 
Turpin Stadium. 

After NSU's win last 
weekend against Appalachi- 
an State, the Demons 
jumped up five spots in the 
Division I-AA Top 25 polls. 

NSU is now ranked 14th in 
the Sports Network's media 
voting and 15th ranked in 
the ESPN /USA Today 
coaches poll. 

Besides the three-game 
winning streak, the Demons 
also look to improve their 
22-game regular-season 
Turpin Stadium winning 
streak vs. non-conference 
visitors dating back to 1994. 

The Demons are also try- 
ing to post back-to-back-to- 
back 40 point or better scor- 
ing totals for only the second 
time in school history. 

Last season, the Demons 




Leslie Westbrook / the Current Sauce 
Demon fullback Issa Banna hurdles over corner back Jerome Touch- 
stone and lands on the one yard line against Appalachian State. The 
Demons beat the Mountaineers 40-35 at Turpin Stadium. 



shut down the visiting 
Aggies, beating OPSU 59-0 
at home. 

The Purple Swarm 
Defense allowed minus one 
yards and one first down, 



then a Southland Conference 
record. 

That record was broken 
last weekend when the Pur- 
ple Swarm held the Moun- 
taineers to minus nine yards 



of offense. 

The Aggies have turned it 
around since that blowout 
loss, winning seven of their 
last nine under former 
Nebraska player and gradu- 
ate assistant coach Ryan 
Held. 

The Aggies are ranked 
16th in rushing offense aver- 
aging 245.6 yards per game 
and 24th in total offense 
averaging 430.2 ypg. 

Quarterback Ty Sellers 
who is ranked 18th in total 
offense with a 272-yard aver- 
age per game leads the 
OPSU offense. Sellers was 
injured in the first quarter of 
last season's game and the 
Aggies never recovered. 

"He is a really good play- 
er," Demon head coach Scott 
Stoker said. "He is a great 
competitor and we will have 
to play aggressive to stop 
him." 

The Purple Swarm 
defense looks to shut down 
Sellers and the Aggie 
defense again this year. The 
Purple Swarm is ranked No. 



1 in Division I-AA rush 
defense after allowing 
minus 24 yards the past 
weeks. 

The Demons are allowing 
a meek 46.3 rushing ypg and 
are ranked fifth nationally in 
total defense, allowing 232 

ypg- 

The Demons will look to 
their running game, which 
had 381 yards of offense on 
the ground on 61 carries last 
week to help carry them past 
the Aggies. 

Both Demon running 
backs Shelton Sampson and 
Derrick Johnese had 100- 
yards rushing in the first 
half before leaving with 
injuries. 

Johnese had 125 yards 
rushing with one touch- 
down while Sampson had 
109 yards rushing with one 
touchdown. 

Johnese was named 
Louisiana Sports Writers 
Association state college 
offensive player of the week. 

The only blemish in last 
■ See Fourth Win, page 7 



This Just If 

Courtesy 
Sports Information Burej. 



Tennis 

Tennis wins i 
opening week 
end 




Highlighted by a 9-8 (7. 
win from Anneline Zerwj 
and Alexandra Nieto in | 
No. 1 doubles against 
host school, Northwest! 
State took five of six do 
bles matches Sunday 
wrap up a successful 
season debut at 
Arkansas-Little Rock E 
Invitational tennis tourt 
ment. 

Zerwick-Nieto prevail 
over Parekh Bindiya a: 
Negrete Rosario of UAl 
Magali Van den Bergh a | 
rookie Marcia Alcantai|Q jjg 
rolled over Katie Proki 
and Ellie Vicary in the No, 
match, while Catalina VJ , 



Aspiring 
named thi 
"Americar 
gas and Camila Prado vn tt 

narrow 8-6 losers at No. 2; 
UALR's Burgeon Laetj 
and Barbara Aldredge. 

The Lady Demons sw« 
their doubles matcli 
against Central Arkans 
Zerwick-Nieto breezed ! 
at No. 1 over Maja Kovao 
and Toral Pareckh. Villegi 
Prado posted an 8-5 win 
No. 2 over Danijela Bo 
danovic and Milii 
Radovic. Van den Berg 
Alcantara gave NSU an 



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blanking of Kirby Crojbe placed 
and Jenna Malloy. 

NSU defeated Arkans 
State, Central Arkansas a 
Oral Roberts during 
three-day tournament I 
UALR took five of six 1 r 
gles matches with the La 
Demons Saturday to ti 
that match. 



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Louisiana-Monroe (4 
Louisiana College (75) i tights and 
Louisiana Tech (83). 

The Lady Demons 
five of the top eight fini platform a 
ers, led by Salomon, »' 
covered the 4,000-me 
course in 16:23. 

Salomon was also NS < 
top runner last Saturday 
the Lady Demons won 
Louisiana-Lafayette. 

In the men's divisi 
ULM won with 28 poiJ 
edging Louisiana Tech I 
and outpacing NSU 
over a four-mile cot 

The Lady Demons' 
ers, along with Salon 
were Margeaux FisheC 
seconds behind her 
mate in second place; 1 
ka Johnson, third in \6 
Lesley Lambert, sixth 
17:33 and Marcie W« Acuity do 
eighth in 18:24. Also ' ty, I'll have 

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Popik, 14th in 19:42. 



For the Demons, Aaia^onn 
Heflin was the second several 
isher with a 24:14 time ^ason Srr 
14th. Phillip Hattaway I brents liv 
17th in 25:17, Gid< *J f e teach 
Rotitch was 18th in 25 jj^t his i 
and Andrew Newman ^ 9 reate: 
19th in 27:28. 

The Demons and L 3 
Demons next compete 
home Monday, Oct. 4 in 
NSU Invitational. 




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Volleyball sweeps it clean against 
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Thursday, Oct. 7, 2004 

Volume 90 • Issue 9 

Students serving students at 
Northwestern State University since 1914 



First copies free to NSU students and staff 
50 cents per copy otherwise 

Sauce on the Side 



Aspiring singers in the central Louisiana area could be 
named the next Natchitoches Idol. Based on the 
"American Idol" television series, local sponsors are 
iila Prado wj Peking the best singer-entertainer in the area. 
Dsers at No. 2 

The first round of competition will take place Oct. 16, 
at Boogie on the Bricks in downtown Natchitoches. 
Renn Ardoin, the first Natchitoches Idol, will perform 
with the Johnny Earthquake and the Moondogs on Sat- 
urday night. 



Anyone interested in competing for the title of 

Natchitoches Idol should contact Gloria Young or Julie 

.Abbington at People's State Bank at 352-9089 or 256- 
ireckh. Villegi 2Q71 

There is a $25 entry fee. Participants must be 
d an 8-5 win % years of age or older. 



The final winner will be announced at the Annual 
Natchitoches Jazz and R&B Festival April 2, 2005. First 
place receives $300 in cash and up to four hours free 
time in a recording studio to record a demo, which will 
le placed in the hands of at least two record compa- 
nies in Nashville. 

City of Natchitoches 

Student wins Miss City of Lights 

An NSU student is one of this 
year's Christmas Festival queens. 

Lauren O'Kelly, senior second- 
ary education major, was crowned 
Miss City of Lights 2005 on Sept. 
12. 




Lauren O'Kelly 



As Miss City of Lights, O'Kelly 
will have the honor of being the first 
to turn on the Christmas lights in 
November. She will ride in NSU's 
Homecoming parade as well as the 
Christmas Festival parade. 



Zountryj 
second 
it win Jjj^J 

re Ab 
d a 1-2-3 fini 

•thwestern St! °' Kel| y said sne was not expecting to win the pageant 

la as the La Since it: was one °^ the ^ rst P a 9 eants °* tne season - 
av as e She worked hard practicing her talent, tap dancing, 
mmated a M ry Ke||y sajd evef| though sne made one minor m j Sta ke 
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many people deal with at some point in their lives. 

Prizes for winning the pageant include a full-tuition 
scholarship to NSU for one year, and $1000. 



Smith named music coordinator 



"When I was little," O'Kelly said, "I saw Miss City of 
Zollege (75) ajLights and thought 'I'm going to be her." 

ech (83). H e| . advice about competing in pageants is: "It is a 

y Demons n wonderful opportunity to meet other girls, get out your 

top eight fini platform and make money for school." 

Salomon, w" ., .. . 

, . nnn „ Jennifer No a 

he 4,000-me| 

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last Saturday 
Demons wol^ 
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men's divisl 
with 28 pofl 
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with Salorrt 
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iday, Oct. 4 in 
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Professor Tony Smith, who 
has taught at NSU for 28 
years, was recently promot- 
ed to music coordinator. 

Director of the School of 
Creative and Performing Arts 
Bill Brent said he decided 
that he needed help, so he 
offered the position to 
Smith, who accepted the 
position because he wanted 
to help the music faculty 
further their excellent teach- 
ing. 



Tony Smith 

"If I can help the music 
Marcie W* fec u)ty do wnat tnev do best/ wnic h j S teach beautiful- 

n'V. I'll have done my job," Smith said. 

Before NSU, Smith was the principle oboe player in 
."le Navy band in Washington. However, he said his 
Demons, Ambition in life was to teach at college. After applying 
several colleges he was offered a job at NSU. One 
a 24:14 time r eason Smith said he was glad to take the job was his 
ip Hattaway 1 brents live three hours away in Hope, Ark. Also, his 
Gid< W|f e teaches History at NSU. Smith said the best thing 
^out his new position is that he does not have to stop 
s greatest love, teaching. 



Corey Chase 



Future parking 
rules to favor 
juniors, seniors 



By Courtney LaCaze 

Sauce Reporter 

The University Traffic and 
Parking Committee met 
Tuesday to discuss the new 
parking regulations for next 
school year, and juniors and 
seniors might soon have the 
upper hand concerning 
parking. 

Under a new program 
implemented by the SGA, 
anyone classified as a junior 
or senior by the University 
will be assigned parking lots 
according to their major. 
When the assigned parking 
areas are full, students will 
park in overflow parking 
areas by Prather Coliseum. 

Residents already have 
designated parking areas, 
and with the new plan, fresh- 
man or sophomore com- 
muters must park at Prather 
Coliseum. 

In 2006, NSU faculty and 
staff are expected to have 
new parking areas. 

The SGA passed the bill 
last spring but due to late 
communication and timing, 
the University Police had 
already ordered the existing 
parking tags so implementa- 



tion of the program was 
pushed back a year. 

Jeff Mathews, SGA adviser 
and chairman of the Traffic 
and Parking Committee, said 
implementing new parking 
rules will be a lengthy 
process done in steps. 

This year, NSU residents 
were the first to see the 
changes. Next fall, new 
parking tags will be issued to 
students according to classi- 
fication and major. 

University Police Chief 
Rickie Williams said parking 
has always been a problem, 
and he has high hopes for the 
new program. 

Williams said the main 
problem with traffic at NSU 
is students changing parking 
areas between classes. 

SGA Sen. Matt Bartley said 
NSU is one of the only uni- 
versities without strict park- 
ing regulations. At some uni- 
versities students cannot 
park on campus. 

Students must park in 
assigned lots between 7 a.m. 
and 3 p.m. Students not in 
their designated parking 
area or the overflow lot will 
be subject to tickets and fines 
by the University Police. 



Greek drama starts season 




Leslie West brook/ the Ci rri n i Sun 

During a production of "Antigone" Sunday at NSU's outdoor Greek theater, Haemon (Bryan Lee) 
argues with his father Creon (Jamaal Hill) while the Choragos (Liz Maxwell) watches. Haemon is 
arguing against the future execution of his fiancee, Antigone. Senior theatre major Tabatha Roy 
directed the play. Roy said she took a minimalist approach to the lighting design of the play, 
which was mostly lit with tiki torches. "Antigone" was the first theater production this semester. 



SGA refuses to invite feminist speaker 



By Victoria Smith 

Sauce Reporter 
Elaine Broussard 

Editor in Chief 

The SGA senate over- 
whelmingly disapproved a 
proposal to invite a feminist 
speaker to NSU. 

Academic Affairs Commis- 
sioner Shantel Wempren pro- 
posed a resolution to bring 
Gloria Steinem to NSU as 
part of the Distinguished Lec- 
turer Series. 

Steinem is a feminist who 
was actively involved in 
human, civil and women's 
rights liberation in the 1960s 
and 70s. The resolution pro- 



posed offering Steinem 
$10,000 to speak at NSU. 
Wempren said Steinem's 
usual fee is $15,000. 

At the meeting, Wempren 
said that Steinem may some- 
times make male audiences 
uncomfortable, but she 
argued that the majority of 
the NSU student population 
is women. 

Wempren said considering 
that the two speakers that vis- 
ited NSU last year, consumer 
advocate and current presi- 
dential candidate Ralph 
Nader and former profession- 
al wrestler and conservative 
speaker Warrior are male, "it 
might be interesting to hear 



someone for the women." 

"Steinem is controversial, 
but controversy puts people 
in the chairs," Wempren said. 

Before the meeting, the Fis- 
cal Affairs Committee unani- 
mously opposed the resolu- 
tion. 

SGA Treasurer and Fiscal 
Committee Chairman, Beau 
Boudreaux said he is con- 
cerned about draining the 
Distinguished Lecturer budg- 
et. 

Boudreaux suggested that 
the SGA focus on bringing 
smaller speakers to NSU who 
demand less money for their 
visits and only bring in larger, 
more expensive speakers 



every other year. 

"It's a delayed gratification 
thing," Boudreaux said. "If 
we spend that much this year, 
we will have to start all over 
with the budget." 

Student Affairs Commis- 
sioner Matt Bartley opposed 
bringing Steinem to NSU 
because he said she blames 
society's problems on "white 
male dominance." 

"She has the right to 
express her opinion," Bartley 
said. "I just don't feel this is 
the right place to do it." 

Wempren said she was dis- 
appointed that her resolution 
did not pass. She said that 
she and her committee "will 



start from scratch and find 
someone that's not as good 
for less money." 

New members of the sen- 
ate, Natasha Bennett, Becky 
Norton and Brian White, 
were appointed and sworn in 
at the meeting. 

All applications for Organi- 
zational Grants are due on 
Oct. 15 and Meet Your Sena- 
tor Day is Oct. 26. 

Next week is Homecoming 
week at NSU, and the SGA is 
sponsoring Campus Spirit 
Day on Wednesday. Students 
are encouraged to wear pur- 
ple to show their school spir- 
it. 




Policing ourselves 

Students write tickets to students 



Special to the Current Sauce 

Stephen Rachal writes a parking ticket as part of his student job. 



By Victoria Smith 

Sauce Reporter 

Students are writing more 
than research papers this 
semester; some are writing 
parking rickets. 

The SGA created the new 
student job to assist campus 
police officers, who previous- 
ly spent most of their patrol 
time writing tickets. 

SGA President Mindy 
McConnell said: "There was 
not University funding for 
more police officers. Student 
ticket writers write tickets in 
order to help provide student 
jobs and to help the police do 
their main job." 

Lt. Donald Racal said that 
having the student ticket 



writers has allowed patrol 
officers time to do other 
things. The ticket writers can 
work 80 hours a month 
allowing the campus police 
to have more time to focus on 
other patrolling aspects. 

"They might come in and 
work for an hour," Lt. Racal 
said. "Thev work in between 
classes. They fill in their own 
schedules and come in and 
work them." 

Student ticket writers 
Stephen Rachal and Randall 
Ferguson both enjoy the job. 
Rachal said he hopes to be a 
state trooper so he is gaining 
experience by writing tickets. 
Ticketing students who are 
illegally parked does not 
bother Ferguson either. 



"I'm a student, too, and I 
know how hard it is to find a 
parking spot," Ferguson said. 
"But when somebody does 
something that they aren't 
supposed to do, I'm going to 
write them a ticket." 

Racal said that at the begin- 
ning of every semester, many 
ticketed students file appeals, 
because they do not know 
the rules. He said he expects 
about a third as many 
appeals next week. 

In order to avoid tickets, 
students can find the Cam- 
pus Parking and Driving 
Regulations pamphlets in the 
University Police station. 
They outline the rules for 
campus car movement and 
parking. 



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News — the Current Sauce — Thursday, October 7, 2004 



BPCC to open branch on NSU'S campus 



By Kyle A. Carter 

News Editor 



As the coming selective admis- 
sions standards draw closer to 
implementation, universities 
around the state have been trying 
to develop means to provide access 
to four-year institutions to all stu- 
dents. NSU has decided, through 
their push to admit transfer stu- 
dents, to set up a branch of Bossier 
Parish Community College on the 
Natchitoches campus. 

Since last spring, President Ran- 
dall Webb and Anthony Scheffler, 
university provost, have been talk- 
ing with members of the BPCC 
administration to develop a branch 
of BPCC on NSU's campus. 

The plan is to have a BPCC facil- 
ity on the main campus, which will 
allow students wanting to attend 
NSU to do so regardless of selective 
admissions. Scheffler said the Uni- 
versity wants to provide access to 
NSU to anyone who wants to come 



to the University. He said for those 
students who could not meet the 
admissions standards, having a 
presence of BPCC here still allows 
them to enter the University as a 
transfer student from BPCC. 

"It is a convenience for people 
who can't go to Shreveport but 
want to be able to enter a four-year 
university," Scheffler said. "It is 
just an opportunity for people 
regionally to experience the college 
life before entering a four-year uni- 
versity." 

Webb said the plan is part of a 
whole process to ensure that the 
University enrolls the best possible 
students. Despite the admissions 
standards coming in the fall of 
2005, he said the University still 
wants people to know that they 
have options before they give up all 
hope of entering the University. 

"We want to attract students who 
want to go to NSU," Webb said. 

Stan Wilkins, vice-chancellor for 
academic affairs for BPCC, said 
BPCC is only developing a branch 
of the community college here. 



Wilkins said the branch in Natchi- 
toches would only offer enough 
classes to meet the core require- 
ments needed for enrollment into a 
four-year university as a transfer 
student. This state requirement has 
been set for 12-hours of non-devel- 
opmental courses to allow student 
enrollment as a transfer student. 

"We are helping Northwestern 
better prepare those who want to 
enter into the University," Wilkins 
said. 

Scheffler said the plan with 
BPCC has not been to develop a 
full community college setting in 
Natchitoches, but to provide a 
streamlined process for transfer- 
ring and enrolling of students into 
NSU as from a community college. 
Scheffler also said there will be no 
difference between NSU and BPCC 
students if the plan goes into effect. 
Instead, students who cannot meet 
selective admissions will still get to 
become acquainted with life as an 
NSU student by taking classes with 
BPCC on campus. 

BPCC will be a completely inde- 



pendent institution from NSU once 
it has been set up Scheffler said. 
BPCC has been expected to devel- 
op plans to hire its own faculty and 
staff for the Natchitoches branch 
meaning anyone hired to work for 
the BPCC branch will be an 
employee of BPCC, not NSU. 

Scheffler said BPCC is still work- 
ing on final approval of the project 
from their governing bodies, but 
NSU has gotten all the final 
approvals to go ahead with the 
project. The University has been 
working with the Board of Regents 
and Supervisors through the 
process by keeping them informed 
of the progress and plans to take 
place. He said it is hoped that the 
final approvals will be met soon so 
that BPCC can start admitting stu- 
dents during the spring for the fall 
of 2005. 

Scheffler also said BPCC would 
not have a full presence here until 
the fall of 2005, but they should 
have a representative here during 
this spring semester to help in 
admitting students. 



Students voice their opinions on voting 



By Kyle Shirley 

Sauce Reporter 

Fuel from the debates is heating 
up the presidential race, but Amer- 
icans are still divided on who the 
next Commander in Chief should 
be. 

At NSU, students' opinions 
range from being apathetic and 
uninformed to passionate and 
knowledgeable, and no two are 
exactly alike. 

Shermaine Evans, a senior biolo- 
gy major from Alexandria, regis- 
tered to vote in Natchitoches Mon- 
day at the College Democrats 
Membership Drive in the Student 
Union. 

Monday was the last day to reg- 
ister for the November elections. 

"I already had the forms in my 
room, but I never had a chance to 
mail them off," Evans said. 

Although he is unsure who he 
will vote for, Evans said he is lean- 
ing toward democratic candidate 
John Kerry. 



"Ifs all about who is a good 
speaker and who can persuade you 
to vote for them," Evans said. "I 
watched the debates the other 
night, and I liked what Kerry said. 
If s not just because he's a democ- 
rat." 

On the other hand, Ashlie Fisher, 
a senior general studies major from 
New Orleans, is registered in 
Natchitoches and plans to vote for 
President George W. Bush. Fisher 
acknowledged that her decision is 
not definite, but said, "I don't think 
I'll change my mind." 

Although most Americans will 
likely cast their votes for either the 
Republican or Democratic candi- 
dates, some voters choose to sup- 
port lesser-known third party can- 
didates. 

Chris Ryan, a sophomore math 
major from Covington, said he will 
not vote for Bush or Kerry. 

Ryan said he originally regis- 
tered in Covington, but recently 
switched his registration to Natchi- 



toches. 

Ryan said he will probably vote 
for Ralph Nader if he appears on 
the Louisiana ballot. 

"I'm not even sure if he is,"Ryan 
said. "If he's not, then I'm going to 
vote for the Libertarian." 

Ryan is not the only student who 
plans to vote but is unsure about 
the electoral process. 

Robert Stewart, a freshman from 
Jennings, is uncertain where he is 
registered to vote. Stewart said he 
registered in both Jennings and 
Natchitoches, and said he believes 
that he is free to vote in either city. 
He said he plans to vote in Natchi- 
toches, but has not decided which 
candidate to support. 

"I've got to look at them some 
more and see what's going on with 
their opinions and stuff," Stewart 
said. 

Alexandria native Jennifer Hud- 
gens, a senior liberal arts major at 
the Scholars' College, is also unsure 
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"I registered a few years ago. I 
don't know if it still applies now," 
Hudgens said before adding that 
she "definitely" plans to vote. 

Other students have little or no 
interest in the election process. 

Krishna McBride, a junior Eng- 
lish major from Mandeville, is not 
registered and does not have plans 
to register soon. 

"I just never had the time to reg- 
ister," McBride said. I think about 
it, and then I don't do it. "Usually I 
just don't care." 

Students who are registered in 
their hometowns have the option 
of voting absentee either by mail or 
in person. 

According to Louisiana Secretary 
of State Fox McKeithen's website, 
sec.state.la.us, in-person absentee 
voting takes place twelve to six 
days before the actual election at 
the local registrar of voters office. 
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website to download a mail-in bal- 
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9-28-04 
10:43 a.m. 

A wreck was reported involv- 
ing a black Ford F-150 and a green 
Dodge Neon. 

9-29-04 

12:09 a.m. 

A student called to report stu- 
dents burning leaves in front of 
Sabine. The officer dispatched did 
not see anyone burning anything. 
The student who reported it 
showed the officer a burned spot 
on the ground at the south end. 
12:52 a.m. 

An officer was sent to the three 
Columns because people were try- 
ing to climb them. It was five 
women with nothing better to do. 
6:57 p.m. 

The fire alarm at Bossier was 
going off. The fire department 
responded. 
7:33 p.m. 

The fire alarm at Sabine was 
going off. The fire department 
responded. 
7:42 p.m. 

A man and woman were argu- 
ing over a hat. Both said it 
belonged to them, and both 
claimed to have receipt for it. 
7:54 p.m. 

A wreck involving a cyclist, 
who fell off the bike trying to 
dodge a vehicle, was reported in 
front of Kyser. 
10:14 p.m. 

Domino's called to report that a 
deliverer had a pizza stolen out of 
his car at Sabine. 
10:16 p.m. 

A resident called from Bossier 
requesting an officer patrol the 
parking lot all night because he 
was having trouble with his ex- 
girlfriend who he feared would 
damage his car. 

9-30-04 

1:35 a.m. 

The Natchitoches Parish Hospi- 
tal went to Sabine for a medical 
emergency. 
9:47 a.m. 

A vending machine was report- 
ed left open with the money and 
contents stolen in Rapides. 
1:43 p.m. 

There was a wreck reported in 
front of Sabine. 
2:32 p.m. 

The money box from the vend- 
ing machine was found along with 
two dime bags of drug parapher- 



nalia. 
5:41 p.m. 

An officer was sent to the 
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driving in donuts on the 
greens. 
9:25 p.m. 

A driver in a white Honda Wj 
reported for throwing eggs on Taj 
ton near the PE Majors building. 
10:09 p.m. 

An RA from Varnado called 
report a suspicious man in the ba< 
parking lot. 

10-1-04 

12:03 a.m. 

There was a call from Sabi 
reporting about 20 people outsi< 
possibly engaging in drug use. 
1:10 a.m. 

An RA from Sabine called 
report a possible fight outside. 
1:50 p.m. 

A student's mom callt 
requesting the assistance of an ofj 
cer for her daughter who Wi 
being harassed by another fema 
student in a computer lab. 
2:02 p.m. 

An officer went to the station 
report a stolen bike. 
9:26 p.m. 

The fire alarm at Boozman vr, I 
going off. The fire departma 
responded. 
10-2-04 
1:03 p.m. 
A student from the Column 
called requesting police assistant 
in unlocking some handcuffs 
7:14 p.m. 
The AC from Sabine reported 
possible fight. 
10-3-04 
12:15 a.m. 
A student from Sabine called I 
report three men outside possibl 
engaging in drug use 
4:35 p.m. 
There was a fight at tk 
Columns. Two officers went 
take statements from several wi 
nesses. 
10-4-04 
12:28 a.m. 
A front desk worker at Rapidf 
called to report that a trash can i 
one of the west side bathroom 
was on fire. The fire was containe 
but still smoking. 
3:54 a.m. 
There was a complaint of me 
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Students for a Free Tibet 

It has been more than 50 years 
since the People's Republic of 
China invaded and illegally occu- 
pied Tibet. 

Since that time, over 1.2 million 
(1 out of 6) Tibetans have died as 
a direct result of China's occupa- 
tion, as victims of torture, execu- 
tion, and starvation. Over 6,000 
monasteries have been destroyed, 
vast amounts of natural resources 
have been exploited, and monks 
and nuns continue to be detained 
and tortured for daring to raise 
their voices for freedom. 

Students for a Free Tibet is an 
international organization fight- 
ing for the rights of the Tibetans. 
Students for a Free Tibet meets 
Wednesdays at 5pm in the front 
lobby of Morrison Hall. 

Society of Professional 
journalists 

SPJ is scheduled to hold a Free- 
dom of Information Forum on 
Oct. 7 at 5p.m. in room 106 in 
Kyser Hall. Linda Lightfoot, 
executive editor of the Advocate in 
Baton Rouge will speak. Journal- 
ism and political science majors 
are encouraged to attend. 

J.U.M.P Week 

Attention all journalism 
majors: Journalists Unifying to 
Make Progress Week will take 
place Oct. 18-21. 

Monday: NABJ Day: Speaker 
Nordia Higgins of KSLA-TV 
Channel 12. 

Tuesday: SPJ Day: Speaker 
Rod Richardson, managing editor 
of The Shreveport Times. 

Wednesday: PRSSA Day: 
Michael Thompson, Corp. PR 
and Speakers Bureau of the New 
Orleans Hornets. 

For more information call 357- 
4439. 

Contact info: Ciel Dafford 354- 
9539; Dr Greg Granger 357-4577 

KNWD 

ATTENTION RSO LEADERS: 
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event you want to publicize send 
the information or a flyer to 

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Office hours: MWF 8-10 a.m. 

TR 9-10 a.m. 

Photography Club 

The photography club has 
weekly meetings on Monday at 7 
p.m. in Room 205 in the CAPA 
building. 

The meetings are open to all 
students. 

SGA 

Attention RSOs, the SGA is 
awarding $600 in competitive 
grants to organizations perform- 
ing a service to the students or 
enhancing the University's repu- 
tation as a whole. Applications 
are due Oct. 15 in Room 214 of 
the Student Union. Contact the 
SGA in Room 222 or call 357-4501 
for applications and further 
details. 

STAT 

The Student Technology Advi- 
sory Team (STAT) has allocated 
$200,000 to fund departmental 
and individual grants, awarded 
on a competitive basis, which 
advance the teaching or learning 
process within the mission of the 
University. All grants are due by 
Oct. 29th. Contact Jennifer Long 
in the library for an application 
or call 357-6482 for more informa- 
tion. 

ACS 

The American Chemical Soci- 
ety (ACS) will host its monthly 
Texas Hold 'Em Tournament Oct. 
27. $5 multiple buy-ins begins at 
6 p.m. at the Rec Center on the 
by-pass. First Place is $100 
CASH with smaller cash prizes 
for second, third and fourth 
place. For more information 
email: nsuacs@yahoo.com 



Students in Free Enterprise 

SIFE is an international organi- 
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technical and communication 
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joining our organization, or for 
more information, please contact 
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are welcome, there are no fees 
and no GPA requirements. 

NSU Tutors 

Our organizations tutors 
younger students in our commu- 
nity in social studies, reading and 
math. We are dedicated to help- 
ing students improve in their 
studies and providing them with 
positive role models. If you are 
interested in becoming a tutor, or 
if you need community service 
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And If You Don't Like It, 
You Can Just Get Out 



By Justin Shatwell 

I was deeply disturbed last 
week by a letter in the paper that 
responded to Mr. Vicknair's tirade 
on the gay marriage amendment. 
Though I disagreed with the 
respondent, I uphold his right to 
his opinion on the matter and his 
right to be upset with Mr. Vick- 
nair. However, I was very upset to 
see him resort to the "If you don't 
like it, you can just get out" argu- 
ment. Rather than have another 
discourse on gay marriage, I 
would like to discuss the dangers 
of the mindset that the majority is 
always right. 

The United States rhetor- 
ically prides itself on its heteroge- 
neous population. We have often 
claimed this to be the haven for all 
those who seek freedom and the 
land where, even though we dis- 
agree, we can still live together in 
peace. We take the tour of Ellis 
Island, thump our chests, and 
with a tear in our eye proclaim 
what a mighty experiment this 
nation is, what a testament to the 
brotherhood of man. Yet when we 
return home, we immediately 
split into our distrustful and 
divided subpopulations. 

The idea of a united 
national community in this coun- 
try is a myth. Certainly there are 
common threads held by all citi- 
zens, such as the devotion to free- 
dom and democracy. However 
these likenesses hardly make a 
community. The fact of the matter 
is that we divide ourselves based 
on location, wealth, religion, race, 
and numerous other criteria. 
Though we may rally together in 
times of crisis, these subpopula- 
tions seem to be the comfort zones 
to which the majority of the nation 
always returns. I do not wish my 
reader to think that I am denying 
that there is ever any crossover 
between groups, or that I am mak- 
ing an argument that this state of 
affairs is good or bad. I am mere- 
ly painting a general picture of the 



realities of our society. 

The fact of the matter is that 
there are minorities and majorities 
in our society, and more often than 
not, prejudices and mistrust exist 
between them. Because of the 
structure of our government, it is 
quite easy for majorities to amass 
a great deal of power. For exam- 
ple, the President, Vice President, 
and every member of the Con- 
gress is Christian. However, this 
hardly reflects our population. 
There is a very large population in 
this country that follows other 
faiths or no faith at all, but there is 
seemingly no section of this coun- 
try where these minorities exist in 
numbers large enough to capture 
political power. As a result, these 
minorities are at the mercy of the 
majority. 

If this country is to 
remain a haven for freedom where 
a diverse population can exist in 
peace, it is the duty of the majori- 
ty not to enshrine its beliefs in law. 
Last week's respondent took 
offense to Mr. Vicknair's allusion 
to the Civil Rights movement. 
Though I admit they are two very 
different cases, both are instances 
where a majority is attempting to 
preserve the social structure 
which they are most comfortable 
with through legislation at the 
expense of a minority that is seek- 
ing equality. The majority does 
not have ownership of our coun- 
try. Minorities have every right to 
their beliefs and should be 
allowed to flourish. This country 
will always have those who 
oppose the majority, but if we are 
to stay true to our national charter, 
no one has the right to ask them to 
leave. 

Justin Shatwell is a Louisiana 
Scholar's College student. His 
column appears weekly on the 
editorial page. His opinions do 
not necessarily reflect the opin- 
ions of the Sauce staff or of the 
University. 



The benefit of being illogical 




By Savanna 
Mahaffey 



Coming to college has taught 
me a lot about responsibility. I 
have always had to be responsible 
since I grew up the oldest of three 
girls. My parents relied on me to 
take care of my chores, make good 
decisions and help out as much as 
possible with my sisters. 

My youngest sister is nine years 
old so I spent my last three years 
of high school getting her dressed 
and groomed for school. I also 
brought my sisters to and from 
school so they did not have to go 
through the dusty and bumpy bus 
ride. 

When I came to college, I 
assumed I knew how to take care 
of myself pretty well. I was so 
wrong. I nearly had a nervous 
breakdown in the beginning 
because nothing seemed to go 
right. 

I would like to have faith in 
human kind and the world, but all 
that seems to do is set me up for 
more disappointment. 

A friend of mine was a victim of 
a really stupid and gross prank 
last week. Someone urinated on 
his Nintendo Game Cube. Not 
only is that a disrespectful thing to 
do to someone's property, but it's 
disgusting. Animals urinate on 
things; people aren't supposed to. 

I went to Chick-Fil-A to grab a 
bite to eat, and $15 fell out of my 
coin purse. There were people 
around me, and they had to see 
the money on the floor. Apparent- 
ly, someone realized it fell, but 
whoever found it just added some 
money to his pocket. It would 



have been really nice for that per- 
son to ask everyone around if the 
money was lost. Now I know to 
hold on to my money a little 
tighter. 

Then, I went to Wal-Mart the 
other night and bought a pack of 
sour peach ring candies. My 
boyfriend and I pulled into Sonic 
to get slushes, and I realized that 
the back of the candy bag was slit 
right down the middle. I was 
going to eat them, but my 
boyfriend said that someone or 
something might have tampered 
with them. By the time he said 
that, I had already stuck one in my 
mouth. If it wouldn't have been 
stale, I probably would have eaten 
the rest. 

I don't know how I didn't notice 
that the bag was slit open. It's hard 
to be responsible when you're 
absent-minded. I attribute things 
like that to my being left-brained. 
Left-brained people are creative, 
but I figure I can use it to my 
advantage for other things. If I for- 
get something, wear a funky out- 
fit, mispronounce words or do 
poorly on science homework, I 
can just say I'm left-brained. 

I can also be as illogical as I 
want because it's entertaining for 
other people as well as myself. My 
arguments and rebuttals are as 
funny as something you'd see on 
Comedy Central. They make 
absolutely no sense, but I don't 
care. 

Making no sense is a blessing 
sometimes. It makes people laugh, 
and it can lighten a mood. 

Savanna Mahaffey is a 
freshman journalism 
major. Her opinions do 
not necessarily reflect the 
opinions of the Sauce staff 
or of the University. 



The Sauce is STILL looking for a conservative colum- 
nist to help balance out the liberal viewpoints of J. 
Aaron "Q" Brown. If you want to battle it out with Q 
once a week, let us know. E-mail Elaine Broussard, 
Editor in Chief or Lora Sheppard, Opinions Editor at 
currentsauce@nsula.edu or call 357-5381. 




Lincoln-Douglas it ain't 




By J. Aaron "Q" 
Brown 



I hope those of you wise enough 
to grab last Thursday's Sauce hot 
off the presses (looking for your 
weekly Filler fix, no doubt) were 
also wise enough to watch the 
debates. For those of you who 
missed them, I can't say enough 
good things about C-span.org's 
unflagging coverage of the critical 
election issues. 

The debate was predictable, 
more photo-op and media frenzy 
than discussion. I can tell Kerry 
won, and I've only read the tran- 
scripts (my poor computer can't 
handle C-Span's streaming con- 
tent). I'm sorry I missed all the 
nuances of Bush's stupidity, 
though; can someone tell me if he 
did that thing where he wiggles his 
ears when he's confused? Neither 



candidate supposedly knew the 
questions in advance, so I know 
Bush had to be a lot more off-bal- 
ance than comes across in writing. 

The thrust-and-parry was prac- 
ticed, Kerry using the word "bet- 
ter" more times than I had the 
patience to count and Bush riding 
his terrorism hobbyhorse for all it's 
worth. What I want to talk about 
this week are the people who threw 
the party. 

The event was put together by 
the Commission on Presidential 
Debates, which was established in 
1987. It's run by former chairmen 
of the Republican and Democratic 
parties and has been responsible 
for every presidential and vice- 
presidential debate our generation 
has been old enough to under- 
stand. In fact, the Federal Elections 
Commission dismissed a com- 
plaint, filed by third-party candi- 
dates including Ralph Nader and 
Pat Buchanan, that the CPD was a 
partisan organization. 

The candidates cited their exclu- 
sion from the 2000 debates, which 



they were not even allowed to 
attend as audience members, as 
evidence that the CPD supports the 
Democrat-Republican agenda and 
is therefore violating campaign 
rules by taking the large sums of 
corporate money that fund its 
activities. The more attention I pay 
to this election and the more I infor- 
mation I dig up, the more I begin to 
understand how we as a nation get 
collectively suckered. 

Something random: I've taken 
up is listening to snippets of Rush 
Limbaugh on my way to and from 
class recently (1450 AM, Christian 
music by night and conservative 
propaganda by day as far as I can 
tell), and I heard him attacking 
Kerry because he got a haircut and 
a manicure before the debate. 
What? Rush actually used the 
words "primp" and "coiffure." I 
was flabbergasted, though I sup- 
pose I shouldn't have been. As 
though Bush wasn't rubbed down 
like a thoroughbred racehorse 
before the debate! Rush, please, for 
the good of all America, die soon. 



Letters to the Editor 



SGA President responds 
to election troubles 

Fellow Students, 

SGA faces apathy as much as 
every other organization, but 
unlike most organizations we face 
a lot of criticism and complaints. 
As your student advocate and pri- 
mary liaison to the administration, 
I would like to honestly answer 
your most frequent questions and 
respond to your complaints. I'd 
also like to inform you of what the 
SGA is able to do, what we have 
done recently, where your money 
is going, and how you can get 
involved in SGA. Originally, this 
letter was a few pages long. I have 
a lot of information for you. I 
broke my long letter into seg- 
ments, which hopefully will be 
printed every week. I will get to 
parking, the Wellness Center, 
security, and more but first I'll 
respond to the complaints about 
the voting rules of NSU elections. 

As some of you know, you must 
be a full time student, with twelve 
hours on campus, excluding inter- 
net classes, to vote in NSU elec- 
tions. The reason is that if you 
have less than twelve hours that 
are physically on the Natchitoches 
campus, you pay only $95.25 in 
Student Association Fees, opposed 
to the $134.50 that everyone else 
pays. Included in the $39.25 fee 
exclusion is the SGA fee. The 
SGA's reasoning is if you don't 
pay the SGA fee, then you should- 
n't be allowed to participate in an 
SGA activity, such as the Honor 
Court/ Class Senator Election. 
The problem is students, who 
have nine hours on campus and 
three hours on the internet, don't 
pay full Student Association Fees. 

The registrar considers internet 
classes "off campus." Students 
who live off campus and take pri- 
marily internet classes don't par- 
ticipate in student activities on 
campus. Although a student may 
be full-time, it doesn't make sense 
for an off-campus student to pay 
the full Student Association Fee. 
Those students only pay the fees 
for the services that they are most 
likely to use or be able to use, 
such as the Current Sauce, 
KNWD, theatre productions, SAB, 
the Wellness Center, etc. While a 
student who has nine on campus 
hours and one internet course is 
most likely on campus, the com- 
puter system doesn't categorize 
them with the full time students 
who have all of their classes on 
campus. However, if any student 
who falls into this category would 
like to pay the full $134.50 they 
can. The Vice-President of Student 
Affairs can arrange for the student 



to be placed with all of the on 
campus students. 

The SGA internal Affairs 
department is currently address- 
ing the problem. We are working 
out rules for students who aren't 
paying the SGA fee, but who are 
full-time students. By the spring 
election, this problem will be only 
a memory and every full time stu- 
dent should be able to vote. When 
the issue is resolved I will inform 
you of the new policy. 

If you have any problems or 
questions please see me in the 
SGA office, located on the second 
floor of the Student Union, Room 
222. We also have a few Senate 
seats available if you would like 
to get involved in the SGA. Have 
a great week. 

Mindy McConnell 
Student Government Associa- 
tion President 
(318) 357-4335 

Alumnus comments on 
Campaign 2004 

Dear Editor, 

We have arguably one of the 
most important elections of our 
lives coming up on November 
2nd. On this important day, we 
will have a choice to make. Do 
we want to "stick to our guns" or 
do we want to make a change in 
the leadership of this country? 

It boils down to this: Bush or 
Kerry? I'll stop beating around 
the bush (no pun intended) and 
let you know that my choice, and 
I believe the only smart choice we 
can make, is to elect John Kerry as 
our next president. 

John Kerry has the ability and 
the conviction to lead America in 
this new era of history. We find 
ourselves in a very different place 
than we were four years ago. 
Kerry is going to make solid deci- 
sions based upon our current situ- 
ation and using the best judgment 



of the day, not just stubbornly 
sticking to decisions made years 
ago. 

We have to wonder, what 
would four more years of Bush 
bring? 1,000 more young Ameri- 
can lives lost? 2,000? How many 
families do you know that have 
been affected by this war? How 
many more will be in the future 
under Bush? 

As we send our money to 
rebuild other countries, how 
many of us are affected by poor 
conditions right here in America. 
We are watching as the American 
dream slowly slops from our 
grasp. I know several people 
close to me who have not been 
able to find good jobs and who 
are struggling everyday. In my 
work, I see people everyday that 
must choose between eating and 
taking their medicine because 
they can't afford both. 

What is it going to take before 
we stop trying to rebuild other 
countries and start trying to 
rebuild our own? 

John Kerry has given his life to 
public service, both in the military 
and in the government. Whether 
we agree with all the stands he 
has taken, we must agree that he 
has been standing up for what he 
believes in since he was a young 
man. I have not been able to find 
one instance of George W. Bush 
standing up for anything he 
believed in his entire life, until he 
decided to run for Governor of 
Texas in the 1990's. 

Let's not stay with a system that 
is not working. How many more 
wars will we fight and how much 
farther will our quality of life go 
down with four more years? It is 
time to choose, and the only rea- 
sonable choice is John Kerry for 
our next president. 

Sincerely, 

Matt Bailey 

NSU Alumnus, Spring 2003 



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dren. 

No e-mail last week! Do I have 
to tell you that it's okay to use 
pieces of dead babies to cure 
Alzheimer's to get some feedback 
here? Oh, that reminds me! To 
Beau Boudreaux and other bigots 
on the subject of gay marriage, I 
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Do you ever notice that once 
you start dating someone it 
seems as if you are not only dat- 
them, but their roommate or 
best friend as well? You know, 
this is the boy or girl that you are 
so into that you willingly take 
(heir closest friends out on what 
was supposed to be a romantic 
dinner for two. Instead it ends 
jp being a menage a trois that 
rill never end quite like you 
imagined in your fantasies. This 
[anger-on friend should not be 
mistaken for the casual friend, 
with whom you both hang out 
and get along. It is easy to deter- 
mine between the two. 
It is cool if you and your sig- 
nificant other have time away 
(rom each other to be with 
iiends. It is even better if you 
on hang out with each other's 
T/^Y* friends in a big group. The casu- 
al friend is one with whom you, 
is a couple, can randomly hang 
out and have a good time. In 
SAUCE in other words, they are not harm- 
ing your relationship by monop- 
olizing your loved one's time. 
However, the clingy friend is one 
who makes it so that you are 
never alone with your partner. If 
rou are forced to ponder 
whether your girl or boyfriend is 
laving a secret sexual relation- 
ihip with their friend, if you 
have to constantly physically 
move the hanger-on over so that 
jfou can sit next to your loved 
one (just once, please!), and if 
fou can not remember the last 
lime you even went on a date 
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rs that do without this person, then you 
j1 full nost definitely have a problem. 

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letters pding their maimed bodies, 
without a P ere is n0 wa y to g et rid of this 
iriend, because like it or not this 
*rson was probably around 
frig before you and will be 
iround long after you are gone, 
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Dancing the game away 

NSU hosts annual Spirit Day for high-schoolers 



Eva Sterling 

Sauce Reporter 

The sound of screaming young 
cheerleaders filled Turpin stadium 
Saturday at the NSU football game. 

High school and middle school 
spirit groups traveled from all over 
Louisiana and neighboring states 
to participate in the NSU Spirit 
Day, Saturday at the Northwestern 
vs. Oklahoma Panhandle State 
football game. Cheerleaders and 
dancers arrived on campus at 8 
a.m. to start the clinic and were 
done after the halftime show per- 
formance. 

Spirit Day gives high school and 
junior high cheerleaders and dance 
teams the opportunity to perform a 
cheer and dance with NSU spirit 
groups. At this year's competition, 
each participating team came with 
a prepared dance and the chance to 
win the first place trophy in five 
categories. 

Cheerleaders and dancers were 
then separated and taught different 
routines. The cheerleaders learned 
a short pom routine and cheer they 
performed pre-game with the NSU 
cheerleaders. The dance teams 
learned a routine preformed at 
halftime with the Demon Dazzlers 
and Spirit of Northwestern Band. 

Of the 475 registered partici- 




High-school dancers rehearse their routine under the inspection of a Demon Dazzler instructor. 



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pants, 360 came. 

"We had less people show up 
than we expected since it rained 
and people were traveling from out 
of town," Abraham Anthony, spon- 
sor of the Demon Dazzlers and 
Pom Pom Line, said. Each partici- 
pant ate lunch at Iberville dining 
hall and got a free water bottle. 

Spirit Day is held every year dur- 



ing football season. Letters were 
sent to spirit group sponsors in 
Louisiana and neighboring states 
inviting teams or individuals to 
participate in the free clinic. 

April Jordan, assistant director of 
high school relations, also sent 
information to newspapers in 
Louisiana and did radio spots for 
local radio stations. 



"Spirit Day is a great recruiting 
tool for Northwestern.," Jordan 
said. "For most students this is 
their first opportunity to be on our 
campus, and most seniors come 
and then come back to audition in 
the spring." 

Jordan predicted Spirit Day to be 
an even bigger success next year . 



Students back governor's position on abstinence 



Darla Williford 

Sauce Reporter 

GPA is a common acronym used 
around campus, but now it has a 
different meaning. 

The Governor's Program on 
Abstinence is a program to educate 
young adults on STDs and teen 
pregnancies. It was developed 
under the Personal Responsibility 
and Work Opportunity Reconcilia- 
tion Act of 1996 under Gov. Mike 
Foster. 

The federal government allots 
$50 million for the five-year pro- 
gram. The amount of money each 
state receives annually is based on 
population and teen pregnancy 



rates. Louisiana is ranked ninth in 
the nation with one of the highest 
rates and receives $1.6 million each 
year. State and local governments 
also fund the program. 

According to abstinence.edu, 24 
percent of citizens in Natchitoches 
Parish have an STD. 

Sophomore Ragan Waites intro- 
duced GPA to NSU. Waites is a 
computer information systems and 
business administration major and 
president of NSU's GPA. 

"The purpose of GPA is to get the 
word out on campus about STD's 
and be a spokesman for the 
Women's Resource Center," Waites 
said. GPA works closely with the 
Women's Resource Center, which 



is the crisis pregnancy center in 
Natchitoches. 

GPA was brought to NSU's cam- 
pus in fall 2003 and became a rec- 
ognized student organization in 
spring 2004. 

Currently, there are 10 members 
of the organization. 

"Our main goal right now is to 
get the word out about info on 
STD's and the consequences," said 
sophomore education major Cori 
Beth Gordy, vice president of GPA. 

"GPA is not a religious organiza- 
tion," Waites said. "Everyone stays 
abstinent because of the STD rate 
in Natchitoches." 

Each member of GPA signs absti- 
nence cards every year pledging to 



remain abstinent until marriage. 

"This organization is open to all 
students, it doesn't matter if you 
weren't always abstinent-you 
always have a second chance," 
Waites said. 

The main way GPA gets informa- 
tion out to students is by posting 
fliers around campus. The next 
meeting is Thursday at 6 p.m. in 
Room 107 of Fournet Hall. During 
the meetings, students come up 
with ideas for surveys to give to 
students, discuss service projects 
for the Women's Resource Center 
and get to know each other better. 

"Please participate in surveys 
and look for facts on the wall given 
by GPA," Gordy said. 



Morning-after pill: 



Important information on newest 
form of emergency contraception 



By Elizabeth Bolt 

Sauce Reporter 

The morning-after pill is a 
quick, easy form of emergency con- 
traception. It is also a source of con- 
troversy. 

Megan Jordan, a freshman gen- 
eral studies major, said: "I think it 
should be over the counter because 
if you need it, you need it. There's 
birth control. It's pretty much the 
same thing. It prevents you from 
being pregnant." 

While the morning-after pill has 
become a popular topic of conver- 
sation, not many people know 
what the pill is or how it actually 
works. 

According to the American Col- 
lege of Obstetricians and Gynecol- 
ogists pamphlet, the morning-after 
pill is a higher dosage of normal 
birth control pills that helps pre- 
vent pregnancy by disrupting the 
normal flow of hormones in the 
menstrual cycle. 

The two types of morning-after 
pills are made up of either a combi- 
nation of oral contraceptives con- 
taining the hormones estrogen and 
progestin or progestin alone. 

The pill is prescribed to patients 
in three forms: a combination of 
regular birth control pills contain- 
ing estrogen and progestin, a kit 
with a pregnancy test and four pills 
containing estrogen and progestin, 
or two pills with progestin only. 

The pill is given in two doses. 
The first dose must be taken within 
72 hours of unprotected sex, and 
the second dose is taken 12 hours 
after the first. 

Taking the pill may cause nau- 
sea or vomiting but it should dis- 
appear in one to two days. If vom- 
iting occurs within one hour of 
either dose, contact a doctor imme- 
diately because that dose may need 
to be repeated. 

Other side-effects include 



The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering allowing 
emergency contraception, the so-called morning-after pill, to be sold 
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abdominal pain and cramps, 
headache, tender breasts, dizzi- 
ness, or an irregular menstrual 
cycle. 

Using the pill within 72 hours of 
unprotected sex greatly reduces the 
chance of getting pregnant, but it is 
not a guarantee. The morning-after 
pill is not as effective as taking 
birth control regularly and does not 
protect against STDs. The pill will 
not work if conception has already 
occurred. 

A common misconception 
about the morning-after pill is that 
it is the same as the non-surgical 
abortion pill RU-486. According to 
the About Inc. website, RU-486 
causes early termination of preg- 
nancy within the first seven weeks 
after conception. It prevents the 
embryo from every being implant- 
ed in the womb. 



William Fell, sophomore politi- 
cal science major, said: "This is not 
a pro-life or pro-choice question. It 
simply has to do with whether you 
believe that people need another 
excuse to be able to have sex." 

NSU Health Services and the 
Natchitoches Women's Resource 
Center are two places that students 
can easily obtain information about 
the morning-after pill; however, 
neither facility offers the pill. 

Stephanie Campbell, director of 
health sendees, said maybe two or 
three students a semester come in 
inquiring about the pill. Because 
health services does not distribute 
the pill, students are provided with 
a list of physicians in town and 
referred to proper practitioners. 

Judy Sluppick, executive direc- 
tor of the Natchitoches Women's 
Resource Center, said that not 



many women inquire about the 
pill, but occasionally a few call in. 
She said more tend to call than 
come in person. 

"There was a time we were 
never getting calls about it, and 
now we are more and more," Slup- 
pick said. 

The center does not distribute 
the pill because they are not med- 
ically qualified to do so. 

If a woman inquires about the 
pill, they provide her with informa- 
tion on it that covers the basic facts 
of what it is and how it works. 

"They think they can just take a 
pill, but it's not that easy. We edu- 
cate them," Sluppick said. "We dis- 
tribute the truth. It's not our opin- 
ions, it's the facts." 

The Women's Resource Center 
also offers free pregnancy tests, 
birth control and information on 
sexually transmitted diseases. 

Martin Aviles, a gynecologist at 
Natchitoches Women's Care, pre- 
scribes the pill. He said he gets 
about four or five college students 
a month inquiring about the pill. 

When patients want the pill, he 
talks with them personally and 
does an interview counseling ses- 
sion which includes information on 
STDs. 

He does not prescribe the pill if 
there is potential for it to cause 
complications with any other med- 
ication the patient is already taking 
or if the patient has a history of 
blood clots. 

Rite Aid is the only pharmacy in 
Natchitoches that fills prescriptions 
for the morning-after pill. They 
carry the Plan B type, which costs 
$38.99. 

The Natchitoches Health Unit 
offers Plan B to clinic patients when 
they come in for annual or medical 
exams. 

Margie Gibbs, public health 
See Mornjng-after, page 6 



Fashionable 

Focus 




Boys want to 
have fun, too. 

I know that this semester I 
have neglected the guvs a little 
bit. 

Well, this week, it's all about 
you! Let me do some introduc- 
tions first: back home I have a 
stylist that helps me with every- 
thing from picking out dresses 
and shoes, to choosing what col- 
ors will be the best for me each 
season. He's a personal friend of 
mine and super-great at what he 
does. He helped get me started 
modeling, many moons ago. 
Since then, he has kept his eye on 
me, letting me know when I go 
to see him what he likes and dis- 
likes about my style — then we 
have a makeover. He has a real- 
ly excellent sense of style, which 
benefits most women and men. 
Sadly, to protect his privacy (and 
to keep him to myself) I will not 
reveal his entire name in this col- 
umn (sorry!) — so I'll just call him 
Kyle X. 

I called him this past weekend 
and got a few tips just for the 
guys. Here are a few of the things 
he expressed to me with utter 
style-passion. Take Kyle's word 
for it, boys — he knows what he's 
talking about. 

As for grooming, here are 
his tips: 

-Shaving is one of the simple 
things you can do to make it look 
like you have given some 
thought to your look. The best 
time to do so is the morning 
after your shower so the warm 
water will help soften your 
beard. Razor burn can be a real 
drag but it's easy to avoid no 
matter how rough your beard is. 
Always use a sharp razor with at 
least two blades and a moveable 
head. Start with the sides of your 
face, and save your lip and neck 
for last. When you shave, you're 
actually creating your sideburns. 
You want to make sure they are 
even, so take your index finger 
and put it at the very bottom of 
your sideburn on both sides, step 
back and have a look. 

-Good grooming means wash- 
ing your hair every day, right? 
Wrong. Sometimes your hair can 
look its best on the second or 
even third day after shampoo- 
ing. 

-If you don't want a "typical" 
haircut, find someone who really 
knows how to cut hair. It takes 
training and an artistic eye to 
give you a different look and 
keep it extraordinary - some- 
thing your wife or girlfriend 
can't do. 

As for fashion, Kyle says: 

-Don't be afraid of color. Big 
colors this fall are Kelly-green, 
pumpkin and almond. Many 
stores offer button-down shirts 
in these colors, and they go great 
with jeans, khakis or trousers. 
When wearing clothes, you want 
to be approachable. When you 
wear black from head to toe, you 
might look like you're part of a 
cult, which is not particularly 
welcoming. Add color, and get 
some things that are textural, 
fabrics that invite touch. 

-You don't have to wear bor- 
ing, ugly clothes just because 
you happen to big or tall. There 
are resources out there where 
you can get some good looking 
shoes and clothing for people 
who are bigger and taller, such as 
Davis' Big & Tall. It's an amazing 
resource because they sell 
designer outfits like Versace and 
Ralph Lauren. 

-A cool ball cap is a great acces- 
sory, but you do not want to look 
like a trucker at the "all-night 
adult gift emporium." Try stor- 
ing your cap with the brim 
curled in a coffee mug; that way, 
it will frame your mug nicely. 

-Everyone should have a tradi- 
tional corduroy blazer in their 
wardrobe, especially for the fall 
season. The best looks for fall 
come in navy, olive and tan. 

-You want a little break on 
your pant legs. If the back gets all 
stepped on, that is great because 
it will look worked in. 



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The NSU Jazz Ensemble has 
something to toot their horns 
about. This year's Jazz Concert 
Series kicks off Oct. 13 in a Count 
Basie meets Duke Ellington style. 

The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. in 
Magale Recital Hall and features 10 
pieces performed by the NSU Jazz 
Orchestra and the NSU Big Band. 

"This one's going to be big," said 



Galindo Rodriguez, associate pro- 
fessor of music and jazz ensemble 
director. "It will definitely be 
something to look forward to." 

The ensemble meets three times 
a week and has been preparing 
tunes from such composers and 
musicians such as Duke Ellington, 
Count Basie and Thad Jones. Some 
pieces to be showcased are "Tip- 
toe," "Jack the Bear," "Harlem Air- 
shaft," and "In a Mellow Tone." 

The group does not do it alone. 



With help from local merchants, the 
student government and the Cre- 
ative and Performing Arts Depart- 
ment, Rodriguez said he and his 
ensemble bring in at least two 
major artists each year. 

"We're excited about the line up 
of artists this year," Rodriguez said. 
"There are quite a few from New 
Orleans to Memphis to Washington 
D.C." 

He said that for the past seven 
years, the NSU Jazz Concert Series 



has brought in many vvell-knovvi 
artists while staying true to the ta] 
ents of Northwestern students. 

Mel Richey, senior and solo from 
bonist, said the concert on Oct. I 
will be very energetic with a vajj 
ety of styles. 

Dusty Pigg, senior trumpet play, 
er for the ensemble, said thosi 
interested should come earl 
because seats will go quickly. 

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dents. 



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After two successful compact 
discs, "Country Grammar" and 
"Nellyville," Nelly has made his 
hometown St. Louis proud again 
with the release of "Suit" and 
"Sweat." 

"Sweat" offers catchy dance 
songs that will stay in your head 
long after you have stopped listen- 
ing. Most of "Sweat" is sub-par, but 
there are a few gems like "Heart of 
a Champion" which uses the beat 



from the "NBA on NBC" theme 
song and "Na-nana-na," which is 
sure to be a major club hit. Unfor- 
tunately, on "River Don't Runn" 
Nelly's lyrics become ridiculous 
with rhymes like, "I hate to hate a 
hater, in fact I hate to hate, hatin' is 
hatin' you should never hate con- 
gratulate." Someone should have 
told him that "hatin"' is just as 
awful as that rhyme. 

Christina Aguilera joins in on the 
fun with a guest appearance on 
"Tilt ya' head back." Other big- 
league artists Nelly enlisted help 



from are Missy Elliot on "Playa," 
and LIT Flip on "Boy." Both would 
barely be tolerable without their 
appearances. 

"Suit" is by far the better of the 
two albums. Nelly shows off his 
soft side for the ladies, but it has 
something that the fellows will 
enjoy too. On "Pretty Toes," Nelly 
thanks all the fine girls around the 
world with pretty toes. When I first 
saw that Nelly collaborated with 
country singer Tim McGraw on 
"Over and Over," I was a little 
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have provisions where patients 
can get it. 

The clinic chooses to give it out 
based on immediate need, howev- 
er, Gibbs said that they have lots of 
people who say they do not need 
or want it. Patients have to sign a 
consent form saying they want it. 

Plan B, like every family plan- 
ning service, is offered to patients 
on a sliding fee schedule. 

They provide those who want 
it with information, hand outs and 
a chance to ask questions. They 
can also call back and speak with a 
nurse on the phone. 

"There's all kinds of education 
given to these people," Gibbs said 
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referred to LSU medical center 
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English major, said she thinks tl 
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There was opportunity for 
everybody on the Northwestern 
State football team Saturday as 
the 14th-ranked Demons demol- 
ww^ished Division II Oklahoma Pan- 
11 \V handle State 63-14. 

"^All our players' parents had to 
be happy" said Demons coach 
ty favorite dScott Stoker, "because every one 
tie more senjof their kids got to play." 

Northwestern (4-1) spread the 
workload throughout the roster. 
All 66 players who dressed got 
iow he wanllinto the game. No linebacker 
better thai played more than 17 snaps. Top 
end that yoi tailbacks Shelton Sampson (11 
and if yoi plays) and Derrick Johnese (13) 
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jinces. 

Third-team fullback C.J. Lot- 
aJ linger got in 29 snaps while 
replacing seniors Issa Banna (16) 
and Demoine Clark (17). The 
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high totals of 28 carries and 141 
yards rushing, scoring a pair of 
touchdowns. 

"We took care of business, did 
what we were supposed to do 
against a team that just wasn't as 
good as us," said Stoker. "We 
played OK. We didn't execute all 
that great, but it was good to get 
a lot of young guys on tape so we 
can use it as a teaching tool. You 
need a game like that somewhere 
along the way." 

The Demons can also use the 
open date coming up this week 
to help heal an abundance of 
bumps and bruises accumulated 



since preseason practice began in 
early August. 

"The break comes at a good 
time, right before the start of our 
(Southland) conference season," 
said Stoker. "We've got to get 
some guys healed up, but at the 
same time, we have some work 
to get done this week and some 
improvements to make." 

The team will take Friday and 
Saturday off, then begin prepar- 
ing next Sunday for the SLC 
opener at home Oct. 16 against 
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Patrick 
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The Way 
I See It 



Winning 
Season 

sportseditorcs@yahoo.com 

It was a busy weekend 
in Demon sports as vol- 
leyball, soccer, baseball, 
football and cross country 
all played this weekend. 
Baseball did not play a 
game, but did have a 
home-run derby on Satur- 
day. 

I would like to thank the 
baseball team for the new 
baseball I picked up out- 
side the center field fence. 

This is my second free 
baseball from the NSU 
Demons, as last season I 
was lucky and picked up a 
home-run ball hit by Tig- 
ger Lyles. 

The volleyball team 
swept both opponents this 
weekend beating Lamar 
and McNeese St. at home. 

This was the Lady 
Demons fifth straight vic- 
tory which puts has NSU 
in a three-way tie for first 
place after the University 
of Texas at Arlington lost 
Tuesday night. The other 
team in the three-way tie 
is Texas State. 

If the Lady Demons 
keep up their winning 
ways, NSU might do 
something they have 
never done: have a win- 
ning season in the South- 
land Conference. 

The most games NSU 
has won in the SLC is five, 
which the Lady Demons 
posted last year under 
head coach Leigh Mullins. 

The Lady Demons have 
already won five games in 
the conference this season 
and look to win a few 
more. 

Do not pop the cham- 
pagne bottles yet; the 
Lady Demons still have to 
play Texas State twice, 
UTA once and Sam Hous- 
ton State. 

Both teams beat NSU on 
their home courts in Sep- 
tember. The Lady Demons 
have a long, winding road 
ahead of them, but I think 
they will have a record- 
breaking season. 

Former Demon football 
players also had an amaz- 
ing weekend in the NFL. 

Former cornerback Ter- 
rence McGee had a 98- 
yard kickoff return for a 
touchdown against the 
defending Super Bowl 
champion New England 
Patriots. 

This was McGee's first 
touchdown of his young 
professional career as a 
kick off /punt returner. 

Also making news was 
former quarterback Craig 
Nail, who had a pass in 
the Green Bay Packers loss 
to the New York Giants. 
Nail threw a 24-yard com- 
pletion to Robert Fergu- 
son for his first NFL pass. 

Nail also made the jump 
to the No. 2 quarterback 
on the Packers depth chart 
after back-up quarterback 
Doug Pederson was 
injured. 

Also, Packer quarter- 
back Brett Favre is hurt, so 
Nail may see some play- 
ing time in the upcoming 
weeks. 

NSU fans, watch Mon- 
day Night Football to see 
if Nail gets any playing 
time against the Tennessee 
Titans. 

Check out some soccer 
action this weekend, and 
also tune in to the Florida 
vs. LSU game as the 
mighty Gators beat the 
Tigers for consecutive sea- 
sons. You never know 
what will happen. 





Gary Hardamon / NSU Media Service 
(Top) Junior setter Flavia Belo sets up the volleyball for one of her 
Demon hitters against Lamar on Saturday. The Demons beat Lamar 
at Prather Coliseum 3-0 as NSU won their fifth game in a row. Belo 
finished with a double-double recording 11 digs and 28 assists. 
(Left) Sophomore middle blocker Janel Fisher hits the ball over the 
McNeese State middle blocker Friday night. The Demons beat 
McNeese 3-2 in five sets. 



Demons sweep at home 



By Justin Hebert 

Sauce Reporter 

The NSU Lady Demons 
Volleyball Team extended 
their school record of con- 
secutive Southland Confer- 
ence wins to five, after tak- 
ing down McNeese St. and 
Lamar this weekend in 
Prather Coliseum. 

NSU defeated McNeese 3- 
2 Friday, in front of 348 fans, 
in an amazing match that 
lasted all 5 games. 

The Lady Demons fol- 
lowed behind the young, 
hard-hitting duo of sopho- 
more Janel Fisher, who 
totaled 17 kills, and fresh- 
man Whitney King, who 
had 16. 



Head coach Leigh Mullins 
said she believes their suc- 
cess is attributed to how 
closely knit the Lady 
Demons team is. 

"I give it all to team 
unity," Mullins said. "We 
are a true family on and off 
of the court." 

NSU turned around and 
did it again Saturday after- 
noon blanking the Lamar 
Cardinals 3-0 in Turpin, 
improving to 9-7 overall 
and 5-2 in the SLC. 

The Lady Demons used 
13 kills and a .500 hitting 
percentage from junior 
Isabela Duarte and an 11 dig 
and 28-assist performance 
from junior Flavia Belo. 

Mullins says she was 



impressed with her team's 
ability to win such a tough 
game Friday night and still 
have enough for another 
match. 

"It really showed a lot for 
them to play five Friday 
and turn around and win 3- 
on Saturday," Mullins 
said. 

The Lady Demons look to 
extend their consecutive 
league-winning streak to six 
when they take on the Texas 
State Bobcats away, Friday 
at 7:30 p.m. 

With the two teams at the 
top of the SLC, Mullins said 
she believes this will be a 
big game for her team. 

"It's going to be a dog- 
fight," Mullins said. 




Gary Hardamon / NSU Media Service 
Freshman outside hitter Whitney King hits the ball past McNeese St. 



NSU loses to SFA at Soccer Complex 





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Gary Hardamon / SSU Media Service 

Junior midfielder Stephanie Miller tries to kick the ball past the 
McNeese State defender. The Demons won the soccer match up 3-2. 



By Flavia Belo 

Sauce Reporter 

NSU women's soccer fell 
short to Stephen F. Austin 
with a goal scored by the 
Ladyjacks in overtime last 
Sunday at the Demons Soc- 
cer Complex. 

SFA, 8-3-1 overall and 5-0 
in the Southland Conference, 
was led by goalkeeper 
Natascia Michalezki, who 
had a strong performance 
with four saves. 

Lady Demons' goalkeeper, 
sophomore Krystle Donald- 
son played strong and had 
two saves and nearly saved 
SFA's Lauren Matkin's per- 
fectly placed kick into the 
upper left corner of the net. 

Junior defender Ashley 
Hadley said that even 
though they lost, the team 
did many positive things. 

"It could have gone either 
way. It was a tough match," 
Hadley said. "It was one of 
the best matches we had 



played so far. It was the first 
time we played the full 90 
minutes hard. It was 
intense." 

Senior middle-fielder 
Danielle Thomas said the 
Lady Demons played hard. 

"After the match we were 
emotionally drained because 
we thought we deserved to 
win," Thomas said. 

The Lady Demons will try 
to bounce back against 
Southeastern on Friday. 

Thomas said that they 
expect a tough match. 

"Southeastern is very 
physical," Thomas said. 
"They run a good offense." 

Hadley said that they are 
expecting a great crowd for 
the upcoming match. 

"It is exciting playing in 
front of lots of people," 
Hadley said. 

The contest between NSU 
and Southeastern will be on 
Friday night, under the 
lights at 7 p.m. at the Demon 
Soccer Complex. 



NSU 3, MSU 2 

Courtesy 
Sports Information 

www.nsudemons.com 

The NSU Demons kept 
pace with the top teams in 
the Southland Conference 
soccer race Friday night with 
a dramatic 3-2 win over 
heated-rival McNeese State. 

Erin Hebert scored the 
game-winner 34 seconds 
after McNeese tied the game 
2-2 with four minutes left in 
regulation. The Lafayette 
freshman also scored NSU's 
first goal, giving the Demons 
a 1-0 halftime lead. 

Natalie Waguespack 
helped NSU retake the lead 
in the 79th minute on a long 
shot from in front of the 
Demon bench. 

NSU outshot the Cowgirls 
21-14 in the game, including 
a 12-3 advantage in the first 
half. 



Cross Country teams fall at home meet 



Courtesy 
Sports Information 

www.nsudemons.com 

Louisiana-Lafayette 
avenged a home meet loss to 
Northwestern State's 
women's team, ending the 
Lady Demons' two-meet 
winning string, and the ULL 
men completed a sweep of 
the team titles by the Ragin' 
Cajuns at the NSU Cross 
Country Invitational in 
unseasonably cold and wet 
conditions Monday after- 



noon. 

Thunderstorms ushered in 
a 20-degree drop in tempera- 
tures and delayed the start of 
the meet by 20 minutes, but 
the hilly path at the Demon 
Hills Golf Course handled 
the rain well and times were 
quick in the nine-team meet. 

ULL's men had all five 
scoring runners in the top 11 
while the Lady Cajuns did 
their scoring in the top 13 
places. 

The host Lady Demons 
ran second with four of their 



top five runners finishing in 
the top U. 

The Lady Demons were 
once again paced by Abby 
Solomon, who finished in 
fifth place overall (24:05:9), 
trailed immediately by team- 
mate Breeka Johnson 
(24:28.1). 

NSU newcomer Ruth 
Kinyanjui took eighth in 
24:56.9 and Lesley Lambert 
was 11th with a 25:01.4 
clocking. Marci Ward 
capped the scoring card for 
Northwestern with a 26:32.5 



time for 25th. 

The Northwestern 
were led by Jeff . 
whose 27:08 time was 14th 
Other Demon scorers 
Aaron Heflin (32nd, 
Phillip Hattaway 
31:22.2), Gideon 
(47th, 31:24.5), and Andrew 
Newman (52nd, 33:13.7) 

Northwestern will 
action again on Oct 
Beaumont, Texas, 
Lamar Invitational, 
hosts the NSU Tri-Meet on 
Friday, Oct. 22. 



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FOOTBALL 

Demons climb 
in polls, wins 
awards 

After cruising to a 63- 
rout of Division II Okjj 
homa Panhandle State o 
Saturday, Northwester 
State jumped to No. 11 j 
both major Division 
Top 25 football pol 
released Monday whil 
Greg Skid more, Josh Bu 
ton, Jamall Johnson an 
Brook Adams gave NSU 
sweep of Southland Confa 
ence "player of the weeli 
honors. 

Skidmore won the SLC , 
award for top offensiv 
player after rushing 
career-high totals of 14 
yards on 28 carries, scorir CrinM 
two touchdowns. CM y 1 1 

The 5-7, 165-pound so] 
omore from Baton Rouj 
Catholic, the Demons' N 
tailback, posted his seed 
career 100-yard game. 

Burton took the SL 
defensive player of 
week award after makjj 
10 tackles in only 15 plays 

A second-team senfl 
linebacker from Bossj 
City- Airline, the 6-1, 2C 
pound Burton had a tad! 
and a half for lost yards a 
NSU limited Oklahora 
Panhandle to only six fin 
downs and 143 total yard* 

Johnson, a 6-0, 210-poun 
senior linebacker froi 
LaPlace, and Adams, a 6^ 
189-pound sophomore safl 
ty from Marrero-Archbisl 
op Shaw, combined to giv 
the Demons their thill 
touchdown and won th 
SLCs award for sped 
teams play. 

Johnson blocked a purt I 
the second blocked punt i 
as many seasons for run 
and Adams returned it 1 
yards for a 21-0 first-quart 
lead. 

Northwestern (4-1) wd 
for the fourth straight wet 
and earned its highest sp 
in the rankings so far th 
season in both the Spoil 
Network's media votui 
and the ESPN /USA TodH 
coaches' balloting. 



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McNeese St. 
going fast 

Anticipating a capacity »° h °' 
crowd next weekend for tt 
Saturday, Oct. 16 Nortl The Pot 
western State-McNeeJ WOO with 
State football showdown 
Turpin Stadium, NSU oft 
cials are encouraging fans] indicators 
purchase game tickets earl ( )0oks thn 

Less than 100 reserve 

chairback seats remai 

available as of VVednesda 

There are hundreds of $1 Ttieat 

general admission ticket ^i^j^j. 

available in the 15,971-sef 

Turpin Stadium on the eal v The the 

side, known as the studd Oedipus 

side, and in the west sic P-m. in th 

upper deck. .. 

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visited in Turpin Stadiufl ^ » Rocky 

in 2002, the matchup of tl 

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overflow crowd of 170 "Medea 

the second-largest to attefl ^ason. W 

a home game for tl ty Yionou 

Demons. ^ stimulc 

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ranked 11th in Division 
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winning streak. i l»SC t< 

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terpiece of Northwester! 1 George V 
annual homecoming ce^ ?hown on 
bration. If| 9 James 

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Volume 90 • Issue 10 

Students serving students at 
Northwestern State University since 1914 



First copies free to NSU students and staff 
50 cents per copy otherwise 

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English professor receives grant 

Julie Kane, associate 
professor of English, was 
the recent recipient of a 
Louisiana Division of the 
Arts Artist Mini-Grant for 
2004-2005. 

Kane said she submitted 
a formal proposal in order 
to receive the $500 grant. 
The proposal included a 
manuscript of 10 poems 
from the last five years 
and a narrative of goals 
for the grant's use. 




Julie Kane 



Kane said she plans to use the grant money to help 
pay for a trip to the West Chester Poetry Conference 
held every June in West Chester, Pa. 

The conference is a gathering of poets and scholars 
who study contemporary formal poetry. 

Kane has recently been working on poetry and liter- 
ary criticisms and is an associate editor of the Long- 
man Anthology of Southern Literature. She studied 
English at Cornell University, earned her master's in 
creative writing at Boston University and obtained her 
doctorate from LSU. 

Chris Rodrigues and Kyle A. Carter 



Potpourri wins national award 

The 2004 Potpourri yearbook received first place in a 
national contest for scholastic yearbooks, magazines 
h tr i ht wed ancl news P a P ers - It; also received an award for out- 
•^l 31 ? l _ standing overall photography, 
its highest sjx 

ngs so far thi 



The American Scholastic Press Association sponsored 
oth the Sponlthe contest. The yearbook was judged in the areas o,f 



media votin 
'N/USA Toda 
oting. 

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a st 

ing a capacil 
weekend for tii 
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content preservation, general page design, general 
photography, publication structure and creativity. 

Darla Williford, editor in chief of this year's Potpourri 
said: "I was happy to hear that last year's yearbook 
won such big awards. I definitely have big shoes to fill. 

Claire Mayeux, this year's assistant editor said she 
was excited when she found out the news. 

'All of our work last year paid off in an exceptional 
way," she said. 



The Potpourri received 895 points out of a possible 
State-McNeestlOOO with a perfect score in the creativity category. 

11 showdown f Steve Hortori( nead of the journalism department, 
ium, NSL on ^ the s c h | asr j c p re ss Association awards are strong 
ouraging tans indicators f now the Potpourri compares to other year- 
me tickets earl books throughout the United States, 
l 100 reserve 

seats remai Samantha Foley 

of Wednesda 

undreds of si Theater department to present 
^TMedea" and "Oedipus Rox" 



mission 
the 15,971-seal 

ium on the eai The the theater department will present "Medea" and 
i as the studei 'Oedipus Rox" by Mike Yionoulis Oct. 20-23 at 7:30 
1 the west sid P-tn. in the A. A. Fredericks Auditorium. 

Oedipus Rox is a loose adaptation of the Greek classic 
time McXeei "Oedipus Rex." The play is a rock musical in the genre 
furpin Stadiufl of "Rocky Horror Picture Show" and "Little Shop of Hor- 
matchup of tt ^ „ 
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rowd of 17; 
largest to art 
game for 

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1edea" centers on the conflict between passion and 
sason. Written in a contemporary style, accentuated 
Yionoulis' hard-driving music, the play promises to 
stimulating to the eyes, ears and soul. 

For ticket information, call (318) 357-5814. 

Courtesy NSU News Bureau 



C to show political programs 

The Louisiana Scholars' College will show Michael 
loore's Fahrenheit 911 on Oct. 20 at 6:30 p.m. in Room 

lea # hnefc 



rence play as ^ rf Morrison Hall. The program will be followed by a 



bringing a 



discussion featuring Greg Granger, acting director 
°f the Louisiana Scholars' College, Alex Aichinger, associ- 



winmn S stre ' at e professor of political science and Rocky Colavito, 
itest. Both tean|( lead Qf thg Department of Language and Communic 



mecoming 



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is week, 
e is also the 1 

Northwestern George W. Bush: Faith in the White House will be 

cel^own on Oct. 28 followed by a panel discussion featur- 
'ig James Picht, assistant professor of economics, John 
Dnal cable spor 1 ^ster, assistant professor of speech and LSMSA teacher 
CSTV (Collej tadney Allen. 

vision) will tel< A|| jnterested persons are inv jted to attend, 
j.m. contest n& 



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The Molly Ringwalds perform a synchronized dance while they play the 80s hit "Come on Eileen" in 
front of the Student Union Monday. They performed at the Homecoming Kick Off party sponsored by 
the Student Activities Board. The Molly Ringwalds performed at last year's homecoming festivities, 
and according to the SAB, they were invited back this year due to popular demand. 



Regents cut 
three degree 
programs 



By April Dickson 

Sauce Reporter 

After an extensive evalua- 
tion, the governing board for 
all the state universities, the 
Board of Regents, decided to 
discontinue the anthropolo- 
gy, social sciences and med- 
ical technician degree pro- 
grams at NSU. 

Every few years, the Board 
of Regents applies a formula 
to each degree program at 
every state university com- 
paring the cost of maintain- 
ing the program, to the num- 
ber of graduates in each pro- 
gram. If the number of pro- 
gram completers is below the 
state's standards, that pro- 
gram is placed under review 
for discontinuation. 

Anthony Scheffler, vice 
president of academic affairs, 
said the low completion 
review is used "to see if there 
are enough people finishing 
those programs to justify 
those programs existing." 

University President Ran- 
dall Webb said he does not 
like when NSU loses any aca- 
demic program, but there 
was simply not enough stu- 
dent demand for these pro- 
grams. 

Any student who has 
already declared a major in 
any of the ceasing programs 
will still be able to complete a 
degree. However, no one will 
be allowed to declare those 
areas as majors starting this 



Resource center 
opens in Watson 

Unlimited color copying provided to 
students; other services in the works 



By Savanna Mahaffey 

Sauce Reporter 

The Student Government 
Association and the Student 
Technology Center have 
planned to open a student 
resource center. 

The center will be in the 
rear of the Watson Library 
computer lab. It will include 
free access to a color copier, 
fax machine, laminating 
machine and binding 
machine. 

Free printing services are 
currently available from 8 
a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, 
but the other services will not 
be offered until the end of the 
fall semester. 

The printing services allow 
students to make free unlim- 
ited copies or to print infor- 
mation from the lab's com- 
puters. 

Copyrighted information, 



tests and quizzes may not be 
copied. 

SGA President Mindy 
McConnell said the resource 
center will be valuable to stu- 
dents because many teachers 
require them to make copies, 
and they have to spend their 
own money. 

"I'm a political science 
major, and I have to go every 
week and pick up copies from 
the Ink Spot and Mail Boxes 
and pay $3 here and there," 
McConnell said. "Three dol- 
lars doesn't seem like a lot of 
money, but it's still aggravat- 
ing, and I think students will 
really appreciate the free 
services." 

Funding for the center 
comes from student technolo- 
gy fees. SGA has budgeted 
$20,000 to supply materials 
such as copy paper and lami- 
nating material to the stu- 
dents. 

"We put the resource center 




Leslie Westbrook/the Current Sauce 

A new free printing service for students was introduced in Watson 
Library this fall. Students now have access to unlimited color copy- 
ing. Free faxing, laminating and binding will be added soon. 



in our budget, and we had to 
sit down and estimate how 
much materials the students 
could use," McConnell said. 
"Everything is going to be 
unlimited at first. We'll see 
how it goes before we set lim- 
its." 

McConnell said that if the 
budgeted money runs out, 
the services will be post- 
poned until the budget can be 
replenished. 

The resource center must 
be used for academic purpos- 
es, so organizations are not 
allowed to use the free 
resources. 



Whether or not something 
is academic will be at the dis- 
cretion of student workers. If 
a student worker cannot 
determine whether a stu- 
dent's request is reasonable, 
the teacher of the class will be 
contacted. 

In order to access resources, 
students must present their 
current NSU student ID 
cards. 

A student worker will be 
present to record names and 
use of the resources. All users 
and uses will be documented 
to ensure that the services are 
not being abused. 



spring. 

All of the faculty and staff 
from these departments will 
be moved to teaching and 
working positions in other 
areas. 

"We really don't have any 
faculty or instructors that are 
just so narrow that they can 
only teach in one area," 
Scheffler said. 

Webb said not all classes 
offered in these programs 
will be discontinued. Several 
classes in these departments 
will still be offered to com- 
plete other degrees, as elec- 
tives or as courses contribut- 
ing to a concentration in a 
general studies degree. 

NSU will not lose any state 
funding as a result of the pro- 
gram cuts. 

"What the board often 
does, and did for us, is they'll 
say 'why don't you go ahead 
and let us discontinue tir 
one, but let us help you cr- 
ate something else,'" Schef- 
fler said. He said when pro- 
grams are cut, the school use 
those discontinuations as an 
initiative to create a new, 
more current and relevant 
program. 

"We just don't want to get 
stale. Things change," Schef- 
fler said. "Degrees come in, 
degrees go out, but new 
degrees come on too. It's not 
about cutting, it's about 
growing and maturing and 
meeting the needs of the 
populous." 

SGA axes 

parking 

resolution 

By Victoria Smith 

Sauce Reporter 

A proposal to limit stu- 
dent and faculty parking at 
NSU failed at Monday's 
SGA meeting. 

Student Affairs Commis- 
sioner Matthew Bartley pro- 
posed a resolution restrict- 
ing the vehicles of NSU 
commuters, residents and 
faculty members to specific 
lots between the hours of 7 
a.m. and 3 p.m. Residents 
would be required to leave 
their cars in parking lots 
adjunct to their respective 
residence halls, and upper- 
classmen commuters would 
be assigned parking lots 
specific to their majors. 
Underclassmen commuters 
would be required to park at 
Prather Coliseum. 

The resolution has 
already been passed by the 
University Traffic and Park- 
ing committee and is 
designed to decrease the 
number of cars moving on 

■ See Parking, page 2 



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News — the Current Sauce — Thursday, October 14, 2004 



NSU Police Blotter 



10-5-04 
4:20 a.m. 

A resident of Rapides called 
saying his roommate needed an 
ambulance. Two officers and para- 
medics were en route. He was 
given breathing treatment and 
transported to the hospital. 
8:13 a.m. 

Paramedics were en route to 
LSMSA for a medical emergency. 
8:56 a.m. 

There was a call from Bien- 
venu Hall in reference to a hurt 
student in Room 112. 
3:19 p.m. 

Apartment 924 of the Columns 
was broken into. Two officers 
were dispatched to make a report. 

7:20 p.m. 

The fire alarm at Boozman was 
going off. An officer and fire 
department members were en 
route. The alarm was going off 
because of a microwave on the 
second floor. 
10:35 p.m. 

There was a report of a possi- 
ble fight outside of Sabine. 



10-6-04 
4:58 p.m. 

Someone from the sheriff's 
department called to notify cam- 
pus police that a woman was in 
labor on the second floor of Kyser. 

10-7-04 

3:15 a.m. 

Brown's Security called to 
advise that the alarm at the book- 
store was going off. Everything 
was OK. 

10-8-04 

2:26 a.m. 

There was a report of a possi- 
ble fight outside of building four 
at the Columns. 
2:36 a.m. 

Some men sneaked into Sabine 
after hours. Staff was able to get 
two out but needed assistance 
with locating the rest. 
2:44 a.m. 

There was a call from Prud- 
homme Hall regarding a large 
group of people who laid a tarp on 
the baseball held and were sliding 
down it and making a lot of noise. 
It was LSMSA students. They took 



off running when they saw offi- 
cers and hopped the fence. 
7:10 a.m. 

A call was received from 
Iberville requesting assistance for 
a female student who was possi- 
bly having a seizure. Paramedics 
were en route. 
4:12 p.m. 

A woman reported a possible 
wreck in front of Kyser and 
warned it may turn in to a dispute. 

10-9-04 

10:17 a.m. 

There was a wreck on Jeffer- 
son. A vehicle rolled over in to 
Chaplain's Lake across from the 
tennis courts. Both passengers got 
out OK. It took three wreckers to 
get the vehicle out. 
10:29 p.m. 

A call was received reporting 
that there were high school stu- 
dents drinking at the tennis 
courts. The city police department 
took the call. Beer cans were 
found, but the suspects were gone. 

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campus between classes. 

Sen. Jerry Whorton said: "We're 
limiting where students can park. If 
vou have less than 60 hours you're 
going to have to park at the colise- 
um. I know we can say to bring an 
umbrella or a poncho, but right 
now this campus does not have a 
mass form of transportation." 

The increasing number of stu- 
dents attending NSU has put a 



FROM PAGE 1 



strain on commuters trying to find 
a place to park. 

SGA President Mindy 
McConnell said: "There are more 
commuters at NSU that commuter 
parking spots." 

If underclassmen commuters 
were restricted to the coliseum 
parking lot, the commuter lots by 
each major building will be less 
congested, she said. 



"The problem is going to gJ 
away because there are enougj 
spots to park," McConnell said. J 

The resolution would have pmj 
hibited students from moving thtf 
cars during peak school hom 
diminishing the traffic problem q 
campus. 

If the proposal passes later thj 
semester it will be assessed by fh 
Student Life Committee. 



District judge candidate visits NSU 



By Lora Sheppard 

Opinions Editor 

Dee Ann Hawthorne, candidate 
for 10th district judge, visited NSU 
Monday to introduce herself and 
her platform. 

The 61 -year-old Louisiana native 
and alumna of NSU received her 
law degree at LSU in 1985. She is 
the president of Court Appointed 
Special Advocates, a member of the 
Domestic Violence Education and 
Support group and is a past board 
member of several organizations 



including the Natchitoches-North- 
western Symphony Society. 

She said that after receiving her 
law degree she practiced commer- 
cial law, usually in the courtroom, 
representing both plaintiffs and 
defendants. 

Her practice evolved into crimi- 
nal and domestic law, which she 
has been practicing for the past 10 
years, as well as being a Family 
Law Mediator. 

"I like people. I like to help peo- 
ple," she said. "I really want to 
make a difference/' 



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Hawthorne said 
Natchitoches needs 
makes fair decisions and believi 
that every side of a case is impoi 
tant. She said she believes in con 
sistency and will treat everyon 
fairly. 

Hawthorne's opponent, Georg 
C. Celles IV will come to NSU q 
Monday at 4 p.m. to introduce him 
self, speak and open the floor fa 
questions. For further informatioi 
on the meeting, call the political sq 
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T.U.M.F Week 

Attention all journalism 
majors: Journalists Unifying to 
Make Progress Week will take 
place Oct. 18-21. 

Monday: NABJ Day: Speaker 
Nordia Hi'ggins of KSLA-TV 
Channel 12. 

Tuesday: SPJ Day: Speaker 
Rod Richardson, managing edi- 
tor of The Shreveport Times. 

Wednesday: PRSSA Day: 
Michael Thompson, Corp. PR 
and Speakers Bureau of the New 
Orleans Hornets. 

For more information call 357- 
4439. 

Photography Club 

The photography club has 
weekly meetings on Monday at 7 
p.m. in Room 205 in the CAPA 
building. 

The meetings are open to all 
students. 

SGA 

Attention RSOs, the SGA is 
awarding $600 in competitive 
grants to organizations perform- 
ing a service to the students or 
enhancing the University's repu- 
tation as a whole. 

Applications are due Oct. 15 in 
Room 214 of the Student Union. 
Contact the SGA in Room 222 or 
■ call 357-4501 for applications and 
further details. 



Native American Student and 
Faculty Association 

Meetings are Thursdays at 7 
p.m. in Room 316 of the Student 
Union. For more information 
call Michael Ashworth at (318) 
572-7116. 

The Wesley Foundation 

Come and worship on 
Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. or join a 



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small group. Visit our building 
on College Ave. across from the 
Alumni Center or call us at 352- 
2888. The Foundation is now a 
hot spot for wireless Internet. 

ACS 

The American Chemical Soci- 
ety (ACS) will host its monthly 
Texas Hold Em Tournament Oct. 
27. $5 multiple buy-ins begins at 
6 p.m. at the Rec Center on the 
by-pass. First Place is $100 
CASH with smaller cash prizes 
for second, third and fourth 
place. For more information 
email: 

nsuacs@yahoo.com 

"Celebrate America" 

Come join fellow Americans as 
we celebrate the freedom we 
have in our great nation and help 
us honor those who have served 
our country! "Celebrate Ameri- 
ca" will be held in Magale Recital 
Hall located in the CAPA Build- 
ing on Oct. 29, 2004 at 7:30 p.m. 

FREE patriotic goodies to the 
first 150 people and door prizes 
drawn throughout the program! 
Event sponsored by Phi Mu 
Alpha Sinfonia and Sigma Alpha 
Iota Music Fraternities. 

Emerg in g Leaders 

Emerging leaders meetings 
will be held Oct. 18, 20, and 25 
from 5:30 to 8 p.m. There will be 
door prizes at each session. T- 
shirts will be given to students 
who attend all three nights. 

STAT 

The Student Technology Advi- 
sory Team (STAT) has allocated 
$200,000 to fund departmental 
and individual grants, awarded 
on a competitive basis, which 
advance the teaching or learning 
process within the mission of the 
University. 

All grants are due by Oct. 29th. 
Contact Jennifer Long in the 
library for an application or call 
357-6482 for more information. 

Send all Campus Connection 
entries to currentsauce@nsula.edu. 



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By Karen Thames 

Sauce Reporter 

College students are faced with 
difficult schedules and demanding 
dasses, so almost every student 
needs help sometimes. 

Any student who is currently 
enrolled for academic credit at 
NSU can receive tutoring assis- 
tance through the Learning Center 
at the University College. 

The Learning Center provides 
resources that can help students 
having difficulties, as well as stu- 
dents who just want to do their 
best in a course. These services are 
free of charge. 

Ashley Dunham, senior chem- 
istry major, said: "By being a tutor 
I get to see how it helps the people 
I work with make better grades. I 
would recommend tutoring to any- 
one because it really does work." 

Tutors work in Room 237 of 
Kyser Hall, Monday through Fri- 
day from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Almost every core subject, along 
with major and minor courses, is 
covered by a tutor. Tutoring ses- 



sions start at the beginning of each 
semester and are provided through 
the end of final exams. Students 
can also request additional tutor- 
ing after 4:30 p.m. by scheduling an 
appointment. 

Learning Center Coordinator 
Jeremy Thomas said there are 
approximately 20 tutors on hand at 
almost any time of the day ready to 
help with any subject. 

Keeping up with studies and 
being proactive can help students 
seek help before it is too late. 

Tutors can help with homework 
problems, paper writing, exam 
preparation, and can explain gen- 
eral concepts. 

Sara Burling, sophomore radio- 
logical technology major, said, "I 
like the tutoring lab because it 
gives you a one-on-one session 
with someone who thoroughly 
knows the subject you're having 
trouble with." 

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By Patrick Feller 

Sauce Reporter 




When students 
were asked who 
among them had a 
basic understand- 

■ m g 01 th e public's 

■ right to know, 
many hands staved 

LlGHTFOOT 

Linda Lightfoot, executive edi- 
tor of The Advocate, a newspaper in 
Baton Rouge, asked the question. 
She made her first appearance at 
NSU Oct. 7 to speak about 
Louisiana's Freedom of Informa- 
tion laws. 

"The foundation for these laws 
is the idea that the government 
belongs to the people," Lightfoot 
said. "We elect people, put people 
in office that represent us, and we 
have a right to know the manner 
in which they represent us." 

One of the topics she discussed 
was the public's right to informa- 
tion versus national security. 

"People want to take advantage 
of national security concerns and 
write laws broader than they need 
to be," Lightfoot said. "Those liv- 
ing in certain communities may 
not be able to get certain informa- 
tion about the things they need." 

Much of Lightfoot's presenta- 
tion focused on government offi- 
cials who pass laws about infor- 
mation sharing yet "oftentimes do 



"We elect people, put people 
in office that represent us, 
and we have a right to know 
the manner in which they 
represent us." 

Linda Lightfoot 

Executive editor The Advocate 

not realize that they are going to 
have negative effects." 

Lightfoot has worked to rectify 
this problem and is a board mem- 
ber of the National Freedom of 
Information Coalition, a group 
who educates public officials 
about such laws and their conse- 
quences. 

The NSU chapter of the Society 
of Professional Journalists spon- 
sored the seminar. The chapter's 
president, Tasha Braggs, said that 
the public's right to know is a 
paramount issue. 

"That's why we put this thing 
together," Braggs said. "It's a real 
prominent issue that we felt was 
important for people to under- 
stand." 

Lightfoot also had some parting 
words of advice for NSU students. 

"The important thing for college 
students to decide is that I'm 
going to be a citizen who cares 
about my community and country 
and participates in its affairs," 
Lightfoot said. 



Fiber optic network 
updated on campus 

Buildings to be rewired by spring semester 



By Ashley Gordon 

Sauce Reporter 

Uploading software to comput- 
ers around the campus will be sim- 
pler due to a fiber optics project in 
progress this semester. Several 
buildings around the campus will 
be rewired to allow computers to 
communicate on one system. 

NSU was one of the schools that 
competed for Capital Outlay fund- 
ing, which allows colleges and uni- 
versities to do major renovations. 

Director of Technical Services 
Tracy Brown said that the NSU has 
been looking into the program 
since 1990, but did not receive 
funding until 1999. 

From the funding, NSU was able 
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Fine Arts Center and Russell Hall 
to make a redundant loop. 

Brown said there are four phases 
of the project and the second phase 
will start soon. It will involve 
rewiring the insides of Fournet 
Hall, Bienvenu Hall, and the 
Health and PE Majors' Building. 

Fiber optic cables are used to 
transmit data throughout the .net- 
works. It does not allow any inter- 
ference because it uses light to 
transmit software and other infor- 
mation. 

"The new system will give us the 
ability to remote assistance to lap- 
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Brown said. 

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Thursday, October 14, 2004 
the Current Sauce 



Opinions!. 




000031* 

By 3. Aaron 
"Q" Brown 

The grim 
reaper has come 
for Bush's presi- 
dency, and his 
name is Charles 
A. Duelfer. For those of you 
who missed it, the CIA's special 
advisor on Iraqi WMDs released 
his report about a week ago, 
having found no evidence that 
Saddam was attempting to con- 
struct nukes, bioweapons or 
chemical warheads. In fact, the 
Duelfer report pretty much 
undermines everything the Bush 
regime has told us about our 
reasons for going to war. The 
report reaches the conclusion 
that everyone already knows: 
Saddam was biding his time in 
an attempt to get sanctions lift- 
ed, trying to strike a bargain for 
every concession he made to the 
United Nations, and hoping to 
avoid losing face in front of the 
world. Let's look at some of the 
more enlightening findings. 

After the initial invasion, sol- 
diers found two trailers suppos- 
edly intended for use as mobile 
germ warfare labs, which, in the 
wake of our failure to find any- 
thing we could claim constituted 
a "weapon of mass destruction," 
Cheney called the "definitive 
evidence" of Iraqi duplicity. 
Duelfer, however, has deter- 
mined that these trailers were 
intended for generating hydro- 
gen, exactly as the Iraqis 
claimed all along, and a British 
bioweapons expert who inspect- 
ed them on-site said they didn't 
even look like germ labs. The 
report found no evidence of 
SCUD-variant missiles with a 
range exceeding the U.N. -man- 
dated limit of 150 km, and it 
states over and over again that 
Saddam was awaiting the end of 
the sanctions (which Bush 
claims were doing no good) to 
reconstitute his weapons pro- 
grams. In his testimony to the 
Armed Services Committee, 
Duelfer even pointed out that 
after the Gulf War in 1991, Sad- 
dam's advisers told him he 
needed to restart his nuclear 
program and he declined, citing 
the volatility of Iraq's interna- 
tional relations as a reason to 
put such plans on hold. 

So has Bush been playing pol- 
itics with something as serious 
as American lives? Are we per- 
haps spreading something a lit- 
tle more sinister than freedom 
and democracy? Well, the 
report only talks about the facts, 
leaving domestic political issues 
to the politicians and pundits, 
but when we're told a week 
before war that the country 
we're about to attack has 
attempted to buy uranium and 
then told a week after invasion 
that this information was a mis- 
take, it looks awfully suspicious. 
When Pakistani officials hold a 
press conference to announce an 
al-Qaeda capture two hours 
before Kerry's convention 
speech but at midnight by Pak- 
istan's clock, it looks suspicious, 
and when the "definitive evi- 
dence" of Iraqi wrongdoing 
turns out to be a hydrogen pro- 
duction facility, it looks suspi- 
cious. Hey, I bet it will look 
even more suspicious when the 
government produces Osama 
bin Laden's body in the month 
right before the election. 

This week's "Ridiculous Lim- 
baugh Moment": on Monday, 
Rush jumped on Kerry for (get 
this) the name of the band that 
played at his wedding reception. 
It seems the band was called the 
French Millionaires, which is 
outrageous because.... Well, I 
think it has something to do 
with Kerry's bride being 
wealthy, but I can't remember 
what convoluted path Rush took 
to make it offensive. Also, a 
quote from the show I'd like to 
share: "Fear can be a motivator. 
If that's what does it for you, 
that's good. I want you to be 
afraid." Rush himself saying he 
wants to scare you into comply- 
ing with the Republican agenda. 
Why, why, why is this man 
allowed to breathe my air? 

J. Aaron Brown is a senior 
Louisiana Scholars' College 
student. His opinions do not 
necessarily represent the Sauce 
staff or the University. 



Trapped by labels 




By Justin 
Shatwell 

Do you ever won- 
der why there are so 
many undecided 
voters? American 
voters have very few options on the 
ballot. They can either vote for one 
of the two major candidates or cast 
a protest vote for one of the minor 
parties. With so few options, why 
does it take so many people so long 
to make up their minds? 

As far as I can see, there are two 
major reasons. The first is a sense 
of betrayed brand loyalty. Many 
Americans vote for the same party 
their parents did or for the party 
they usually vote for without really 
digging into the issues. People 
build up a loyalty and a familiarity 
with one party or another and stick 
with them no matter what. How- 
ever, sometimes political parties 
change fundamental aspects of 
their platforms. These major 
changes often make people ques- 
tion their loyalty. The biggest 




By Savanna 
Mahaffey 

Lately, it's no fun 
to go outside. The 
weather is miser- 
able. If it doesn't 
make me sick, it 
will probably cause me to break 
an arm or a leg. 

Anytime there is a puddle or a 
slippery surface, some freakish 
unexplainable magnetism in my 
body pulls me to it. If an air condi- 
tioner leaks, I slip in its drippings. 
If soap spills in a bathtub, I find 
myself bruised from hitting the 
faucet or the tub. Worst of all, if it 
rains, I will slip on concrete, 
asphalt, grass, dirt and even grav- 
el. 

The other day, I was walking 



Student responds 

to Shatwell's last column 

Dear Editor, 
I would like to congratulate 
Mr. Shatwell on a job well done. 
His column in last week's paper 
was very well written. You can tell 
he is a very intelligent person. I 
think Mr. Shatwell should look 
into politics as a career, because, 
he is apparently very good at dou- 
ble talk. He wrote five paragraphs 
of well-written material, yet he 
basically made no relevant point. I 
have one question, Mr. Shatwell. 
Do you write speeches for John 
Kerry? 

Basically here is what I gath- 
ered from his article. Mr. Shatwell 
is "deeply disturbed", this should 
come as no surprise, I suspect that 
all liberals are. He supports gay 
marriages but doesn't want to talk 
about that because he already 
knows how the majority of 
Louisiana feels about that topic 
and knows he is on the losing 
side. Some how the majority is 
supposed to abandon their own 
beliefs to support the ideas of the 
minority, because they are the 
minority. The majority of the pop- 
ulation doesn't have ownership of 
the country, however the minority 
should. Lastly if I stretch it a little I 
can deduct that my remarks were" 
troubling" however the name call- 
ing and stereotyping that his fel- 
low Scholars College student had 
to resort was not troubling. Some- 
thing seems fishy here. 

I will not apologize for being a 
member of the majority. Why 
should we as the majority have to 
bend to accommodate the beliefs 
of the minority, while they refuse 
to bend to any of our beliefs? Mr. 
Shatwell makes the statement that 
all the members of our govern- 



example of this today is the Repub- 
lican acceptance of deficit spend- 
ing, a matter that has many hard 
core fiscal conservatives on edge. 
In such circumstances, people are 
faced with the question of whether 
the violation of this one belief is 
cause enough to betray their loyal- 
ty to their party and defect to the 
competing party, which they have 
spent the majority of their life vili- 
fying. This is a difficult choice, and 
I can understand the need for time. 

The second major reason 
arises from the first. People who 
are disaffected with their party 
only have one real alternative. Two 
parties are not nearly enough 
choice in such a complicated politi- 
cal system. The Democrats and 
Republicans tend to position them- 
selves on opposite sides of the 
thousands of political issues that 
dominate America today. General- 
ly, the Republicans take the stances 
seen as "conservative" and the 
Democrats take the stances seen as 
"liberal." However, the world is 
not so simple that it can be divided 



down the middle. There are thou- 
sands of political issues in America 
today. The two party system tries 
to split the issues into two package 
sets of stances and asks us to vote 
on which we prefer. 

This can cause major problems 
for some voters. For the sake of 
argument, we can generalize politi- 
cal issues into two groups, social 
and fiscal. The parties tend to field 
candidates that take the liberal or 
conservative stance on both sets. In 
this system, very different issues 
are tied together and put under the 
same label. This system greatly 
limits our political choice. After all, 
what about valuing a small govern- 
ment has to do with disagreeing 
with abortion. What does an inter- 
est in a strong welfare state have to 
do with allowing gay marriages. 
Americans are more complex than 
the government gives us credit for. 
Many of us are socially liberal and 
fiscally conservative, or socially 
conservative and fiscally liberal. 
Who do these people vote for? No 
matter which party they choose, 



they will disagree with half of the 
platform. They are faced with the 
difficult decision of choosing what 
set of issues they value more, fiscal 
or conservative. We are the oldest 
democracy in the modern world, so 
surely we can offer more choice 
than this. 

Undecided voters take so long to 
vote because they slip between the 
cracks in our political system and 
are confronted with its horrible 
flaws. They take so long because 
for them they are not choosing the 
leader they want in office, they are 
voting for the politician they think 
will do less harm to the issues they 
care about. Our system desperate- 
ly needs to be reformed. I will field 
some suggestions in the coming 
weeks, and I hope that my readers 
will join me in debate and discus- 
sion on the topic. 

Justin Shatwell is a senior 
Louisiana Scholars' College stu- 
dent. His opinions do not neces- 
sarily represent the Sauce staff or 
the University. 



Rain, rain go away 



back from lunch as my vintage 
inspired poncho flapped in the 
wind and fall foliage whirled 
around me. I felt like Meg Ryan in 
a cardigan set when she meets 
Tom Hanks' character in "You've 
Got Mail." 

Then reality hit, and it began to 
pour. I whipped out my trusty 
blue umbrella and ran up the 
north steps of Kyser Hall. As soon 
as my right foot made contact 
with the slippery tiles, I took a 
nose dive. 

Luckily, I managed to stick out 
both of my arms, put my left foot 
on the ground, twirl around and 
carefully put my right foot back in 
its natural state. After that per- 
formance, I thought it might be 
wise for me to drop out of college 
and try out as a character at Dis- 



neyland. 

Still, I was very happy that it 
was a weekend and no one was 
around to see my little dance. It's 
bad enough people always wit- 
ness me tripping over bricks, 
stairs, doorways and cracks in the 
cement when it's completely dry 
outside. 

The worst time for nasty weath- 
er is when I have my arms full, 
and I can't find my ID card so I 
can get into my residence hall. The 
last time that happened, I dropped 
my brand new $107 physical sci- 
ence book in the mud. 

I fumbled in my purse for five 
minutes for my card while I jug- 
gled an umbrella, a full book sack 
and a stack of books. Then, much 
to my dismay, the card was in my 
pocket. 



The only good thing about rain 
is that the sound of it helps me 
sleep at night. I just hope the roof 
doesn't start to leak during the 
night since I'm on the top floor. 

I hope the rain doesn't damper 
the homecoming game this Satur- 
day. My hometown is only 20 
minutes from McNeese State Uni- 
versity, so most of the kids in my 
graduating class go there, and 
older folks cheer on MSU. Many 
of them, including my family and 
two best friends, are coming up to 
tailgate. 

I'll wear my purple proudly. 

Savanna Mahaffey is a fresh- 
man journalism major. Her opin- 
ions don not necessarily repre- 
sent the Sauce staff or the Uni- 
versity. 



Letters to the Editor 



ment are Christians and members 
of non-Christian faiths have no 
voice. If you go to a predominant- 
ly Muslim country do you think 
you will have a voice? I doubt it 
seriously. We don't press our reli- 
gion on these people; we tolerate 
their beliefs, so why can't they tol- 
erate ours. 

To sum up Mr. Shatwell's 
argument, the majority should for- 
get about their own beliefs and 
protect the beliefs of the minority. 
Basically if we stand for anything 
we are wrong. We must learn to be 
passive and let everyone trample 
us. So from now on when a sub- 
ject comes up, figure out what you 
think and do just the opposite. 
This is the wave of the future. 

Lastly, I would like to remind 
Mr. Shatwell that I never told Mr. 
Vicknair to leave Louisiana. I 
merely invited him to do so if he 
was so unhappy. I was trying to be 
nice and make sure that he was 
aware of all the options that were 
available to him. I felt his pain of 
being surrounded by a majority of 
people that were, according to 
him, so far beneath his intellectual 
level. I was even nice enough to 
offer him a ride, which reminds 
me, I have room for 1 one more. 

Eric Cason 
NSU Sophomore 

SGA President comments 
on parking 

Fellow Students, 

Since my first year here, I have 
heard more complaints about 
parking than anything else. I agree 
with you. It is hard to find a 
"good" parking spot. But are you 
looking in the lots closest to your 
academic building? Probably so, 
and it is physically impossible for 



everybody who has a class in 
Kyser to park in the lot nearest 
Kyser. OK, so Sabine parking lot is 
full too, right. Well, as much as 
you don't want to hear this, if you 
need a spot, there are plenty at the 
stadium parking lot, where the 
vehicle overflow is supposed to 
park. I realize how long of a walk 
it may seem, but it's actually only 
a five minute walk to Kyser or 
Russell. We do not park there 
because we're lazy. But having vis- 
ited every single campus in the 
state, I can honestly say that we 
are lucky. Other campuses require 
that you park in a certain lot that 
may be a fifteen-minute walk from 
your building. At ULL, students 
have to take a shuttle to get from 
the main parking lot to campus. 
Even the worst parking situation 
at NSU, for instance, a class in 
Russell and then in the TEC, is a 
skip compared to distances at 
other schools. You wanted more 
parking lots, so we got two more. 
They may not be next to your 
building, but without tearing 
down our beautiful landscaping, 
there is nowhere else for them to 

g°- 

The ONLY reasonable complaint 
in regards to parking is that the 
parking lots, particularly the 
Sabine and Iberville lots, are 
falling apart. I completely agree. I 
am as sick of the potholes and 
temporary asphalt as you are. Peo- 
ple criticize the SGA and the 
school for not doing something 
about it constantly. It turns my 
stomach to make an excuse for it, 
because the conditions are simply 
inexcusable. However, there is a 
legitimate reason the parking lot is 
not redone and that is because 
there is a serious lack of funding 
for Louisiana public post-second- 



ary schools, especially NSU. The 
good news is that, finally, we have 
accumulated enough money to 
completely repave the parking lot 
below Sabine and Caddo Hall. 
This time the physical plant isn't 
just filling in potholes. When you 
come back from Thanksgiving 
Break, you'll be able to park in an 
entirely new parking lot. 

The Student Government Asso- 
ciation has devised several differ- 
ent plans to improve the parking 
situation. Most recently, was a bill 
to designate each student to a 
parking lot. Under the provisions 
of the bill, between 7am and 3pm 
freshman and sophomore com- 
muters would be required to park 
in the stadium lot, all residents 
would be required to park in the 
specific lot of their residence hall, 
and juniors, seniors, and graduate 
students would be assigned to a 
lot near the academic building of 
their major. This would mean that 
students driving to school would 
not ever have to drive around 
looking for a spot. They would 
know exactly what parking lot 
they had to park in and that lot 
would have enough spaces for 
everyone assigned to it. The bill 
failed in the Student Senate but 
' passed in the University Traffic 
and Parking Committee. If you 
like this idea, please stop by the 
SGA office, Room 222 of the Stu- 
dent Union, or call 357-4501 and 
let us know. If you have any ideas 
on how parking could be 
improved, we are definitely open 
to suggestions, as we are working 
for you. Have a great Homecom- 
ing Week. GO DEMONS! 

Respectfully yours, 

Mindy McConnell 
SGA President 




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The Right SiDt 



Hargis 

What is the dif- 
ference between 
rhetoric and a log. 
ical argument? 
Rhetoric is having 
a seizure and holding a pen 
while writing your own opin- 
ion. Logic on the other hand haj 
everything to do with the facts, 
Present the truth in its entirety 
within the context of the situa- 
tion no matter what the out- 
come or consequence. Hey, the 
truth might even set you free. 

Here are the facts in context. 
Saddam gassed thousands of 
Kurdish men, women and chil- 
dren in northern Iraq on his pei 
sonal order. He had WMDs, arq 
he used them. He supported 
families of suicide bombers by I 
paying them hundreds of thou-j 
sands of dollars in the event 
their loved one committed a ten 
rorist act against Israel or the 
United States. His son ordered! 
the beating of Olympic athletes! 
because they lost a qualifying I 
match to rival Iran. We now 
find out in the Duelfer report 
that he bribed the United 
Nations along with dignitaries | 
from France, Germany and 
other natioas in the Oil for Foo< 
program. 

September 11 changed the 
way information was interpret- 
ed for the United States. In the 
early '60s, we avoided a nucleaj 
holocaust at the hands of both 
American and Soviet weapons 
during the Cuban Missile Crisuj 
for a clear and uncontrollable 
feeling. We did not want to die. 
The Soviets did not want to die. 
Both sides clearly knew if one 
side were to launch one missile 
that all of civilization as we 
knew it was going to come to an 
end. Their government might 
have been repressive but it still 
knew the value of life. The 
enemy that we fight today is 
more than willing to crash 
planes into buildings, strap 
bombs to their children to injure 
soldiers who only bring candy, 
chain their followers to the 
wheel of cars and hold their 
families' hostage unless they 
plow their portable bomb into a 
work signup station for the 
unemployed. What do you 
think these people would do if 
they got their hands on a chemi- 
cal or nuclear weapon? Yes, we 
went to war on circumstantial 
evidence, but you could win 
millions of dollars in the United 
States suing a doctor for mal- 
practice with less evidence. The 
left might be right; a four-month 
tour in Vietnam shows the 
world that you can defend our 
country and switch sides when 
it is popular. It must also show 
that the 73 percent of soldiers in 
the National Guard, Reserve 
and Active Duty who were 
polled by Army Tunes want 
President Bush as their Com- 
mander in Chief are just war 
delusional from their year and i 
half in Iraq. I just wonder who 
has the better context of 
whether Iraq is better off. 

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week and every other week I've 
read it since I first arrived at 
Northwestern a year ago it 
takes facts and distorts them to 
fit its agenda. Saddam, who 
misled the world and broke UN 
resolutions with no accountabil- 
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well in your column, until 
today. It quotes Rush this week 
saying "Fear can be a motiva- 
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to a caller who fears another tef 
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for our own lives and for those 
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their future. The Filler would 
like us to be cherry pickers of 
the truth to hide our own desirf 
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Making of the band 

Spirit of Northwestern takes the field, crowd 




Caroline Beatty, assistant band director, observes the Spirit of Northwestern Demon Marching Band as it rehearses the final sets of this week's half-time show. 



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More photos of the band can be found on page 6. 



By Allison Boswell 

Sauce Reporter 
Raquel Hill 

Life Editor 

Lights, camera, halftime. 
The Spirit of Northwestern 
Demon Marching Band is back in 
action. 

The Northwestern band and staff 
work to put together a show that 
will please and entertain the audi- 
ence. 

This is how it's done. 
William Brent, director of bands, 
said members are selected through 
an audition process. In the audi- 
tion, students select music of their 
choice, which is usually a solo or an 



etude they have prepared other 
auditions. Brent said the staff does 
not require participants to sight 
read or perform scales. 

"We consider their audition, nat- 
urally, but we also look at high 
school achievement records, band 
directors recommendation and 
high school GPA," Brent said. He 
said students who have made all- 
state or orchestra are given top con- 
sideration. 

"We also look for people who are 
enthusiastic, who want to be here, 
who enjoy being here," Caroline 
Beatty, associate director of bands, 
said. She also said the members are 
nice, fun, attentive and do what 
they need to do. 

Brent said the band staff meets in 



February to discuss music ideas. 
They try to select songs that will 
entertain the audience; for exam- 
ple, movie themes and other popu- 
lar music. He said they also look at 
length because the show cannot 
run over the specified seven or 
eight minutes. If it does, the team 
will be penalized. When the band 
meets in August and has the set 
number of members they can start 
to design and chart drill. 

The most time consuming 
process is designing drill, which is 
the shapes the band makes on the 
field. The drill is designed by Jeff 
Mathews, director of student 
affairs and organizations. 

Mathews, the former associate 
director of bands, said the first step 



is to figure out what is happening 
musically. A segment sheet is used 
to describe what is happening in 
each measure and the idea is to 
move with music in a complimen- 
tary manner. He said if there is too 
much musical difficulty or fast 
notes, the band does not move as 
much. 

He said each band member has 
to develop a mental grid of what 
the football field looks like. Math- 
ews said they have to learn where 
the hash marks are in relation to the 
sidelines and where the hash marks 
are in relation to each other. He said 
they are taught to march 8 to 5, 
which is eight steps for every five 
yards. 

Mathews said each member 



knows how many counts it takes to 
get from one spot to the next. 

For example, it takes 32 equal 
counts, meaning 32 equal steps, to 
get from point A to point B. He said 
they cannot arrive at their spots 
early or late because the shapes will 
not form correctly. For example, it 
takes 64 equal counts to form the 
shape of a heart, so they have to get 
to their spot in 64 equal counts for 
it to form correctly The specified 
amount of counts is what helps the 
shape evolve. 

"Each instrument is its own ani- 
mal. For example, you can't put the 
tuba players too close together 
because the instruments are so 

■ See Band, page 6 



SAB Events kick off NSU Homecoming 



By Savanna Mahaffey 

Sauce Reporter 

NSU's Homecoming week, with 
tile theme "Dancing Through the 
Decades," began Monday at the 
Student Activities Board sponsored 
Kick-off party and will continue 
until the Homecoming game 
a gainst McNeese State University 
Saturday afternoon. 

SAB Special Events Committee 
Qiair Mia Guillory said she has 
^en planning for Homecoming 
Week since she was elected last 
year, and that the SAB has also 
oeen busy preparing for this week. 

"We fish around and try to think 
P things that haven't been done 
before," Guillory said. "A lot of it is 
Edition, though. We just try to re- 
v amp it." 

The kick-off party ran from 11 
a -m. to 2 p.m. in front of the Stu- 
dent Union. Flocks of students 
^ed U p f or f ree m eat pies, rice 
^ssing, rolls, cookies and sodas, 
Much were served by SAB mem- 
bers. 

The 80s cover band, The Molly 
^gwalds, returned for its second 
^ e ar to perform at the kick-off 
Party. Guillory said the SAB usual- 
y does something new every year, 
Rti the band was invited again 
"ecause of student requests. 

"We brought back the Molly 
^gwalds because they brought 
° u t a large crowd last year," Guillo- 
IV said. "They were brought back 
■ popular demand." 

Dressed in costumes and make- 
U R the band played well-known 
l? c k and pop songs from the 80s. 

band had to seek shelter from 
J| e misting rain, but the weather 
J d not drive away the crowd. 



A blood drive by LifeShare Blood 
Center began Monday, and it will 
continue until Friday afternoon. 

On Tuesday, the SAB hosted the 
Lip Sync and Homecoming Hun- 
nies competition at 7 p.m. in the 
Student Union Ballroom. Over 500 
students turned out for the event, 
and 18 acts performed to various 
tunes from past decades. The 
Homecoming Court performed a 
dance routine for the crowd while 
wearing gold cardboard crowns. 

Greek organizations, the NSU 
Demons Sweethearts and the 
African American Caucus per- 
formed dance routines. The per- 
formances kept with the theme of 
"Dancing Through the Decades" 
by imitating Elvis Presley, Nancy 
Sinatra, Grease actors, the Beach 
Boys and Michael Jackson. 

Costumed performers jitter 
bugged, disco danced, tumbled, 
moon walked, did the "Footloose" 
line dance, the "Macarena" and the 
worm. 

The Homecorning Hunnies com- 
petition featured six coupled dance 
routines and an acapella solo. The 
winners of the Homecoming Hun- 
nies competition were Jeremy 
McLaren, who represented Pi 
Kappa Phi, and DeShae Hughes, 
who is a member of Phi Mu. 

The two performed a choreo- 
graphed dance routine from the 80s 
film, "Dirty Dancing." 

The couple said that they only 
spent two hours practicing for the 
performance but had to spend 
more time cutting their music. Nei- 
ther expected to actually win the 
competition. 

Hughes said she and McLaren 
chose the "Dirty Dancing" routine 
because they thought it would be 




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Deidri Samson, a member of the Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority, lip syncs to "Rolling on the River" Tuesday night at the Home- 
coming week lip sync contest in the Student Union Ballroom. 



original. 

"Honestly, we didn't think any- 
one else would do it," Hughes said. 
"I'm a dancer, and he's a good 
dancer, and we just wanted to 
show what we could do. We just 
wanted to have fun; we didn't 
think we would win." 

The winners of the sorority cate- 
gory were third place, Alpha Sigma 
Alpha; second place, Phi Mu and 
Delta Sigma Theta; and first place, 
Sigma Sigma Sigma. 

In the fraternity category, Tau 
Kappa Epsilon and Sigma Nu tied 
for second, and Pi Kappa Phi 
walked away with first. 

The NSU Demons Sweethearts 
took second in the General Activi- 
ties category, and the African 
American Caucus came in first. 

All winners received trophies for 
their performances. 



Wednesday was Purple Pride 
Day, and students and faculty wore 
purple to show their Demon spirit. 
Also, Demons turned out for the 
one mile Fun Run, which began at 
4 p.m. in front of the Student 
Union. 

Tonight, the "Too Hot to Handle" 
bonfire will begin at 8 p.m. at the 
bottom of Greek Hill. A^dewing of 
"Shrek 2" will immediately follow 
the bonfire on the big-screen. 
Attendees are asked to bring blan- 
kets or chairs. 

Friday, the Homecoming parade 
line-up will start at 4 p.m., and the 
parade kick-off is scheduled for 5 
p.m. The parade is for both the 
NSU and Natchitoches communi- 
ties, and it will begin at Prather 
Coliseum and end at the down- 
town riverbank. 

The parade will be followed by a 



pep rally on the riverfront. 

Saturday, alumni tailgating will 
begin at 1 p.m. and continue until 
3:30 p.m. The Alumni Association 
will be serving plate lunches for $5 
per person. Tailgating activities will 
take place at the field adjacent to 
Turpin Stadium. 

The Spirit of Northwestern 
Demon Marching Band will per- 
form a pre-game show, and the 
game between NSU and McNeese 
will begin at 4 p.m. 

Halftime ceremonies will be held 
at about 5:30 p.m. The marching 
band will perform, and the Home- 
coming Court will be presented. 
Also, trie Long Purple Line Award, 
the Excellence in Teaching Award, 
the Distinguished Service Award 
and the President's Distinguished 
Service Award will all be present- 
ed. 



Fashionable 

Focus |w 

Work your 
flirty fall 
fashions 

There are probably only a few 
people on campus who can actu- 
ally wear every single piece of 
dothing in their closet. For those 
select few, Kudos to you! How- 
ever, for the rest of us that wal- 
low in the depths of our fashion 
faux pas, it can be hard to deci- 
pher what is wearable and what 
is not. Well, here is the good 
news, folks... Ifs all wearable! 
This fall, make use of those hid- 
den treasures. 

If you bought a super short 
mini skirt or a top that screams 
va-va-va-voom you might be 
reluctant to take it out of the clos- 
et. Working up the nerve to wear 
pieces that may seem risque is 
half the battle. To ease the pain 
during fall, try combining that 
mini with a brightly colored 
long-sleeved blouse under a 
shrunken blazer. Shrunken blaz- 
ers are the hottest thing to come 
off the runways and are definite- 
ly relevant to our unpredictable 
Louisiana weather. Add some 
simple accessories like some ban- 
gle bracelets and hoop earrings, 
and you've got one hip lookin' 
ensemble. Or perhaps you're 
dying to show off that outra- 
geous top you bought out of 
impulse — it's a super wide-neck, 
off-the-shoulder number. Com- 
bine it with a pair of hip-slung, 
light-wash jeans with a ribbon 
belt and stiletto pumps. You'll 
own every pair of eyes that ogle 
you as you pass — and in a good 
way! 

Another extreme piece in your 
closet may not even be clothing. 
It might be jewelry or even shoes. 
I know I have a rather large ruby 
crucifix choker-necklace that I 
still haven't had the gall to wear 
in public yet, but I am deter- 
mined to wear it soon. Perhaps it 
is too "gothic" for an all black 
ensemble, but it might look per- 
fectly acceptable with a racy red 
dress that shapes your figure or 
even with a classic black suit. An 
unusual piece of jewelry like this 
is the perfect way to liven up 
something that is usually 
parochial and drab. 

Or if your mother gave you a 
beautiful set of oversized pearls, 
and you really have nothing too 
classic in your wardrobe to pair it 
with, spice up a mini-T and some 
dark wash boot-cut denims with 
your pearly gams — you'll be a 
class act! If you just have to own 
a pair of open-toed stiletto heels, 
a problem could arise if there's 
nothing to wear with them. 
However, nowadays sandaled- 
heels are getting to be more and 
more popular when worn with 
jeans. If you've got a pair of jeans 
that make your tush look great, 
stick on those heels and your legs 
will look miles high. And don't 
worry about the cold weather: 
sometimes you've got to make a 
few sacrifices to look like a god- 
dess. 

So here are the last words of 
advice I will leave you with. If 
you want to look like a hot 
mama, you've got you think like 
a hot mama. The only way you 
can pull off a "unique" outfit is to 
be confident about it. After you 
finally get the whole outfit 
together, look in the mirror and 
realize, hey, it's fall. The weath- 
er's cooler and you can feel free 
to let go of all your fashion inhi- 
bitions. So, let this season be 
your time to shine and be con- 
scious of your innermost fashion 
desires. If you want to wear 
something different, do it. Just 
do it with the style and class I 
know you've got! 

Email your questions on fash- 
ion, trends or products to Raquel 
at SaucyFashion@aol.com. Who 
knows? Your question could be 
feature in the next issue of the 
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By Kyle Shirley 

Sauce Reporter 

The fear, pain and doubt of a 
hostage imprisoned alone in a win- 
dowless room crept into Theatre 
West Friday night when the theater 
department presented Lee Bless- 
ing's "Two Rooms." 

This emotionally and politically 
charged psychodrama set in the 
tumultuous Middle East is as rele- 
vant today as it was when Blessings 
wrote it in the late 1980s, and direc- 
tor Kerry Lambert's cast delivered 
a solid rendition of it. 

As the title suggests, the play is 
set in two rooms. One is the cell of 
Michael Wells (Nathanial Rust), an 
American professor being held as a 
political prisoner in Beirut. The 
other is his study in his home back 
in the states, a room that his wife 
Lainie (Etienna Quails) has 
stripped of all furniture and deco- 
rations in an attempt to relate to her 
husband's situation. These two 
characters are supplemented by 
Ellen Van Oss (Gretchen Johnson), 
a representative for the U.S. gov- 



ernment assigned to keep Quails 
from talking to the press, and Walk- 
er Harris (Brian Jarreau), a reporter 
who wants Quails to speak out. 

Lambert wisely took a minimal- 
ist approach to the set design, rely- 
ing on the natural eerie ambience of 
Theatre West rather than attempt- 
ing to force unnecessary outside 
elements into the venue. Ln fact, the 
only item present throughout the 
entire show was a small, nonde- 
script mat in the center of the room. 
This simple design left the stage 
open to echo the emptiness inside 
the separated lovers. The lighting 
was well designed and expertly 
executed. It alternately highlighted 
individual characters and the entire 
theater as moods and situations 
shifted. 

But no matter how good the tech- 
nical aspects of a show are, the 
actors are the ones truly responsible 
for a performance's success or fail- 
ure. Rust effectively conveyed the 
broken spirit of a man clinging to 
his last vestige of hope. His body 
language was superb, and was 
complemented well by the tattered 



rags, caked dirt and bruises of his 
costume. Rust genuinely looked 
like a man who had been dragged 
through hell. His voice quivered 
with inner pain, but unfortunately 
his delivery was somewhat spottv. 

At times, Rust drug his lines out 
so far that he seemed as if he had 
forgotten what words came next. 
The script allowed for plenty of 
room to pause for emphasis, but 
Rust sometimes let the silence 
punch holes in his monologues, 
reducing their impact. That said, I 
must add that overall, Rust was 
convincing and emotionally effec- 
tive, especially toward the end of 
the show, when his blindfold was 
removed to reveal the suffering in 
his eyes. 

Jarreau also used his body well, 
especially his facial expressions. 
His face was often more emotive 
than his voice, and his delivery 
was, for the most part, firm and 
consistent. As a supporting charac- 
ter, Jarreau's main function was to 
interact with Quails in a way that 
allowed her to probe the range of 
her character's emotions, and he 



did so splendidly He seemed con- 
tent to let the audience focus on her, 
keeping his performance simple to 
contrast the complexity of hers. Jar- 
reau did not shine as much in this 
role as he has in the past, but he 
served his function well and seems 
to be maturing as an actor. 

The true stars of this show were 
most certainly the women. Johnson 
delivered a spot-on portrayal of a 
brainwashed tool of the system, 
never faltering for a moment in her 
fluid delivery and patronizing 
demeanor. She spoke as if she truly 
was a trained politician, sending 
out carefully chosen words with 
speed and precision; she spoke as if 
the words were truly hers. Her pos- 
ture conveyed an air of confidence 
and efficiency, making her seem 
more like a soulless machine than a 
human at times. This was com- 
pletely appropriate for what her 
character represented, but Johnson 
did not stop there. She allowed 
moments of concern and doubt to 
creep out, reminding the audience 
that even the most heartless indi- 
vidual still retains some humanity. 



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performance, the focus of this sho\ 
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big," Mathews said. "The color 
guard are eight steps apart so they 
have enough room to do their rou- 
tine." 

Once the drill is written and 
charted it is handed throughout 
the sections. Brent said it usually 
takes two rehearsals to learn the 
drill and two rehearsals to make it 
precise. 

The band rehearses every Mon- 
day, Wednesday and Friday from 3 
to 5 p.m. Members practice put- 
ting both music and drill on the 
field. Included within the band 
are two auxiliary units: the Demon 
Heat Color Guard and the Demon 
Dazzlers. Each perform routines 
that complement the show music. 

"Entertainment," Brent said, " is 
the name of the game." 

The SON will perform a show 
consisting of the themes from 
"Back to the future," "Beetlejuice" 
and "Batman" this week during 
halftime at the game against 
McNeese State. 





(Left) Woodwind players rehearse their music as Drum Major Evan McCormick directs. (Center) Spirit of Northwestern Drum 
during rehearsal on Monday. (Right) Tenor players show off their skills while running through "Back To the Future." 



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;reat thin. P emonS t0 , 9 " 9 ove "! 1 1 ^^cT 
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improves to 9-9 and 6-3 in the 

jfconference. 

Isabela Duarte and Whitney 

commen^^g led Northwestern State 

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with 12 kills apiece, while Janel 
Fisher added 10 kills and four 
blocks. Duarte added a team- 
high 17 digs and Flavia Beto 
turned in 28 assists. 

The Lady Demons will return 
to action on Friday when they 
travel to take on Stephen F. 
Austin. NSU will return home on 
Oct. 19 when it hosts Louisiana- 
Monroe. 

NSU 0, TSU 3 

In a battle of first place teams, 
Texas State swept the NSU Lady 
Demons in three straight, win- 
ning by scores of 30-26, 30-15 
and 30-21 in Southland Confer- 
ence volleyball action here Fri- 
day night. 



The loss drops the Lady 
Demons to 9-8 overall and 5-3 in 
the league. 

NSU is now tied for second 
with Texas-San Antonio, the 
Lady Demons' opponent on Sat- 
urday. Texas State improves to 
12-4 and 6-2. The loss also 
snapped NSU's school record 
five-match SLC winning streak. 

Whitney King led the Lady 
Demons with 13 kills while 
Flavia Belo recorded her team 
leading eighth double-double of 
the season with a team-high 18 
digs and 17 assists. 

The Bobcats had two players in 
double figure digits in kills with 
Kacee Rogers leading the team 
with 14. Elizabeth Stark added 
13 for her team. 



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the Current Sauce 



Sports 




Mike 
McCorkle 

The Way 
I See It 



to 

the Game 

sportseditorcs@yahoo.com 

Is there anything to do 
this weekend? 

Let me try to figure this 
one out. There are some 
pretty good movies out like 
"Ladder 49," "Friday Night 
Lights" and "Team America: 
World Police." 

However, there has to be 
something else to do besides 
watch a movie. 

Can I play my PlayStation 
2? Nah, Madden 2003 has 
lost its flavor. Can I actually 
go outside and get some 
fresh air and exercise? I 
should, but I am too lazy. 
Hmm...I think I figured it 
out. 

We have a football game, 
at home this Saturday 
against hated McNeese 
State, and it happens to be 
Homecoming. 

I have waited for this 
game for the past two years, 
ever since McNeese rode 
into Turpin Stadium two 
years ago and beat us 27-3 
before a record crowd of 
17,031 screaming fans. 

Combine that with the 
Demons' close 9-13 loss to 
the Cowboys last year, and 
we have a game to watch. I 
just hope that we all show 
up to watch it. 

There is always a flurry of 
activities during NSU's 
Homecoming Week. This 
year they include a kickoff 
party, lip sync contest, bon- 
fire and of course, the 
parade and pep rally. 

However, the actual game 
often gets lost in all of the 
hoopla. 

I can guarantee that 
McNeese's fans will show 
up in full force on Saturday. 
They are going to show up 
in their blue and yellow out- 
fits, ring their cowbells and 
do that stupid clap if and 
when McNeese scores. 

Despite the ridiculous- 
ness of their actiofis, they 
have a strong passion for 
their team, and we lack 
sadly in that area. 

I am not saying we do not 
love our Demons, but come 
on; a lot of NSU students 
feel more strongly for LSU 
than they do for their own 
school. 

McNeese's fans will prob- 
ably fill up half the stadium 
on our homecoming game. 
That sounds wrong to me, 
but it can happen. We, as 
NSU supporters, can pre- 
vent it. 

Let's show up, wear NSU 
colors, raise the "Fork 'em" 
sign and support the team. 
Jump up and cheer, heckle 
the McNeese bench and 
raise Cain; I don't care. 

As the Under Armour 
commercial says, "We must 
protect this house." 

We have reasons to be 
proud because the Demons 
are on a roll. They are 
ranked No. 11 in the nation, 
and they are on a four-game 
winning streak. T 

he running game is going 
on all cylinders, and the 
Purple Swarm looks 
unstoppable. We can and 
should win this game. 

A heated rivalry with 
early championship ramifi- 
cations; a fan cannot ask for 
anything more. 

So you can either watch a 
movie or go to your Home- 
coming game. Just remem- 
ber: a movie costs $7, and 
the game is free. Does that 
make your decision any eas- 
ier? 




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Gary Hardamon/NSU Media Service 

The Purple Swarm defense stops a McNeese State running back last season in Lake Charles. The Purple Swarm held the Cowboys to only 183 yards rushing with not touchdowns. 

Homecoming rivalry 

Demons hope to lasso the Cowboys homecoming night 



By Patrick West 

Sports Editor 

Homecoming activities 
come to an end Saturday at 
Turpin Stadium with a clash 
between two of the top teams 
in the Southland Conference 
as the NSU Demons square 
off against the McNeese State 
Cowboys. 

Last season, NSU nearly 
beat the Cowboys in Lake 
Charles, but fell short 13-9. 
The Cowboys lead the all- 
time series between the two 
schools 32-20-1. 

The Cowboys have won 
the last three meetings with 
the Demons' last victory in 
the 2000 season 37-34 at 
Turpin. 

The Demons have been on 
a roll winning their last four 
straight football games, 
while the Cowboys have 
been lassoed for the second 
straight week. Both teams are 
coming off bye weeks. 

"This is a big game for us," 
Demon head coach Scott 
Stoker said. "Any time we 
play McNeese is huge, but 
you have to go through the 
best to get on top." 

The bye week helped sev- 
eral Demon starters heal 
from nagging injuries. 



Defensive starters David 
Pittman, Quintene New- 
house, Tory Collins and Gary 
Wesley will start against the 
Cowboys. 

Demon offensive players 
Mark Morris, Ben Bailey and 
Marcus Gatlin will also 
return for Saturday's game. 

All of the injured players 
missed the Oklahoma Pan- 
handle State game. 

"This is the healthiest we 
have been in a while," Stoker 
said. "Everybody will be 
back on the sidelines for us 
and I am anxious to see how 
we all play together." 

NSU enters Saturday's 
contest with the top-ranked 
defense in Division I-AA. 

The Purple Swarm defens- 
es leads Division I-AA in 
total defense allowing a mea- 
ger 214.2 yards per game and 
are first in rushing defense 
allowing a meek 63.4 ypg. 

The Purple Swarm also 
leads the SLC in passing 
defense, scoring defense and 
pass efficiency defense. 

A pair of linebackers led 
the Demons in tackles with 
Paul Mefford who has 36 
total tackles with 1.5 sacks 
and one fumble recovery. 

Jamall Johnson, weak side 
linebacker, has 35 total tack- 




Gary Hardamon/NSU Media Service 

Demon fullback Issa Banna runs the ball last year against the Cow- 
boy defense. Banna hopes to beat the Cowboys in his final season. 



les with one blocked kick. Ed 
Queen leads the Demons 
with 4.5 sacks while Pittman 
leads in interceptions with 
three. 

"We need to contain 
McNeese and not give up the 
big plays," Stoker said. "It 
will be tough competition, 
and I cannot wait and see 
how we play defensively 
against them." 

The Demon offense has 
continued to improve over 



the season as NSU is ranked 
second in the SLC in total 
offense with 411.6 ypg. 

The Demons are also 
ranked second in rushing 
and scoring offense with 
248.6 rushing ypg and aver- 
aging 38 points per game. 

Offensively, the Demons 
are led by their running 
game, which is spear headed 
by Derrick Johnese and Shel- 
ton Sampson. Johnese is 
averaging 80 ypg while 



Sampson is averaging 60 

ypg- 

The Demons will continue 
to use a two-quarterback sys- 
tem against the Cowboys, as 
Connor Morel and Davon 
Vinson will see playing time. 

Morel has thrown for 439 
yards passing on 32 of 54 aim 
with three touchdowns while 
Vinson has thrown for 376 
yards passing on 31 of 57 aim 
with three touchdowns. 

Senior quarterback Scott 
Pendarvis, who is averaging 
154 ypg in total offense, leads 
the Cowboys. 

Pendarvis has completed 
52.7 percent of his passes and 
has five touchdowns with 
eight interceptions. 

The game between the 
two-heated rivals will proba- 
bly come down to the last 
minute since five of the last 
six match ups have been 
decided by a touchdown or 
less, two in the final seconds 
of play. 

The game will be televised 
live on the College Sports 
Television as the Division I- 
AA game of the week. 

Kick off is set for 4 p.m., 
and tickets are going fast, so 
students and faculty need to 
pick them up before the 
game. 



Soccer wins one of two at home 




Gary Hardamon/NSU Media Service 

Freshman defender Kaitlin Bowman and a Nicholls defender both 
jump for the soccer ball in Sunday's soccer game. NSU won 3-0. 



By Justin Hebert 

Sauce Reporter 

NSU's Demon soccer team 
was blanked 2-0 by South- 
eastern Louisiana University 
Friday, but managed to turn 
around Sunday and come up 
with a shutout of their own 
against Nicholls State, in a 
wet weekend of Southland 
Conference play. 

Even though under con- 
stant rain NSU almost dou- 
bled Southeastern's shot 
attempts 15-8 at the Demon 
Soccer Complex in an 
aggressive game Friday 
night, the Demons were 
unable to get one past the 
Lion's goalkeeper. 

Demon head coach Jimmy 
Mitchell said this was a 
tough loss for his team, espe- 
cially because of their level of 
play. 

"We just need to finish, just 
score goals," Mitchell said. 
"We played extremely well. I 
felt we deserved to win." 

After what coach Mitchell 
called "a very emotional 
locker room" Friday night, 
the Demons came out Sun- 
day to dominate Nicholls 3-0 
in another rainy game. It was 
played in Turpin Stadium 



due to the terrible field con- 
ditions at the soccer complex. 

With the win, NSU 
improved their overall 
record to 6-9 and managed to 
break above a .500 winning 
percentage in the Southland 
Conference with a 4-3 mark. 

With only 2:44 burned off 
the clock, the Demons went 
up 1-0 with Julie Zavala's 
fifth goal for the year on an 
open shot from right in front 
of the goal. 

"We were very intense but 
then relaxed after we 
scored/' Mitchell said. 

Freshman goalkeeper 
Krystle Donaldson, picked 
up her first career shutout, in 
which she played the whole 
game, and picked up four 
saves on Lion's shots. 

"I thought her perform- 
ance was excellent... espe- 
cially in these conditions," 
Mitchell said. "This game 
will really help her confi- 
dence." 

The Demons added two 
more goals in the second 
half. One was by sophomore 
midfielder Marliese Latiolais 
with a great assist from 
another sophomore, Mya 
Walsh. 

The second came from a 




Gary Hardamon/NSU Media Service 

Natalie Waguespack kicks the 
wet soccer ball Friday night. 

heads-up put back by senior 
Dani Thomas. 

The Demon's soccer team 
will continue SLC play at 
McNeese State Friday at 4 
p.m. and then at Stephen F. 
Austin, Sunday at 2 p.m. 

The Demons will return 
home again on Oct. 22 to 
play Texas State at 7 p.m. 



This Just In 

Courtesy 
Sports Information Bure 

Football 

NSU honors 

athletes 

Saturday 



Five of the greatest ath 
letes in Northwestern Statt 
history, including AU-Amer 
icans Brian Brown and Tet. 
essa Thomas Lewis, will ^ 
enshrined in the university'] 
Graduate N Club Hall 
Fame Saturday morning 
11 prior to the Demons' 
p.m. Homecoming footba] 
game against McNees< 
State. 

Lewis, a Lady Demoi 
basketball star from 1983-86, 
and Brown, a world cla$ 
high jumper while compet 
ing for NSU from 1987-9Q 
will be joined by trad CAR ■ 
standout Billy Hud sow- 
baseball great KernJCOITW 
"Hash" Gordon and footbai The S 
all-star Butch Ballard in thi pmic at 
2004 induction class. 

Graduate N Club Hall of ™ e S> 
Fame "Lifetime Achieve " 
ment" awards will be 



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sen ted to longtime Demoj Only fi 

Sports Network play b ir. They 

play announcer Norn rize. 

Fletcher and Dr. Jesse 

Horner, a former Demoi . . e " Jl . 

basketball player and a dis , ™ r 
u . t j r ,dose the 

tinguished professor c Bntesta| 

industrial technology a ..nDorte 

Texas Southern. test corr 

They will be honored dur 
ing 11 a.m. ceremonies 
the east concourse 
Prather Coliseum. The pi 
lie is invited at no charge, 

After receiving the 
versity's highest honor 
student-athletes, the fi' 
greats will be introduo 
before kickoff of Saturday 1 ! 
football game at Turpin Si 
dium. 



Basketball 
names new 
assistant 
coach 




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The SG/ 
rst hand 
Senator J 

New NSU Lady Dema PPortuni 
basketball coach Jennife "Kerns. 
Graf has completed he "vVhen I 
coaching staff with the hi ere mos 
ing of assistant coach Davil Ihorton 
Aguilar, whose 10 season lore, est 
in coaching include highlj i develo[ 
successful stints wiff srns the 
Louisiana and Texas higj 
schools along with bein SG ^ 
part of the nationaUyT nstltutl( 
renowned women's pro stude 
gram at Trinity VallC V ' whl 
(Texas) Community Co 



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the din 
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tude 

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iversity 

host t 
th three 

On Nov. 



Community 

lege. 

The hiring of Aguilar, 
has been approved by 
Board of Supervisors of 
University of Louisiana s 
tern. 

He joins holdover assi 
tant coach Kia Converse an 
new graduate assist 
coach Kyle Bobbitt, a form 
student assistant coach 
the NSU men's basketb 
program, on Grafs coac 
staff. 

Aguilar came to No 
western from Ruston Higl the Nat 
School, where he was al Sponsor 
assistant coach last year i ^ce is li 
the Lady Bearcats went 28-' "On. 
and reached the second ^ proqra 
round of the Class 5A' plaj! l0ut? ^ w 

0f n\ u- n. ,theStu 

Before coaching at Rtf ^ Pros 

ton, he was on the women' 1 search in 
basketball staff at Trini* ifep ar j ng 
Valley helping the Lad? ( 
Cardinals to a No. 2 nation GRE Str 
al ranking in junior colleg ^' ew wii 
competition and a 33- * Presid. 
record before a loss to ard ' nave t 
rival Tyler Junior College i Regies, 
the regional finals. All event 

His 10 years of coachiiwforrnatio 
experience also included Adult 
serving as the assistafjlrollment 
coach at Mexia (Texas) Hig^ 
School, which captured t' 1 
2001 Texas Class 3A sta* J °" GC 
championship. Aguilar is > , e ' 
1994 graduate of lev* , 0lts s 
A&M-Commerce, where h 1 hat th < 
was a Dean's List student \ j^es f re 
kinesiology and interdis^ *duce i 
plinary studies. 

A- 



"HSoftball hires 
71 new head coach 

perniciaro takes on his first head 
coaching position after leaving 
assistant position at Auburn. 
Sports, Page 8 

ia~« *the 




Blast from the past! 

Take a trip down memory lane as the Sauce 
remembers pop culture and NSU's past. 
Life, Page 6 

Homecoming photos, Page 3 
Letters to the editor, Page 5 



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Thursday, October 21, 2004 
Volume 90 • Issue 11 

Students serving students at 
Northwestern State University since 1914 



First copies free to NSU students and staff 
50 cents per copy otherwise 



Sauce on the Side 



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tern Stall 
Ul-Amer. 
and Tet. 
is, will 
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) Hall 
orning 
'emons' 
5 footbal 
McNeea 

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n 1983-8$ 
Drld clas 

2 compel 

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h l .J r „ a jsAB to present Last Demon 
Comic Standing in the Alley 

The Student Activities Board is looking for the best 
ard in thiiomic at NSU. 

ss. 

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Achieve- 

II be pre- 

le Demon Only five students have auditioned for the show so 
play bi ar. They are all hoping to walk away with the $50 
r Norn irize 
Dr. Jesse 
r Demoi 
and a dis 
essor d 
ology a 



Hudson 
Kerd 
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The SAB will host the Last Demon Comic Standing 
pntest on Monday at 7 p.m. in the Alley of the Student 
Jnion. 



Benji Brown, who is a professional comic from Black 
Entertainment Television, will be there to open and 
dose the show. He will also be one of the judges of the 
contestants. The audience will also judge, so all demon 
supporters are invited to laugh it up and vote for the 
lest comic on campus. 



Ill 

ew 



Corey Chase 



iored dur 
monies ii 
aurse 

The pubjsGA senators meet and greet 
students, discuss campus issues 

honor fa SGA senators will be walking around campus to greet 
the fivitudents and find out what their ideas and concerns 
ntroduca ft- 

Saturday"! Matt Bart | eV( commissioner of the SGA Student Affairs 
[urpm Ste bmmittee, heads the project, SGA Walks. He said the 
urpose of the walks is give students- the chance to get 
)know their senators and discuss their problems with 
hem. 



'A lot of students don't know who SGA senators are 
Irwhat they can do," said Bartley. 



The SGA Walks will also allow, senators to receive a 
kt hand look at the problems students face. Senior 
Senator Jerry Whorton said he is excited about the 
iy Demoi lp P° rtunit: y t0 nave a bett er perspective of student 
1 lennife«> ncerns ' 

ileted hei "when I was freshman, I lived on campus and we 
th the hir ie re mostly concerned with food service and housing," 
>achDavi( Ihorton said. "Now those aren't big problems any- 
10 seasoni nore, especially with the new residential project that is 
ide highl| » development. I am interested in knowing what con- 
rns the student now." 



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Jhe SGA Walks also fulfill a requirement of the SGA 
institution to have a meeting day for senators with 
students. In addition to the Meet Your Senator 
which is scheduled for Tuesday, the SGA Walks will 
w students to become acquainted with their sena- 



31 The walks should take place about every other week 
tW Uhe dining and housing facilities, but it has been 
threaded how long they will be available. 

Tamara Carter 



eanfrograms planned to prepare 
u dents for graduate school 

e offices of Graduate Studies and Research and 

liversity Recruiting for Graduate and Adult Studies 

Jl host the Graduate School Preparation Extravaganza 
fscoachin ^ three eyents jp November 

to North On Nov. 3, there will be a GRE practice test at 2 p.m. 
uston HigJ 'the Natchitoches Room of Russell Hall. This program 
he was a> sponsored by Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, 
last year « 'ace is limited, so interested students must register 
5 went 28-* ton. 

he / ec °"J * program titled "Graduate School - What's That All 
iss 5A play , 0ut? " wj || be he | d on Nov 10 j n the President's Room 

the Student Union at 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 
ng at Ru9 m. Prospective graduate students will receive tips on 
he women searching graduate majors, applying to programs and 

at Trinij%e par j n g f or entrance exams. 

the Lady, 

lo 2 nation GRE Strategy Sessions" presented by The Princeton 

nior colleg wil1 take P lace Nov - 17 at 10 am " and 2 P >m - in 
id a 33" 6 President's Room of the Student Union. Students 
loss to arch " na ve the opportunity to learn score increasing 
r College i Regies. 

Is. Ml events are free to juniors and seniors. For more 

of coachiiWbrmation, contact: University Recruiting for Graduate 

included Adult Studies at 357-6000 or e-mail 
e assistaljlroiiment@nsula.edu. 
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Aguilar is 

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Irrection: 

|n the Oct. 7 issue of the Sauce, Elizabeth 
&olt's story "Morning-after pill" reported 
fthat the Women's Resource center distrib- 
utes free birth control, but it does not. The 
Sauce apologizes for the mistake. 



NSU, BPCC tie knot at signing 



By Leslie Westbrook 

Photo Editor 

NSU President Randall 
Webb and Bossier Parish 
Community College Chan- 
cellor Tom Carleton signed a 
memorandum of agreement 
Monday that will bring a 
branch of BPCC to NSU's 
campus. 

The signing ceremony took 
place Wednesday in the Pres- 
ident's Room of Russell Hall. 
Members of the Board of 
Regents and Supervisors, 
former Louisiana state repre- 
sentative Jimmy Long and 
other guests attended the 
signing. 

Long said Wednesday's 



ceremony marked six years 
of work and dedication 
between both schools to 
make the BPCC-at-NSU tran- 
sition. 

NSU's selective admis- 
sions will begin in fall 2005. 
BPCC facilities on campus 
will allow students who do 
not meet admissions stan- 
dards to enroll in BPCC at 
NSU. 

Students will take remedi- 
al courses before transferring 
into an NSU curriculum. 

The Sauce reported two 
weeks ago that BPCC plans 
to begin admitting students 
this spring for the fall 2005 
semester. 




Leslie Westbrook/the Current Sauce 

University President Randall Webb and Chancellor Tom Carleton from Bossier Parish Community College 
sign the official agreement between the two groups to open a branch of BPCC at NSU. 



Passing on the crown 




Leslie Westbrook/ the Current Sauce 

The newly crowned NSU Homecoming queen and king, Ashley Dunham and Brandon Cormier are honored during the halftime presenta- 
tion at the Homecoming football game against McNeese Saturday. They are joined by University President Randall Webb and last year's 
Homecoming queen and king, Jessica Breaux and Lamar Bryant, who passed on their titles. 



For more Homecoming photos, see Page 3 



Student 
Supreme 
Court 
revamped 

By Kyle Shirley 

Sauce Reporter 

The SGA Supreme Court is 
being rebuilt after starting 
off this semester with no 
members; all of last semes- 
ter's justices graduated. 

To become a justice, a stu- 
dent must receive a recom- 
mendation from the SGA 
president and then be voted 
in by the senate. 

The SGA has currently 
filled five of the seven posi- 
tions on the court, enough 
members to function under 
the SGA constitution's 
guidelines. 

Ashlie Fisher, a senior gen- 
eral studies major, is one of 
the new justices. Fisher said 
she approached SGA Presi- 
dent Mindy McConnell and 
asked to be appointed. 

"I had been on the senate 
before, so I was interested in 
it," Fisher said. 

■ See Court, Page 2 



Police continue investigation 
in White Columns shooting 



Police chief says 
no new 
information is 
available. 

By Kyle A. Carter 

News Editor 

There have been no new 
developments concerning the 
shooting on Sept. 24 that left 
one student dead and anoth- 
er injured. 

Chief Keith Thompson of 
the Natchitoches Police 
Department said currently 
the police are waiting to 
review information from 
crime labs in Shreveport and 
Alexandria before comment- 
ing further on the case. 



There have not been any 
further leads into suspects or 
cause. Thompson said the 
Natchitoches Police have no 
new information about the 
case. 

The shooting involved 
Roger Lockhart, 18, account- 
ing major, and his roommate 
Gregory Franklin, 19, indus- 
trial engineering technology 
major. 

According to police 
reports, after the shooting, 
Lockhart drove himself to the 
Natchitoches Parish Hospital 
where he received emergency 
care for a gun-shoot wound 
to the back. 

Lockhart was then trans- 
ported by ambulance to the 
LSUS Medical Center in 
Shreveport. 

Lockhart's mother said he 



doing well and is still in 
Shreveport. She also said he 
is unable to make any com- 
ments at this time. 

Lockhart's roommate 
Franklin died as a result from 
a gun-shoot wound to the 
chest. 

According to police 
reports, Lockhart told police 
that two-armed assailants 
entered their apartment and 
demanded money from the 
two. 

Lockhart said he and 
Franklin gave the assailants 
all of their money and were 
then shot. 

This incident took place in 
the two students' apartment 
at the White Columns on Fish 
Hatchen,' Road. 

Both victims were residents 
of New Orleans. 



Judge candidate 
second political 
science lecturer 



By Lora Sheppard 

Opinions Editor 

George L. 
Celles IV, candi- 
date for 10th 
district judge, 
visited NSU 
Monday as the 
second part of a 
Celles lecture series 
presented by the 
Political Science Club. 

Celles, a native of Natchi- 
toches, is an alumnus of NSU 
where he graduated with a 
bachelor's in business. He 
received a law degree from 
LSU in 1985. He served a 




four-year term on the Natchi- 
toches Parish Police Jury and 
is currently the assistant dis- 

J 

trict attorney. 

He said he has a broad civil 
practice as a lawyer includ- 
ing defense litigation, insur- 
ance cases usually dealing in 
personal injury, juvenile 
defense, domestic cases and 
commercial law. 

"As an attorney, I've felt 
we should always serve the 
public," Celles said. 

Celles is a Democrat and a 
member of several organiza- 
tions including the Louisiana 
Bar Association and the 

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CONNECTIONS 



Photography Club 

The photography club has 
weekly meetings on Monday at 7 
p.m. in Room 205 in the CAPA 
building. 

The meetings are open to all 
students. 

Native American Student and 
Faculty Association 

Meetings are Thursdays at 7 
p.m. in Room 316 of the Student 
Union. For more information call 
Michael Ashworth at (318) 572- 
7116. 

The Wesley Foundation 

Come and worship on Wednes- 
days at 6:30 p.m. or join a small 
group. Visit our building on Col- 
lege Ave. across from the Alumni 
Center or call us at 352-2888. The 
Foundation is now a hot spot for 
wireless Internet. 

ACS 

The American Chemical Society 
(ACS) will host its monthly Texas 
Hold 'Em Tournament Oct. 27. $5 
multiple buy-ins begins at 6 p.m. 
at the Rec Center on the by-pass. 

First Place is $100 CASH with 



smaller cash prizes for second, 
third and fourth place. For more 
information email: 
nsuacs@yahoo.com. 

"Celebrate America" 

Come join fellow Americans as 
we celebrate the freedom we have 
in our great nation and help us 
honor those who have served our 
country! "Celebrate America" 
will be held in Magale Recital 
Hall located in the CAPA Build- 
ing on Oct. 29, 2004 at 7:30 p.m. 

FREE patriotic goodies to the 
first 150 people and door prizes 
drawn throughout the program! 
Event sponsored by Phi Mu 
Alpha Sinfonia and Sigma Alpha 
Iota Music Fraternities. 

STAT 

The Student Technology Advi- 
sory Team (STAT) has allocated 
$200,000 to fund departmental 
and individual grants, awarded 
on a competitive basis, which 
advance the teaching or learning 
process within the mission of the 
University. 

All grants are due by Oct. 29th. 
Contact Jennifer Long in the 
library for an application or call 
357-6482 for more information. 

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KNWD wants to put your organi- 
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your organization has a meeting, 



fund raiser, workshop or special 
event you want to publicize send 
the information or a flyer to 

Candice Pauley, PSA director 

Room 109, Kyser Hall 

357-KNWD 

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Office hours: MWF 8-10 a.m. 

TR 9-10 a.m. 

Students for a Free Tibet 

Students for a Free Tibet is an 
international organization fight- 
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Students for a Free Tibet meets 
Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. in the 
front lobby of Morrison Hall. 

Contact info: Ciel Dafford 354- 
9539; Dr Greg Granger 357-4577 

SAB 

The SAB will be holding a 
canned food drive from Oct. 25 to 
Nov. 27 in the Student Union 
Lobby. Cans must be turned in to 
the SAB Committee Room 232 by 
4:30 p.m. 

SGA 

The Student Government Asso- 
ciation will hold "Meet Your Sen- 
ator Day" on Tuesday from 11 
a.m. to 1 p.m. outside of Vic's in 
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Senior biology major Marc John- 
son followed a similar path to 
appointment. 

Johnson said he has spent much 
of his time over the past several 
years in the SGA office getting to 
know the senators. 

"I heard that they needed people 
for the Supreme Court, and I went 
and asked Mindy, and she appoint- 
ed me, and I was voted in by the 
senators," Johnson said. "It's a sim- 
ple little story. Not very dramatic." 

Fisher said the Supreme Court 
does not have regularly scheduled 
meetings. 

Instead, the justices meet only 
when the SGA calls upon them to 
do so. 

"If some kind of conflict arises, 
or if some kind of interpretation is 
needed with the constitution or 



just anything in general dealing 
with the SGA, we convene and 
make a decision on that," Fisher 
said. 

Johnson said he believes the 
court's function is to clarify confus- 
ing matters for the senate. 

"We're not super active or any- 
thing, because they only call us 
when they need something," John- 
son said. 

Johnson said serving on the 
Supreme Court is strictly volunteer 
work, since justices do not keep 
office hours and do not receive pay. 

"We get to hang out in the 
office," Johnson said. "You know 
who the justices are around here, 
because we're just hanging out." 

The court has not met this 
semester, but Fisher said the jus- 
tices will meet to elect a chief jus- 



tice soon. 

"I'm trying to get with Mindy to 
see if she is going to be appointing 
anyone else in the near future," 
Fisher said. "If not, then we're 
going to meet and elect someone." 

After electing a chief justice, the 
court will address an issue regard- 
ing appointments in the SGA. 

Johnson said the issue is fairly 
minor. 

McConnell said the other justices 
are senior Kelli Miller and fresh- 
men Raylie MacDonald and 
Jonathan Tullier. 

Johnson said, "I have full faith in 
every justice on the Supreme 
Court. They're appointed by the 
senators, and I trust them. I trust 
their judgment." 



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By Savanna Mahaffey 

Sauce Reporter 

Beginning Monday, NSU stu- 
dents will have the opportunity to 
help the Natchitoches Parish 
branch of Habitat for Humanity 
build homes for those in need. 

The Collegiate Challenge is a 
year-round break program of Habi- 
tat for Humanity for groups of five 
or more students at least 16 years 
old to volunteer their time working 
on a home in the state of their 
choice. 

According to the Habitat for 
Humanity Web site, more than 
11,000 high school and college stu- 



dents participated during the 2004 
spring break. 

The Natchitoches Parish branch 
of Habitat for Humanity has 
already added two homes to the 
local community. The first house 
was built on the outskirts of 
Natchitoches, and the second was 
built on Bossier Street. A third 
home is currently in the works on 
Bossier Street. 

The local organization is now 
accepting applications for volun- 
teers on a fourth home, which will 
be built in conjunction with the 
National Lions Club. The club is 
paying for 75 percent of the house. 
The location of the home has not 



yet been determined. 
Coordinator of Natchitoches ParisjJ 
Habitat for Humanity Glenrose Pm 
said that the construction of thj 
homes is made possible by the heW 
of students from both NSU and tU 
Louisiana School for Math, ScienJ 
and the Arts as well as members oj 
the community. 

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NSU Police Blotter 



10-12-04 
9:24 a.m. 

There was a wreck in the Caddo 
Hall parking lot. 
11:56 a.m. 

A wreck was reported involving 
a black SUV. 
1:20 p.m. 

A post office employee acciden- 
tally hit a card slider and broke it. 
An accident report was made, and 
statements were taken. 

10:15 p.m. 

A CA from the Columns called 
to report three men in the parking 
lot moving and throwing things. 
Three officers were dispatched to 
look for the suspects. 

10-13-04 

2:03 a.m. 

A motorcycle crashed on Behan 
Street. 
7:40 a.m. 

Vandalism was reported at the 
golf course. 
9:42 a.m. 

There was a wreck in front of 
Kyser involving a white vehicle 
and a silver neon. There were no 
injuries. 
11:36 a.m. 

The back windshield was busted 
out of a blue Nissan Altima parked 
close to Caddo Hall. 

9:15 p.m. 



There was a wreck in Rapides 
parking lot involving a red truck 
and a Ford Thunderbird. 
11:24 p.m. 

The manager of the Columns 
called to report residents who had 
alcohol. An officer was dispatched, 
but the suspects were gone. 

11:49 p.m. 
A student adviser for the 
Louisiana School called to report a 
group of girls outside Caddo Hall 
being loud. 

10-14-04 

9:05 a.m. 

The fire alarm went off at Rapi- 
des. 
2:14 p.m. 

There was a fight in front of the 
Student Union. 

4:39 p.m. 
A female resident of Sabine 
called to report that another stu- 
dent was harassing her. 

5:24 p.m. 

There was a wreck behind the 
Health and Human Performance 
building. 
10:09 p.m. 

An RA from Rapides reported 
alcohol on campus. 
11:02 p.m. 

A CA from the Columns called 
to report a resident having a 
seizure in front of building six. 



Paramedics were en route. 

10-15-04 

2:54 a.m. 

A car was found rolled with tis 
sue paper and shaving cream. 

7:39 a.m. 
A desk worker at Sabine callei 
in reference to someone stealin| 
hubcaps off of a vehicle. An office 
was en route. 

7:48 a.m. 
There was a wreck in the TEC 
building parking lot. 

4:28 p.m. 
Another wreck was reported 
There were no injuries. 

10-16-04 
An RA from Sabine callei 
requesting an ambulance for a stu 
dent. Paramedics were en route. 



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court Travis Caglin and Carrie Beth Burns are 
escorted through the homecoming parade 
that preceded a pep rally Friday. 
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were honored on the football field during 
halftime at Saturday's homecoming game. 
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Thursday, October 21, 2004 
the Current Sauce 



Opinions 



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How about democracy 



for a change? 



By Justin 
Shatweli 



As a young Amer- 
ican, I have been 
bombarded lately 
with appeals from politicians, 
musicians and actors to go out on 
Nov. 2 and vote. To their credit, 
many do not push a political agen- 
da upon me; they just want me to 
participate in this grand democra- 
cy. Without fail, every one of them 
utters that marvelous lie that 
keeps this country going: every 
vote counts. 

As we all know, the American 
people do not vote for the presi- 
dent directly. Rather, we vote for a 
group of electors who pledge to 
vote for a certain candidate at the 
Electoral College. It is this vote, 
not the popular vote, which deter- 
mines the next president. 

I will not bore you with another 
argument about how this system 
is completely anachronistic in the 
information age. For some 
unknown reason people still cling 
to this relic as a necessary part of 
our government, and it seems 
unlikely that it will be discarded 
anytime soon. Therefore, if we 
have to live with it, I would like to 
propose a reform that would 
bestow a bit more legitimacy on 
the process. 

The main problem with the 
Electoral College is that it disen- 
franchises a ridiculous number of 
people. The vast majority of states 
have decided to make their presi- 
dential elections into an all or 
nothing game. The candidate who 
receives the most votes gets all of 
the states electors. In this system, 
the person who receives 51 per- 
cent of the popular vote gets 100 
percent of that state's representa- 
tion in the Electoral College. Is 
this really democratic? Doesn't it 
make more sense to divide elec- 
toral representation between the 
parties to represent the popular 
vote? In a state with four electoral 
votes where one candidate gets 75 



percent of the vote and the other 
25 percent, isn't it just logical to 
give the first candidate three elec- 
tors and the other one? Doesn't 
this better represent the will of the 
people? 

It is easy to accept the estab- 
lished electoral system until you 
break it down to the personal 
level. For example, I was in 
Austin, Texas not too long ago, 
and I was struck by how liberal 
the community was. I thought it 
was amazing that tens of thou- 
sands of Democrats lived in the 
heart of the stronghold of Neo- 
Conservatism. As I walked the 
streets of the city, I realized that 
these people would likely never 
have a say in who was elected 
president. No matter how many 
Democrats flock to Austin, they 
will always be outnumbered by 
Republicans. Even if every one of 
them turned out to vote on Nov. 2, 
they would never be able to cap- 
ture a single electoral vote under 
the current system in Texas. 

So does your vote count? Not if 
you are a Democrat in Texas or a 
Republican in Massachusetts. So 
long as we allow our states to be 
divided into monolithic political 
strongholds, the only places where 
the votes of the American people 
will matter are in the handful of 
"battleground states" where nei- 
ther party holds a clear majority. 
Call me pessimistic or a trouble- 
maker, but I think we can do better 
than this. We are the oldest 
Democracy in the modern world; 
we should have a political system 
that represents the will of the peo- 
ple. Every vote should count, but 
until we reform our system in such 
a way that it benefits the American 
people and not the political par- 
ties, we will never realize this ide- 
alistic goal. 

Justin Shatweli is a Louisiana 
Scholars' College student. His 
opinions do not necessarily rep- 
resent the Sauce staff or the Uni- 
versity. 



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By J. Aaron "Q" 
Brown 

I got a letter from 
a regular reader 
who was pretty 
upset at last week's 
column. She said 
that it sounded like I was trying to 
defend Saddam Hussein, and the 
gist of Mr. Hargis' piece (to some 
degree also a response since he 
was given my column to read 
before publication) would seem to 
follow similar lines. I now find 
myself actually forced to state that 
my point was not that I think Sad- 
dam Hussein seems like a swell 
guy. My point was that Bush and 
the rest of the Republican machine 
cast him as a threat by distorting 
the truth presented to the Ameri- 
can public. 

This is the plight in which 
Bush's spin-doctors have placed 
the contemporary dissenter: agree 
with your idiot leader or agree 
with the murdering terrorists. 
Sounds like a Catch-22, but I'm 
living proof that there's a middle 
ground. 



I don't know how many times I 
can say it: we were lied to. The 
Republicans have engaged in 
every scummy, underhanded trick 
in the book since they took control 
of the American government, not 
only fanning the flames of xeno- 
phobia in the wake of an extremist 
attack but also playing havoc with 
procedural rules to push their 
agenda (i.e. the Medicare bill). 
This administration has created a 
color-coded "alert system" to tell 
us how afraid to be on any given 
day! 

We are being played like a vio- 
lin, and I cannot understand how 
people miss it. I like to think that 
people are basically intelligent, 
and the susceptibility of the Amer- 
ican populace to this blatant politi- 
cal maneuvering simply astounds 
me. 

I'd also like to address the 
ridiculous assertion that electing 
Kerry will somehow make another 
terrorist attack more likely. 
There's already a point-by-point 
set of recommendations from the 
9-11 Commission that both candi- 
dates have agreed should and will 



be implemented. Besides, the ter- 
rorism fervor has been stoked to 
such heights that, regardless of 
who wins the office, the next presi- 
dent will have no choice but to 
comply with the high security 
standards the public is demand- 
ing, even if he were some sort of 
maladjusted psychopath bent on 
terrorist rule. 

My editors have chosen an 
unfortunate time to provide a foil 
for my libertarian rantings. I have 
only one column remaining with 
which to convince you that Bush is 
the worst thing to happen to 
America since Nixon, so I must 
limit my response to Mr. Hargis 
instead of giving him the rebuttal 
he so richly deserves. He does an 
excellent job of tracing the para- 
noid xenophobic buildup that led 
to a populace capable of being 
cowed so easily by a government 
trying to scare them, but he says 
little other than that he, too, has 
been cowed. 

Indeed, the ideological threat of 
the "commies" is quite akin to that 
of "terrorists" with one important 
strategic difference: terrorists have 



no territory to defend, no estab- 
lishment to protect, no material 
future that we can attack. Their 
mission is solely destructive, their 
territory nonexistent, and as such 
they make much better bogeymen. 

On a side note, the fact that he 
can say Saddam did anything with 
"no accountability" strikes me as 
wildly ironic, and I'm sure Sad- 
dam, in whatever U.S.-controlled 
sleep-deprivation chamber he's 
being kept, would find it even 
more so. 

People don't like the Ridiculous 
Rush segment, so you can all start 
listening to him yourself if you 
need to keep tabs on just how 
dumb he is. This is what happens 
when you mail me at sauce- 
filler@hotmail.com to tell me what 
you think. And what the hell are 
"cherry pickers of the truth?" 

saucefiller.com if you have any- 
thing to say. 

J. Aaron Brown is a Louisiana 
Scholars' College student. His 
opinions do not necessarily rep- 
resent the Sauce staff or the Uni- 
versity. 




By T. Hargis 

Dead man... dead 
man walking! 

"What does it 
mean, my brother, to 
say you have faith if 
there are no deeds? Faith without 
works is dead." No ladies and gen- 
tlemen that is not a quote from the 
Bible but from John Kerry trying 
way too hard to sound religious in 
the shadow of a man who lets his 
actions prove his faith. 

Look, I'm not picking on Kerry 
because he's a Christian, I just 
want Kerry to stop saying he's 
Catholic. Sitting in a Catholic 
church on Sunday and saying you 
were an altar boy when you grew 
up does not make you any more 
Catholic than me sitting in my 
driveway on Sunday making 
engine sounds makes me a 
Corvette. Before I make my case, 
let it be heard round the world. I 
am pro-life. If you want to be pro 
abortion in this country may God 
bless us for our freedom. But if 
you want to be Catholic you can- 
not be anything but pro-life, there 
is no option. 
"I believe that choice is a 



woman's choice. It's between a 
woman, God and her doctor. And 
that's why I support that. Now, I 
will not allow somebody to come 
in and change Roe v. Wade. . . I 
will not. I will defend the right of 
Roe v. Wade." Of course, that was 
again Mr. Kerry during the final 
debate on his personal stance of 
abortion. He has said on several 
occasions that he believes person- 
ally abortion to be wrong but 
could not legislate that on anyone 
else. Funny, I thought you were 
elected to lead the people of this 
country based on your beliefs and 
stances on the issues. So now I'm 
confused, he personally believes 
abortion to be wrong but he will 
defend the right to have one from 
anyone who tries to repeal it. In all 
his years in the Senate he has 
never voted once to place any 
restrictions on abortion practices. 
"Faith without works is dead," 
remember. So what is his faith? 

Brother Webster defines faith as 
"a fidelity to one's promises or sin- 
cerity of intentions." In the 
Catholic faith, when you receive 
communion you say in effect you 
agree with everything the Church 
teaches and stands for and in 



effect are now in communion with 
its beliefs. So Kerry, who takes 
communion, is now in open con- 
flict with the very church of which 
he professes to be a member. 

Heresy according to Canon law 
is the "obstinate denial or doubt, 
after receiving baptism, of a truth 
to be believed by divine and part 
of the Catholic faith." Obstinate 
denial is when you know what the 
church teaches is true and by your 
own disobedience choose to 
endure over time in a practice 
opposite that of the church. In a 
press release Monday the Vatican 
commented on a petition of clarifi- 
cation on heresy and public 
stances. It says "A Catholic who 
publicly professes the right to 
choose heresy is automatically 
excommunicated, not by any dec- 
laration of the Church per se, but 
by the acts committed by the indi- 
vidual, and thus being in a state of 
mortal sin is ineligible to receive 
any of the Sacraments of the 
Church, including reception of the 
Eucharist, marriage, absolution 
from sin, and even Christian bur- 
ial until the error is recanted and 
excommunication is lifted." 

John, there are 33,000 different 



Christian denominations in the 
world; surely you can find one 
that will fit you. I mean if you 
don't like what your faith teaches 
just go to the cafeteria line of faith 
and pick and choose what you 
want to believe in. Just don't call 
yourself Catholic, because you 
aren't. Furthermore, because you 
are leading people to believe they 
can have this dual life I must bring 
up another Bible verse since you 
got to use one: "Man cannot serve 
two masters; he will love one and 
hate the other." If today you were 
being prosecuted for what you 
believe in would there be enough 
evidence to convict you? More 
importantly, if you profess to be 
Catholic would you be convicted 
of being in communion? In regard 
to next week I'm going to take a 
week off of politics and move to 
holidays. Can someone tell me 
why we are having a harvest fest 
and what do we harvest anyway? 

Therightside@hotmail.com if 
you feel the need to comment. 

Thomas Hargis is a senior gen- 
eral studies major. His opinions 
do not necessarily represent the 
Sauce staff or the University. 



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Thursday, October 21, 2004— the Current Sauce — Opinions 



Letters to the Editor 



Coach Stoker issues thanks to students 
for Homecoming 

On behalf of your Demon football team, I want to 
thank everyone, especially the students, for their great 
support last Saturday in our Homecoming game 
against McNeese. Reporters ask me why we do so 
well at home in Turpin Stadium and it's an easy 
answer — because of the great support like we saw 
Saturday. 

That turnout and the intensity of our fans cheering 
for us helped our team play to the level we must to 
bring back the Southland Conference championship 
to Northwestern. I've already heard many of you are 
going to be with us Thursday night in Thibodaux 
when we play at Nicholls State, and I deeply appreci- 
ate that and our players do, too. 

But there's no place like home and playing in what 
we like to call "the Demons' Den," Turpin Stadium. 
You make it a great place for us to play. We're on 
regional TV Thursday night (Fox Sports Net, Channel 
23 in Natchitoches) and we go to North Dakota State 
next weekend. We're already looking forward to our 
final two regular-season home games, Nov. 6 against 
a very good Texas State team and Nov. 13 against a 
nationally-ranked and explosive Sam Houston State 
team. Those are huge steps for us on our path toward 
the conference championship and we need your sup- 
port on those two Saturdays at Turpin Stadium. 

Thanks again for your support! Go Demons! 

Scott Stoker 

NSU Demon football coach 

Student comments on Q's "Lincoln-Dou- 
glas It Ain't" column 



J. Aaron Brown, you read transcripted excerpts from 
the debates, as told by C-Span. As such, you couldn't 
possibly make any kind of founded opinion on the 
debates, since all you got was the version trimmed 
down by one of the most liberal news networks 
around. However, I see that didn't stop you. You 
asked about any, "nuances of Bush's stupidity." Ok, 
we get it. Bush is not the most eloquent of all presi- 
dents, and he's not the most skilled at working the 
press. Do his sub-par oratory skills automatically 
translate into stupidity? 

I don't think so. Frankly, I wonder about anyone 
who would rather put a good speaker with abhorrent 
ideals and no real stand on anything in the White 
House rather than a true leader with firm beliefs you 
can count on, just because he's not the greatest speak- 
er around. After all, Hitler was a great public speak- 
er. Do we really want to trust that as a measure of a 
man's worth? 

J. Aaron, I didn't see any "ear wiggling", but I did 
see a man who took his time and thought about his 



answer before spouting off some prefabricated non- 
answer, like Kerry repeatedly did. I too think that 
Kerry used the word "better" too many times, espe- 
cially when you put it into context. Kerr}' harped 
constantly on the fact that he has a "better" plan. 
Mind you, he never deemed it appropriate to clue us 
in as to what that better plan might be, but instead 
directed us to his website. Apparently, if you're not 
willing to play hide and seek with Kerry's better plan, 
you're not worth telling it to. That quite a way to 
alienate potential voters. 

You say terrorism is a hobbyhorse. I (and the 
majority of Americans) say it's a major issue worth 
prioritizing. Terrorism is not a hobbyhorse. It's a 
very real threat. Come talk to me about the terrorism 
hobbyhorse when it hits home for you. How callous 
and hardhearted of you to ridicule the grief and shock 
of the millions of people who have been directly 
affected by your little hobbyhorse of terrorism. What 
a cold, cold thing to say. 

Fast forward to your reaction to Rush Limbaugh's 
comments about Kerry. To that I have to wonder: 
who really wants a president whose main objective 
before addressing the nation is how his nails look? 
Why exactly were you flabbergasted at the use of the 
word primp? Last I checked, getting a manicure 
qualified as primping. Yes, Rush is a jerk. That's his 
schtick. It's what he does. So I'm actually with you 
on the doomed rowboat ride with Michael Moore. I 
don't necessarily want to see Rush gone, but he's a 
sacrifice I'd be willing to make to get rid of Moore 
and his radical extremist left-wing propaganda. It's a 
fair trade, I think. 

In defense of Beau Boudreaux, saying you disagree 
with allowing gay marriage does not automatically 
qualify one as a bigot. The dictionary defines a bigot 
as anyone who is intolerant of any opinions differeng 
from his own. That sounds alot more like your writ- 
ings on a very consistent basis than does Beau's state- 
ment. He simply disagreed wiht the idea that we, on 
a governmental level, should allow gay marriages. I 
read Beau's letter. In it, he said, "Heterosexuals and 
homosexuals both need to look past the sexual orien- 
tation of those we encounter and relate to them as a 
complete [human] being." Those do not sound like 
the words of a bigot to me. In fact, if you really read 
Beau's letter, you'll see that he voted like he did, not 
based on his opinions of gays (which I never read as 
holistically negative) but rather on how his morals 
steered him in reference to an institution in which he 
has a vested interest (marriage). 

Agree with him or don't (I do), but don't call him a 
bigot without adequate evidence to support your 
impetuous knee-jerk accusation, you say allowing 
gay marriage doesn't hurt anyone. No, it doesn't hurt 
any one person. It hurts an entire institution invented 
by the church, and as such, shoud be protected from 
any governmental intrusion, no matter how haughty 
and self-righteous the driving force behind it. 

As a footnote, why does Brown have this running 
column, which is radical, extremist, and far more left- 



wing than most people are comfortable with, when 
56% of the student body (or at least the ones who care 
enough to speak up) are planning on voting for the 
Republican candidate? I saw Brown at NSU's Grad- 
Fest last week, and took that to mean he's graduating 
this semester. Congratulations, and take your propa- 
ganda with you. Perhaps someone will step into your 
"Filler" column and represent that 56% of the student 
body, instead of dedicating a quarter page every week 
to your radical, hate-mongering fodder. 

Jenny Rhea 

2nd year Graduate Student 
Clinical Psychology 

Student responds to T. Hargis' column 

I would like to respond to T. Harris' article concern- 
ing President Bush and the "true story" this writer 
has offered as legitimate belief. First off, I hope it is 
discerning to someone else that Bush and logical 
argument are in the same article which criticizes 
Kerry's faith. I am not sure if the candidates were 
supposed to be juxtaposed but if I understand correct- 
ly, then the President did not do anything wrong. I 
am glad our friend has cleared that up and now we 
can all go vote for Bush and live in our Utopian socie- 
ty. The society which instituted the Patriot Act and is 
attempting to pass the Victory Act which trades per- 
sonal freedoms and privacy for socio-political slavery 
increases unilateralism and nationalization. 

Why does a country increase its deficit and tax the 
working class while giving the largest cuts to the 
wealthiest 1%? Because they can, because they will, 
because if they didn't they might have to do some- 
thing helpful. Does it really matter if we the people 
use our undeniable right of suffrage to choose the 
candidate which best suits our country? No, not at 
all, in the 2000 election Bush did not win the popular 
vote; so if Bush does win this election year it will be 
the first time he is voted into office. 

What a glorious moment, his first official win, we 
should all be so lucky as to celebrate November third 
as National Single Shot .44 to the Head Day. Maybe 
Hargis is a soccer fan and that is why he is upset with 
Iraq; they reached the semi-finals of the Olympics 
without having played in one since 1988 while the 
American team failed to qualify. I like sports, I dislike 
politics, they do not have recounts in sports, someone 
wins and someone loses and maybe there is a fight at 
the end. 

I apologize for the utter randomness in this 
response but I cannot understand that which restricts 
my freedom. The President has lost over 1000 Ameri- 
can lives in this conflict that does not affect the young 
men and woman of this country. Maybe we should 
send Halliburton in to do the work since they are 
making billions off Iraq. I bet they would make it all 
better, and who knows, maybe a former CEO could 
gain power of a country and illegally give huge con- 



tracts to that same company. 

I don't know, I'm just ignorant, I'm just an Ameri- 
can, and I am waiting for the sounds of November 
third celebrations. God Bless this country. 

Skylar de Bran 
NSU 

Sophomore 

Student comments on Boudreaux and Q's 
gay marriage amendment stances 



I would like to comment on the political disarray 
present on the NSU campus (or at least that which I 
can gather from the online fashion of this publica- 
tion). As an alumnus of this university, I enjoy read- 
ing the opinions of the students as presented in The 
Current Sauce. Recent;y I have enjoyed the barbs 
between Mr. Beau Boudreaux and your own Filler Q'. 
As I know both of these men, I will give them severe 
props for having their own viewpoints and sticking 
by their convictions... this is truly noble. However, 
each of them is stuck in a mire of zealotness that pre- 
vents them from taking an open mind to the other's 
argument. 

The primary topic of late has been the gay mar- 
riage amendment. I will go on record as saying that 
Mr. Brown (he's living in America) has a closer opin- 
ion to mine. I was appalled that the citizens of 
Louisiana felt the need to butt into the business of 
their fellow man. As a straight man, I see no reason 
that I should be opposed to gay marriage; it doesn't 
affect me, and I'm really not concerned (unless I were 
to get Ruffied, drug off to Hawaii, and forced to get 
hitched and commit many acts against my will, but 
really, how often does that happen?). 

As a conservative, if you had you way, the idea of 
'marriage' would not involve government benefits, 
but would rather just be a word. There would be no 
downside to it; it would not come out of the taxpay- 
er's pocket. All it would take is a little TOLERANCE. 
For the liberal, perhaps your ideas wouldn't be 
opposed so much if you STOP HANDING OUT 
BENEFELTS! 

I would like to ask this of each member of this 
campus... how does two men or women getting mar- 
ried really affect YOU? Will it make you unable to 
perform your job? to pursue life, liberty, and happi- 
ness? to have your own happy marriage to the 
man/woamn of your choice? 

If not, please recognize that the gay community is 
a real part of society, and grant them the respect and 
brotherhood that you would any other member of the 
human race. 

Sincerely 
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Alumnus LSC '03 



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Thursday, October 21, 2004 
the Current Sauce 



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Is there such thing 
as "too much of a 
good thing?" 

Dear Tallulah, 

I am a freshman in college. My 
girlfriend of two years and I live in 
the same apartment now that we 
went off to college. Ever since we 
have the opportunity to have as 
much sex as we want, she seems to 
be taking full advantage of it. I 
don't know if I can keep up with 
her. I'm worried that this will hurt 
our relationship, and I'm kind of 
embarrassed by it. What should I 
do? This isn't something that I can 
just talk to her about. 

-Droopy 

Dear Droopy, 

Congratulations! You are living 
with a hot little sex kitten and you 
are lucky enough to live in the era 
of Viagra. And, hey, you are never 
too young to start. Most guys are 
probably shaking their heads at 
your so-called problems, but chin 
up, you are not alone and I am 
here to help. 

It is common for people to meas- 
ure their partner against some 
ideal of what a woman or man 
should be; for example, most 
women maintain that men are 
always ready to have sex. This 
leads to frustration and conflict, 
though, when that ideal is not ful- 
filled. Also, there is no such thing 
as a sexual relationship in which 
the couple wants the same thing at 
the same time. There is no reason 
to be ashamed about the fact that 
your sex drive is not in sync with 
that of your girlfriend. 

I noticed that you said you do 
not want to talk to your girlfriend 
about this issue, but you have 
been dating for a while and should 
be able to have a rational discus- 
sion with her. In other words, after 
two years of daring I am sure the 
two of you have learned the fine 
art of compromise. If you keep this 
problem to yourself and let it fes- 
ter it could explode at an inoppor- 
tune moment. Then, your girl- 
friend will wonder why you did 
not trust her enough to discuss 
your feelings with her. So, to pre- 
vent the future outbreak of war, 
you may want to sit down and 
deal with what you and your girl- 
friend will do when one is 
amorous and the other is not. 
However, communicating your 
feelings to your girlfriend may 
backfire, and could leave her feel- 
ing disappointed, angry, and unat- 
tractive. In the end, you both may 
wind up feeling inadequate. 
Whichever path you choose, you 
have been warned, proceed with 
caution. 

But do not worry, Droopy, I have 
not forgotten that you said you 
simply can not talk to your girl- 
friend about this. That was just a 
little side advice, in case you 
change your mind. So, if you 
would rather suffer through 
unwanted sex a dozen times a 
week, I have a suggestion for you. 
Whenever your girlfriend gets that 
loving feeling, and you do not, do 
something for her. In other words, 
I am sure you are aware that there 
are other ways to pleasure your 
girlfriend. This way you can save 
your energy for more important 
things. . .like studying. 

A 



tauit 

P.S. ~ Though I recommended 
Viagra jokingly, if you honestly 
feel that you are in need of that 
kind of help, you may want to 
look into herbal supplements. 
However, I do not personally rec- 
ommend this for someone so 
young because it can lead to sexu- 
al problems later in life, and I 
doubt you really have that much 
of a problem. Please consult a doc- 
tor before you go to this extreme. 

'Disclaimer: While this is an advice 
column, I am not a professional psy- 
chologist or psychiatrist, and I base 
my advice solely on my own personal 
experience and research that I have 
done. *Have any questions about life, 
love, or sex? Tell Tallulah and send her 
an e-mail at currentsauce@nsula.edu. 



Fun for the fans 

NSU students, friends and family enjoy pre-game activities 




Leslie Westbrook/ the Current Sauce 

Many fans take advantage of the new tailgating area behind the fieldhouse. This past weekend Demon fans enjoyed cooking out and mingling with other fans. 



By Samantha Foley 

Sauce Reporter 

Live music, sunshine, good food 
and friends is the perfect recipe for 
a great time tailgating at an NSU 
football game. 

NSU students and alumni gath- 
ered to support the Demons before 
the NSU homecoming game Satur- 
day. From bands to barbeque, it 
was all there. Organizations had 
tents set up from 10 a.m. all the way 
through the game. 

NSU Assistant Athletic Director 
Jennifer Downs encourages stu- 
dents to come out before every 
game and cheer the Demons to vic- 



tory. 

Downs said students are allowed 
to bring food, cooking equipment, 
music, tents, chairs and anything 
necessary to have a good time tail- 
gating. 

Director of Alumni Affairs Chris 
Maggio said the alumni association 
actively promotes tailgating before 
all home football games. The asso- 
ciation has an alumni tailgating 
spot on the field, and serves food at 
all home games. 

"All alumni and friends are wel- 
come to join us for burgers, hot 
dogs and sausage before the 
game," Maggio said. "I think if the 
students came out that they would 



be pleasantly pleased with a great 
time." 

NSU students find tailgating a 
fun time to mingle with other stu- 
dents and cheer for the Demons. 

Billy Barker, a junior English 
major, said, "I love to tailgate for 
home games; that is where the 
party is." 

Tirnmy Hawkins, senior general 
studies major, said tailgating is an 
event for not only spending time 
with your friends but your family, 
too. 

Also, organizations can show 
their support at Demon football 
games by tailgating. 

"Tailgating is a great way for me 



and my fraternity brothers to get 
together before the game and get us 
pumped up to cheer for the 
Demons," Cory LeCount senior 
general studies major said. 

Mandy Ward, junior journalism 
major, says tailgating is a great way 
to show school spirit. 

"Northwestern needs more 
school spirit and tailgating is a fun 
way to get students more involved 
in campus activities," Ward said. 

Students are invited to take 
advantage of the activities at the 
next Demon home game. 

Downs said, "You can tailgate 
anywhere except on the practice 
field so come out and have fun." 



Flashing back to the past 



By Michael Arcement 

Sauce Reporter 
Raquel Hill 

Life Editor 

Here's a blast from the past: 
answer these questions to figure 
your flashback trivia IQ. 

Once upon a decade: 

Question 1: What was the most 
popular brand of jeans during the 
1980s? 

Question 2: Which black Miss 
America was forced to give up her 
crown for posing nude in "Pent- 
house" magazine? 

Question 3: Whose hair was set 
ablaze during a 1984 Pepsi com- 
mercial? 

If you were able to answer all 
three of these, you are probably 
still walking around with 
a mullet-cut and leg 
warmers. If you 
got two out of 
three correct, fll^^H 
you proba- S 
bly caugh; £ 
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of "Miami \ 
Vice" or "Family 
Ties" during their 
original seasons. If you 
could only answer one ques- 
tion, you were probably still in 
diapers during the 80s. 

The year 1984 defined the entire 
80s decade. It was the year that 
gave us the break-up of AT&T into 
22 "Baby Bells," the classic Wendy's 
"Where's the Beef?" commercial 
and classic stonewashed "Guess?" 
Jeans. It was also the year Vanessa 
Williams became the first black 
Miss America and subsequently the 
first to resign the crown. Another 
unfortunate incident was when 
Michael Jackson's hair caught fire 
during a Pepsi commercial shoot. 

USA's Mary Lou Retton won two 
gold, two silver and two bronze 
medals becoming the first non-east- 
ern-European female gymnast to 
win the all-around event at the 
summer Olympics in Los Angeles. 
Probably the most lasting 80s 
image, however, is Apple's famous 
30-second "1984" commercial 
which aired only once during the 
third quarter of the Super Bowl on 
Jan. 22. The "water cooler talk" for 
weeks afterward made it the top 



commercial of the decade and 
spawned "event driven advertis- 
ing." 

Even with these events 
occurring outside of the Natchi- 
toches area, a few important things 
were happening at NSU during the 
same time. Former University 
president Joseph Orze brought the 
newly conceived Louisiana School 
for Math, Science, and the Arts to 
our campus. The honors high 
school for juniors and seniors was 
housed in Prudhomme and Bossier 
Halls while the old Natchitoches 
Central High building was being 
renovated for the job. The founding 
class included 207 jun- 
iors. These 
students 
would 
be the 
first sen- 
ior class 
the follow- 
ing year. 
At this 
time, beer 
was served on 
campus and 
even adver- 
tised in the Cur- 
rent Sauce, and if 
you were look- 
ing for something to 
do, many students made a 
trip to the newly built, non-super 
"Wal-Mart." 

The year that roared: '94. 

Move on to a different decade 
and test your flashback 
knowledge. 

Question 1: 
Which NBC sit- a 
com took audi- 
ences to a new 
level of 
"friendship?" 

Question 2: ^ 
Which profes- 1f£ 
sional figure 
skater was 
placed in the hos- 
pital after receiving 
a severe beating? 

Question 3: Life was a 
box of chocolates for this Acad- 
emy award winning film? 

Think you got some answers 
right this time? Think back to the 
90s, particularly 1994, which was 
declared "International year of the 
Family." 




On the small screen, such sitcoms 
as "Seinfeld" ruled the ratings and 
made television a "must see" with 
help from the "Friends" debut on 
NBC. "Melrose Place" was a sinful 
address and males became sex sym- 
bols on NYPD 
Blue. While tel- 
evision epito- 
mized friend- 
ship and come- 
dy, a serious 
strike was called 
against Tanya 
Harding a for- 
mer profes- 
sional ice- 
skater, and 
her scan- 
d a 1 o u s 
pounding of 
fellow figure 
skater, Nancy Ker- 
rigan. 

At the box office, 
John Travolta returned in Quin 
ton Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction," and 
Tom Hanks was "Forest Gump." 
Comedian Jim Carrey ruled the box 
office with 3 movies: "Ace Ventura: 
Pet Detective," "The Mask," and 
"Dumb & Dumber." In other parts 
of the country, rock fans came 
together for the 25th anniversary of 
Woodstock, which was full of music 
and mud. Those same fans also 
mourned the loss of their beloved 
Kurt Cobain, lead singer and gui- 
tarist for 





"Nirvana." 

Two of the biggest car chases of 
all time also occurred in 1994. One 
example was the high-speed bus 
with a bomb in the movie "Speed." 
The low-speed white Ford Bronco 



on the Los Angles Freeway had 
audiences glued to their seats. The 
infamous O.J. Simpson double- 
homicide case was all national pub- 
lications and television stations 
could focus on. However, the Lore- 
na Bobbitt scandal caught the 
media's attention 
when she 
went on 
trial for 
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/ penis. She 
§ was later 
acquitted 
under grounds 
k of temporary 
insanity. 

At the 
same time, dur- 
ing '94, NSU got 
an on-campus housing 
development. The University 
Columns opened with rooms 
between $167-$244 per month per 
student. At the time, dorm rates 
were about $820, or $490 per semes- 
ter per student. Aramark improved 
dining services by increasing the 
variety of foods in Le Rendezvous 
from one to three eateries. They 
added a hamburger and a fried 
chicken eatery to the current pizza 
eatery. Iberville Hall was converted 
from a cafeteria to a food court with 
seven different eateries. The faculty 
was given a barricaded parking lot 
next to the Student Union. The 
cashiers' office and the comput- 
er center switched places. 
Morrison and the Student 
Union were remodeled. 



Things are fine in 
'99: 

Now comes the 
easy part. Think back five 
years ago to 1999. Ask your- 
self these questions to find out 
if your memory is weak or not. 
Question 1: A few millionaires 
were made with the creation of this 
show. What show was it? 

Question 2: American's were 
afraid of what "bug?" 

Question 3: What movie con- 
tained characters called "Mr. 

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realize you stepped into the 
wrong class. This class isn't your 
typical yoga class — it's a Punk 
Rock Yoga class — and you're in 
for a trip! 

A New Era: 

There is a new genre in the 
world of physical fitness. After all 
the craziness of meditation yoga, 
power yoga, baby yoga, kickbox- 
ing yoga, a new yoga has devel- 
oped to evoke the minds of young 
people willing to have some fun 
with physical exercise. 

These classes are usually held at 
a nightclub for all ages and target 
teenagers and adults who normal- 
ly would not be caught dead at a 
health of fitness club. 



The Sounds: 

Punk Rock Yoga takes in all the 
elements of yoga, only it is more 
fast-paced. The music involved 
obviously changes from the slow, 
relaxing tunes you would usually 
hear in a yoga or Pilates class to 
the more intense beat of drums 
and electric guitars. 

Many people enjoy the Punk 
class because it feels free and non- 
hierarchical. This type of exercise 
was evolved from Punk Rock Aer- 
obics, which allows Aerobics stu- 
dents to work out to the melodies 
of the Sex Pistols, Blondie and the 
Go-Go's. 

In many classes, the instructor 
plays live music instead of CD's. 
Instead of the raging beats of hard- 
core punk music, the instructor 
will usually play music ranging 
from Arabic drumming to a flute 
or saxophone. Sometimes a solo 
guitarist is brought into the room- 
The music can even be quiet and 
peaceful, in order to help the yoga 
poses flow. However, the music is 
still what you would call "unre- 
fined" and "macrobiotic" (raw), 
like punk music. 

Try it out: 

If this sounds like something 
you might be interested in, consid- 
er taking an instruction class, and 
start one here at NSU! I know 1J 
would be the first one in line fof 
something like that. I think the 
exercise classes that are offered 
here are fun and great for getting 
some physical work done, but a 
program like Punk Rock Yog* 
might get young people like me 
and you to take better care of oui" 
selves and still have one heck of 
time. 



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that I need to get out and take 
advantage of some of the dance of 
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(he insulation in the second 
Natchitoches home. 

Pitt said construction on the 
fourth house is scheduled begin in 
die next two months so that the 
rainy season will not interfere 
with building, as it did with the 
jirst home. 

Pitt also said that Habitat for 
Humanity plans to continue 
building homes in the area for as 
tong as possible. 

Volunteers are allowed to work 
on anything they are capable of 
doing and some instruction will 
be offered on certain tasks. 

Pitt said many local businesses 
donate supplies and labor or offer 
discounts including Manning Self 
Storage, Natchitoches Septic Ser- 
vice, Seine's, Bill Rutledge Plumb- 
ing, Pat Johnson Dirt Work and 



Heavy Equipment, contractor 
Skip Rollins, Mike's Electric, 
Williams' Electric, Laamb Air 
Conditioning, J&J Exterminating 
and retired attorney Tom Murchi- 
son. 

Natchitoches landowners 
Sonny Evans, Richard and Bar- 
bara Johnson and Bert Froeba 
donated property on which to 
build the homes. 

However, homes may also be 
built on land owned by house 
recipients. 

Recipients of Habitat for 
Humanity homes must meet three 
nationally established criteria 
including the level of need, ability 
to purchase the home and a will- 
ingness to partner with the organ- 
ization. 

Recipients purchase homes at 
the actual cost of building the 



home with no interest. In Natchi- 
toches, recipients must put in 300 
hours of work on their home and 
the homes of other recipients. 
They also must promote the Habi- 
tat for Humanity program. 

Pitt sketches the layout of the 
homes, which must meet a mini- 
mum size requirement set by 
Habitat for Humanity. 

Pitt said the homes are nice 
sizes, ranging from 1100 square 
feet to 1300 square feet. 

The staff members of the 
Natchitoches Parish Habitat for 
Humanity are unpaid volunteers. 

For more information about 
Natchitoches Parish Habitat for 
Humanity, an application or to 
find out how to make a donation, 
call Pitt at 352-8556 or State Farm 
Agent Mike Murphy at 352-7311 
or visit habitat.org. 



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Anderson" and "Agent Smith?" 

The 1999 era was dedicated the 
kiternational Year of Older Persons 
but ruled by the youth. 

At prime time, Regis Philbin 
asked contestants for their "final 
answer" on ABC's "Who Wants To 
Be A Millionaire?" game show. 
Tony Soprano made the Mafia part 
of Americana again with HBO's hit 
series "The Sopranos." On the 
music-television scene, teen girl 
pop stars Christina Aguilera, Brit- 
ney Spears, Jessica Simpson and 
Mandy Moore ruled MTV. 

The world human population 
surpassed six billion on Aug. 12. 
The world also panicked over the 
V2K bug, which was brought down 
from apocalypse to nuisance by the 
work of thousands of program- 
Tiers whose predecessors created 
the "bug" in the first place. 

Audiences were "seeing dead 
People" with the arrival of the box 
office hit, "The Sixth Sense." "The 
Matrix" twisted our view of 
moviemaking and "Pokemon" 
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of the Harry Potter phenomenon,, 
which was made available in book- 
stores everywhere within a few 
short weeks. 

In hard news, NATO launched 
air strikes in the Federal Republic 
of Yugoslavia. For the first time, 
the Dow Jones Industrial Average 
closed above the 10,000 mark at 
10,006.78. 

Two teenagers in Littleton, Colo., 
named Eric Harris and Dylan Kle- 
bold opened fire on their teachers 
and fellow students. The teenagers 
killed 12 students, one teacher and 
then turned their guns on them- 
selves. 

Nancy Mace became the first 
female cadet to graduate from The 
Citadel military college. In College 
Station, Texas, 12 were killed and 
28 injured at Texas A&M Universi- 
ty when a huge bonfire under con- 
struction collapsed. 

What was happening at NSU 
during all this? For one, President 
Randal J. Webb oversaw many 
improvements to our campus, 
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Vicfs. became a non-smoking 
eatery. Two days were moved from 
Thanksgiving holidays to October 
to give students a fall break. Tele- 
distance learning started at NSU-S. 
The first public computer labs 
opened. Phone-Internet registra- 
tion was made available for the 
first time. 

TOPS, a state program to help 
high-school students pay for col- 
lege, was instituted to give 
Louisiana graduates a help with 
their college tuition. 

Today: 

Most lives are centered around 
computers, cell phones have 
become attached to everyone's ears 
and bottled water has almost 
become a necessity. With this in 
mind, how will the generations 20 
years from now look back at us? 
Flashing back helps us realize mis- 
takes and how we can learn from 
them. Every generation leaves a 
legacy. What will be ours? 



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Board of Directors for Kisatchie 
Legal Services Corporation. 

He won the "Pro Bono" Attorney 
of the year award for providing 
free legal services to the underpriv- 
ileged of the parish. 

He is also on the Board of 
Trustees of the Natchitoches Parish 
Hospital and is an advocate and 
counselor for the elderly to con- 
tract the Natchitoches Parish 
Council on Aging. 

Celles intends to improve the 
truancy system; he said that many 
truancy cases that come before the 
court are thrown out because many 
students do not attend the hearing. 

He also intends to improve drug- 
awareness and prevention pro- 
grams such as DARE, specifying 



that he believes there is a difference 
between someone who sells crack 
cocaine to people on the street and 
a teenager who sells some to his 
best friend. It would still be drug 
distribution, but the sentences 
would be different. 

He denied claims about a lack of 
religion, confirming that he is a 
Baptist and attended a Catholic 
high school. 

He also denied claims that he 
was behind the negativity about 
the family life of his opponent, Dee 
Ann Hawthorne. 

"A fair courtroom is the bottom 
line," said Celles. "I will try my 
very best to do what is right." 

Mayor Wayne McCullen will be 
the next speaker Monday. 



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By Tasha N. Braggs 

Sauce Reporter 

One week each month Universi- 
ty President Randall Webb will 
appear on an NSU 22 talk show. 

"NSU... Where Great Things 
Happen" with Webb is aired on 
cable channel 22 on Monday at 
12:30 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday 
at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday and Fri- 
day at 12:30 and 4:30 p.m. The 
show is taped on Wednesday at 10 
a.m. 

Executive producer and journal- 
ism professor Mary Brocato said 
the show's guests include faculty, 
administration and staff members. 
Brocato said her role as executive 
producer includes booking the 
guests, determining the schedule 
and working with the host and 
Webb to determine the topics. 

Guests on the show this semester 
include Darlene Williams, director 
of electronic learning and continu- 
ing education, Mary Edith Stacy, 
director of enrollment services, 
Anthony Scheffler, vice president 
of academic affairs and Reatha 
Cox, director of student success 
and new student programs. 

Brocato said, "The programs are 
intended to provide any new and 
important information about the 
University and to let people know 



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that happen at NSU." 

Senior journalism major Shelley 
Sparks hosts, produces and reports 
for the show. She researches the 
show's topics by gathering avail- 
able information and schedules 
face-to-face meetings with the 
guests. 

"I want the guest to meet me and 
feel comfortable talking to me," 
Sparks said. "I want them to feel 
secure, and this show is supposed 
to be a conversational-style pro- 
gram with no hard-ball questions." 

Sparks said working with Webb 
has been exciting for her this 
semester. 

"He is witty and has a charm 
about him that comforts me," 
Sparks said. "He really does care 
what the students think and gen- 
uinely cares about every single stu- 
dent on this campus." 

Webb said he enjoys doing the 
show, because it gives him the 
chance to inform the community 
about important aspects of NSU. 

Webb said: "I hope the show 
continues indefinitely into the 
future, because it holds real prom- 
ise as a source of information about 
the University and provides TV 
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and rewarding internship opportu- 
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Thursday, October 21, 2004 
the Current Sauce 



Sports 




Patrick 
West 

The Way 
I See It 



Southland 
schedule 

sportseditorcs@yahoo.com 

The No. 9 ranked Demons 
opened up conference play 
successfully Saturday 
against the Cowboys easily. 

With one win in confer- 
ence play, NSU has a long 
road to go before the 
Demons can claim the 
Southland Conference 
Championship. 

Look at the Demons' 
remaining schedule. After a 
television conference show- 
down with the other 
"NSU," the Nicholls 
Colonels, the Demons take a 
break from SLC action and 
travel to Fargo, North Dako- 
ta, to take on the North 
Dakota State Bison. 

The Demons do not fare 
well in the cold especially 
that far up north. Does any- 
one remember the games 
against Montana? 

The Demons lost to Mon- 
tana in the 2001 playoffs 28- 
19 and lost again in the 2002 
playoffs 45-14. 

There is one factor in 
NSU's favor: the game will 
be played in the Fargodome, 
not outside. 

The Demons are used to 
playing on AstroTurf, and 
the weather should not be a 
factor, so NSU should pull 
out the win against the 
Bison. 

After the Bison hunting 
trip, the Demons return to 
conference action against 
Texas State. 

NSU clobbered the Bob- 
cats last season 49-19 in San 
Marcos, Texas. The Bobcats 
are hurting right now since 
tail back Terrell Harris suf- 
fered a fractured left fibula 
last week and was their 
leading rusher. 

The Demons should 
cruise past Texas State and 
set up a huge showdown 
with the Sam Houston State 
Bearkats the next week at 
Turpin Stadium. 

If the Demons and Bear- 
kats continue to win, the 
two teams should be ranked 
in the top 10 in Division I- 
AA, and this could pit the 
No. 1 ranked Purple Swarm 
defense against the No. 1 
ranked offense in Division I- 
AA. . 

For the Demons to beat 
the Bearkats, the Purple 
Swarm will have to stop 
SHSU quarterback Dustin 
Long. Long has completed 
113 of 172 passes for 1,817 
yards with 19 touchdowns 
and eight interceptions. 

The Purple Swarm will 
have to be relentless in their 
attack on Long and the 
Bearkat offense. 

The Demons should be 
unbeaten in conference play 
for their final game of the 
season against rival Stephen 
F. Austin. If SFA should 
remain unbeaten to this 
point, the two teams will 
not only play for Chief 
Caddo but also for the con- 
ference championship in 
Nacogdoches, Texas. 

The Lumberjacks are cur- 
rently ranked one spot 
ahead of the Demons and 
had several come-from- 
behind victories this season. 

The Lumberjacks are led 
by Texas A&M transfer run- 
ning back Derek Farmer, 
who leads the team in rush- 
ing with 481 yards rushing 
with four touchdowns. 

What a huge game that 
would be, but I must not get 
too far in the season. 

That is a long way to go 
and college football is 
unpredictable. You never 
know what will happen. 
Just look at the Red Sox and 
the Houston Astros. 





Cheryl Thompson/the Current Sauce 

(Top) Wide receivers Toby Zeigler and Ben Bailey celebrate a big 
play in Saturday's win. (Left) Defensive tackle Chris Brown drags 
Cowboy quarterback Scott Pendarvis to the ground. The Demon 
defense shut down the Cowboys as NSU beat MSU 47-17. 



Homecoming victory! 



By Patrick West 

Sports Editor 

It took nine seconds of the 
NSU Demons first offensive 
drive to jump ahead of the 
McNeese State Cowboys for 
good Saturday at Turpin Sta- 
dium. 

Demon running back Shel- 
ton Sampson took the hand- 
off from Davon Vinson, cut 
to the left and did not stop 
until 31-yards later in the 
end zone. 

In nine seconds, the 
Demons were up 7-0 against 
their in-state rivals. 

Three hours and 31 sec- 
onds later, the game was 
over, officially. The Demons 
won their conference opener 
against the Cowboys 47-17 
in front of 14,591 people on 
Homecoming day at NSU. 

With the win, the Demons 
snapped a three-game losing 
skid against the Cowboys. 
The last time the Demons 
beat MSU was in the 2000 
season 37-34. 

"This was a great win 
against our rival," freshman 
quarterback Connor Morel 
said. "We wanted to break 
that streak." 

Also, with the win, the 




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Wide receiver Ben Bailey catch- 
es a pass in NSU's win. 

Demons stopped MSU's 16 
game conference winning 
streak, while NSU won their 
fifth straight. 

The win helped the 
Demons jump into the top 
ten in Division I-AA polls. 
The Demons are ranked 
ninth in Division I-AA. 

The game was never close, 
and the Purple Swarm 
defense lived up to its No. 1 
ranking, shutting down the 
Cowboy offense. 

The Purple Swarm only 



allowed three points in the 
first half and held the Cow- 
boy's to negative five yards 
rushing and 146 yards of 
total offense. This marked 
the Purple Swarm's third 
time in six games to hold an 
opponent to negative yards 
rushing. 

"We have good starters up 
front and a good defensive 
line that is hard to block," 
Demon head coach Scott 
Stoker said. 

Cowboy senior quarter- 
back Scott Pendarvis was 
hassled the entire game, and 
the Purple Swarm was con- 
stantly wreaking havoc in 
the MSU backfield. 

The Purple Swarm defense 
caused three fumbles and six 
sacks as Pendarvis finished 
the game with only 107 
yards passing. 

"It was key for us to get 
him rattled up and out of his 
rhythm," defensive lineman 
Quintene Newhouse said. 
"After we hit him a few 
times he didn't do well." 

"We like to hit the quar- 
terback and we like to play 
physical," Stoker said. "It 
affects the quarterback when 
he gets hit hard." 

Demon defensive players 



Paul Mefford, Jamall John- 
son, Ed Queen, Jason 
O'Brien, Gary Wesley and 
Newhouse each had a sack. 

Johnson picked up the 
Southland Conference 
defensive player of the week 
award after compiling 10 
tackles, a quarterback sack 
and a forced fumble against 
the Cowboys. 

The Demon offense fared 
better than their opponents 
as NSU had 439 yards of 
total offense and scored 
points in each quarter. 

The Demons have strug- 
gled after halftime in past 
games but were able to score 
against the Cowboys' 
defense in the third and 
fourth quarters. 

"We don't stay focused the 
entire game," Stoker said. 
"We have trouble after half- 
time." 

The Demons were led by 
freshman running back A.J. 
Franklin who had 76 yards 
on eight carries. 

Demon quarterbacks 
Morel and Davon Vinson 
each fared well against the 
Cowboys as Morel threw for 
91 yards and completed 9 of 
17 passes with one touch- 
down. 



Vinson chipped in with 
one touchdown off a 46 yard 
run in the third quarter. 

Though the Demons 
earned a conference win, 
NSU had some mistakes in 
the football game. NSU had 
16 penalties for 140 yards 
while the Cowboys had 15 
penalties for 130 yards. 

The two teams combined 
for 31 penalties, but the 
record for combined penal- 
ties at Turpin Stadium was 
39 in one game. The intense 
rivalry was showcased as the 
Cowboys had four personal 
penalties with one roughing 
the passer while the Demons 
had two personal personal 
penalties called on them. 

Also, senior kicker Tommy 
Hebert missed an extra point 
in the fourth quarter. 

Hebert made five of six 
extra point attempts in the 
football game. 

Next, the Demons will 
take a trip up north to hunt 
Bison. The Demons will 
square off against the North 
Dakota Bison in Fargo, 
North Dakota, with kick off 
time set for 1 p.m. Saturday. 



Auburn assistant named head coach 



By Kyle Shirley 

Sauce Reporter 

For the fourth time in five 
years, the NSU sOftball team 
has a new head coach. 

Mike Perniciaro will lead 
the team this season after 
completing successful stints 
as an assistant coach at Cen- 
tenary, University of Geor- 
gia and Auburn. 

"This is my first head 
coaching job, and I'm excit- 
ed about it," Perniciaro said. 

Perniciaro said he heard 
about the position from last 
year's head coach, Eileen 
Schmidt. 

"Coach Schmidt left to go 
to Kentucky, and I've known 
her since her days in 
Arkansas," Perniciaro said. 
"She said a lot of good 
things about the program." 

Perniciaro said he is most 
interested in working on hit- 
ting, and plans to focus on 
developing the team's 
offense. 

Krystle Nichols is a senior 
student assistant coach 
majoring in health and exer- 
cise science. 

She played catcher under 
three different head coaches 
during her four years of eli- 
gibility, and said she is look- 
ing forward to working with 
Perniciaro this season. 

"He has a lot of very good 



ideas," Nichols said. "He's 
very strong hitting-wise, 
and that's what we need. I 
think that our bats will be a 
whole lot more powerful 
than they have been." 

Senior third baseman 
Lindsay Leftwich is the only 
player to have played under 
the previous three coaches 
as well as Perniciaro, whom 
his players refer to as 
"Pooch." 

"We've definitely had a 
change of perspectives from 
one end of the spectrum to 
the other," Leftwich said of 
the different coaches. "I 
think Pooch is a good mix of 
exactly what we need. He's 
forceful when he needs to 
be, but on a general basis he 
keeps us working because 
we want to work, not 
because we're motivated by 
fear or anything like that." 

"It seems like every cou- 
ple of years coaches have 
moved on," Perniciaro said. 
"But the kids seem to be 
adjusting well right now, 
and I'm pretty easy to get 
along with. I'll stay as long 
as they'll have me." 

The team is reorganizing 
this season after losing five 
senior starters, but Pernicia- 
ro said he is confident in the 
team's ability. 

"We've been going at it 
pretty hard: conditioning, 




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New Demon softball head coach Mike Perniciaro hits softballs during a fielding practice at the Demon Dia- 
mond last week. Perniciaro takes over after former coach Eileen Schmidt left to coach at Kentucky. 



weight lifting, practicing," 
Perniciaro said. "Practice 
has been going great. The 
kids are awesome here. 
They're hard-working kids, 
and the team looks really 
good right now. I think it's 
going to be a real good, suc- 
cessful season for us." 

Nichols also expressed 
confidence in the team. 

"They're young, but they 
have another five seniors 



this year that are going to 
step up. I think that they're 
going to be very successful," 
Nichols said. "We have a 
tough schedule, but that's 
what we need. We need to 
play tough teams." 

Perniciaro played baseball 
at the University of Missouri 
at St. Louis. He then worked 
as a graduate assistant at 
Western Illinois, where he 
received his masters in 



sports administration. 

Perniciaro said he moved 
to Natchitoches in August, 
and enjoys living here. 

"It's just a great place to 
be," Perniciaro said. 

Perniciaro said the team's 
first challenge this season 
will be a tournament at the 
University Of Louisiana at 
Lafayette on Feb. 4. The sea- 
son runs through the middle 
of May. 



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Volleyball 

Demons beat 
ULM 3-0 

NSU snapped a fomj 
match losing streak in grarii 
fashion here Tuesday night, 
sweeping the Louisiana- 
Monroe Lady Indians 
three straight sets in South- 
land Conference volleybaj 
action. 

The win puts NSU at lfj. 
11 overall, but most impor- 
tantly back above the .501 
mark in league play at 6-5. 
The win also tied the school 
record for most league wins 
in a season. ULM dropped 
to 5-16 overall and remains 
winless in the league, now 
at 0-11. 

Flavia Belo led the Lad\ 
Demons with 10 kills while Last week 
hitting .500 for the match ^^ar 
She also had 15 assists, four B '' en 3 
service aces, four digs and ^ n Wedn 
one block. As a team, NSl) snd BPCC C 
hit .263 in winning the seisfc™^ 
30-24, 31-29 and 30-18. 
NSU will return to action 
Friday when it hosts vicf 




BPCC 



months of r. 
the commu 



on 

Texas-Arlington at 7 
Prather Coliseum. The Lad] 
Demons will turn around 
on Saturday at 2 for a match 
with Sam Houston State 



^ller said the 
organizatior 
ments met 



Cross Country 
competes at 
Lamar 



NSU's mens an< 
women's cross country 
teams got an early look a 



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at the Southland Conferena Scheffler sa 
Championships next Mon 
day at today's Lamar Invitjtere on can 
tional held at the IdylwildpNTimunity 
Golf Club. 

The Demons finished lit! 
out of 13 teams with 3d 
points while the Lad] 
Demons took seventh plad Sl0ns ' Sche 
in the 14 team field with 17f en if the V 
points. 

Leading the way for th 
Demons was Jeffery Parke 
crossing the line in 311 
place with a time of 28:05.8 
in the 8,000 meter ntf 
Other Demon finishers hi 
Gideon Rotich in 52nd wij 
a time of 29:04.78, Aai 
Heflin in 58th at 29:39. 
Phillip Hattaway 34:07J 
and Andrew Newmi 
36:10.02. 

Abigail Salomon was th 
first Lady Demon to cr<* ° r 9anizatior 
the line, finishing in 191 
place with a time of 24:27.21 
Other NSU finishers ha< "Over the 
Margeaux Fisher in 28tl £ u s the or 
with a time of 25:04.19, Brec] 
ka Johnson in 
25:18.38, Ruth Kinyanjui 
37th at 25:31.66 and LesM 
Lambert in 61st at 27:41.7! 
Marci Ward (29:44.62) <ri 
Wendy Popik (32:02.02) als 




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the Nov. 1 league champ 
onships when it hosts th City COI 
NSU Tri-Meet at 4 on Frida Sg^y r£ j - 



NSU vs. 
Nicholls on 
Web site 

The NSU vs. Nichol 
football game story will ' 
on the Current Sauce's W- tie s j nc | U( j e 
site, currentsauce.com, " ^ds ( haunte 
Friday morning or aft« JjHir of the I 
noon. 

The game takes pla' 
Thursday night on F" 
Sports Southwest, chart 11 Main Sti 
23 on Natchitoches cab' 
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color photos will be pla<* 
on the Web site Friday. 



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The tale of a ghost 

You may have heard the story 
before, but see how NSU students 
still believe in the Isabella legend. 
Life, Page 5 





Soccer success! 

NSU tied for fourth in Southland 
conference. Sports, Page 8 



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BPCC at NSU in final stages 

Last week, administrations from Bossier Parish 
Community College and NSU finalized the plan to 
open a branch of BPCC on campus. 

On Wednesday, Oct. 20, President Randall Webb 



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Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004 

Volume 90 • Issue 12 

Students serving students at 
Northwestern State University since 1914 



First copies free to NSU students and staff 
50 cents per copy otherwise 

Sauce on the Side 



NSU and BPCC Chancellor Tom Carleton signed the official 
agreement between the two groups finalizing 
months of planning that developed an extension of 
the community college on NSU's campus. 

Vice President of Academic Affairs Anthony Schef- 
Iter said the agreement is now final between the two 
organizations with all state organizational require- 
ments met to open the branch here. 

Scheffler said the University has been left with the 
task of preparing the campus to receive the BPCC 
faculty, administration and students. He said NSU 
must work out space provisions for BPCC offices and 
must get office materials. Scheffler said the Uni- 
versity must also work out where the classes for 
BPCC will be conducted, how to provide text books 
for their students, where to find space in the dormi- 
tories for them and how to place them in the NSU 
server to use the computer labs. 



BPCC students will have access too because they 
y look aj** 11 be paying the fees for all the services that we 
offer on campus, including the student tech fees," 
Scheffler said. 



Scheffler said BPCC should have a representative 
lar Invita{l*re on campus next semester, but for now, the 
Idylwili community college still needs to find a staff to oper- 
ate the facility. Scheffler said students have been 
given the option of applying for the program directly 
through BPCC or through the University. 



"Most of the students will go through NSU admis- 
sions," Scheffler said. "Students will apply at NSU, 
then if they cannot enter the University we will sug- 
gest them to go to BPCC." 

Kyle A. Carter 



New m: 



NSU's Conine named director 
eter ruiJof state organization 

shers haj^^HUI Frances Conine, director of Student 

52nd withMfc jfl Services at NSU, has been selected as 

78, Aaro^K\fl president of the Louisiana Association of 

79 -9 i^^B|>^ College and University Student Person- 

' V)'o78^HHR nel Administrators for the 2004-2005 

r ~~" m Conine is the fourth Northwestern staff 
m was thf NE member to head LACUSPA during the 
■\ to cros 0r9anization ' s 30 y ears of existence. NSU Vice Presi- 
19) j <tent for Student Affairs Dr. Dan Seymour served as 

^-.-ni ^sident in 2000-2001. 
)f 24:27.^ 

;hers ha< "Over the next year, I will make a major effort to 
r in 28ll ,0cus tn e organization on new Board of Regents and 
4 19 Bre£ f nive rsity of Louisiana System mandates which 

'"elude new admissions standards," said Conine. "We 
,a lso want to find ways to continue improving com- 
nyaniui Irriunication within the organization." 
ind Lesle 

it 27 41 1 Wording to Conine, LACUSPA is valuable for its 
14 62) art ,t1erTlbers because it allows student affairs profes- 
m m\ Is Sk>nals t0 interact regularly with peers to exchange 

^as and information. The organization regularly 
mt did no attracts nationally recognized speakers in the field of 
ring. student affairs to speak at its annual conference. 

^ c °* Courtesy NSU News Bureau 

race bete" 1 

ie champ 1 

hosts tii City Council officially proclaims 
onFridais a turday as Halloween 

During its Oct. 26 meeting, the City Council passed 
a resolution authorizing the City of Natchitoches to 
^ebrate Halloween on Saturday between 5 p.m. 
an d 8 p.m. 

The City is encouraging children to attend Witch 
"fy to Main Street, a downtown trick-or-treating 



n 



. , ^ent, on Saturday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Children 
)r y wlU *2 and under are invited to participate. Other activi- 
auce's W ties include face painting, Boogie on the Bricks for 
e.com, ° *ids, haunted maze in front of Exchange Bank and a 
; or aftej^r of the haunted Natchitoches Parish Library 

^okmobile. The northern end of Front Street will be 
ikes pla' Sflut d °wn for children's safety, 
t on F° For more information about the event, please call 
st, chant* Main Street Office at 357-3823. 

^ es cab * City of Natchitoches 

along W 1 

I be pla<*> 
riday. 



Stages of last night's lunar eclipse: 






Leslie Westbrook/fhc Current Sauce 

At 8:14 p.m., the moon began sliding into the Earth's shadow, and by 9:32 p.m., the moon was completely covered. The last photo shows the hazy image of the moon 
through the Earth's shadowy veil. There will not be another lunar eclipse until March 3, 2007. 



Pushing the envelope 




NSU seeks final 
approval of dorm 



Cheryl Thompson/die Current Sauce 
Senior psychology major Nicky Roach and junior liberal arts major John Downing won "Most Polit- 
ically Incorrect" at the Scholars' College Food Fair Wednesday night for their portrayal of the sol- 
dier and Iraqi prisoner from the infamous pictures. The food fair, which is an annual event, took 
place in Morrison Hall. It was included a "Mystery at Morrison" game in which students dressed 
up as their professors. 



By Kyle A. Carter 

News Editor 

Members of the NSU 
administration, the SGA 
president and involved pri- 
vate parties will travel to 
Southeastern Louisiana State 
University in Hammond to 
meet with the University of 
Louisiana System Board of 
Supervisors and the 
Louisiana Board of Regents 
to gain approval to start con- 
struction on a new residence 
hall. 

Dan Seymour, vice presi- 
dent of student affairs, said 
the University will go to 
Hammond today to give a 5- 
to 10-minute final presenta- 
tion for the new dormitory. 

Seymour said he will be 
showing a PowerPoint pres- 
entation including a comput- 
erized landscape, floor plan 
and aerial view of the new 
dorm to the Facilities Com- 
mittees of both the Board of 
Regents and Supervisors. 

Tomorrow the group will 
meet for the last time with 
the full boards of both the 
Regents and Supervisors, he 
said. Before the final meet- 
ing, the Facilities Committees 
of both boards should have 
informed their boards on 
what was learned about the 
project. This will leave the 
University to sum up the 
plan in a question and 



answer forum for the full 
boards tomorrow, he said. 

Anthony Scheffler, vice 
president of academic affairs, 
said the purpose of this meet- 
ing is to recap what the 
boards already know. 

He said the University has 
been working with the 
boards through the whole 
process by letting them know 
all aspects of the project. 

"The meeting is not that 
long," Scheffler said. "We are 
just there to clear up any con- 
cerns and elaborate on any 
topic." 

University President Ran- 
dall Webb said the University 
would try to emphasize a 
few major points in the pres- 
entation to gain final 
approval. 

Webb said for example, the 
University will continue a 
relationship with Century 
Development, the company 
managing the University 
Columns, who has been suc- 
cessfully working with the 
University. 

Century Development 
won the bid to manage the 
new dorm. This proves that 
the University is working 
with a reliable group, Webb 
said. 

He also said with new 
admission standards coming, 
the new dorm will not only 
provide a living learning 
■ See Meeting, page 3 



SGA to provide buses for voter transportation 



Senate also 
recommends online 
service hours 
extended, loitering 
prohibited around 
ramps 

By Victoria Smith 

Sauce Reporter 

The SGA will be providing 
transportation from campus 
to the polls for student voters 
Tuesday. 

SGA Sen. Bryan White pro- 
posed a bill to allocate $200 to 
pay for gas and use of a pri- 
vately owned school bus to 
transport students from the 
Student Union to their 
prospective voting stations 
across town. It passed in the 
Senate. 



"As the SGA it's our 
responsibility to aid the stu- 
dents as much as we can," 
White said. "Urging them to 
vote is one thing, but giving 
them transportation is better." 

A large school bus will 
make two runs from the Stu- 
dent Union following a desig- 
nated route that will drop stu- 
dents off at their precincts, 
pick them up in the same 
order, and return them to 
campus. 

Students wishing to use the 
provided transportation to 
and from the voting polls will 
meet in the Student Union 
and must be registered to vote 
in Natchitoches Parish. 

The bus will depart from 
the Student Union at 11 a.m. 
for students residing in 
precincts on the NSU side of 
the Cane River. The bus is 
expected to return between 
12:45 and 1 p.m. 

At 1 p.m. the bus will 



depart for students residing 
on the opposite side of Cane 
River and will return to NSU 
at 3:15 p.m. 

White said that many other 
campuses do the same thing 
on election days to help get 
students involved in the vot- 
ing process. 

White said he hopes this 
becomes a regular thing for 
NSU. He said he knows that 
many students have classes 
during the day or may not 
own a car to drive to their vot- 
ing stations, but this should 
not be an excuse to not vote. 

Sophomore Senator Shantel 
Wempren said: "I think this is 
a great bill. It's an election 
year, if we can get 10 more 
people to go to the polls than 
it's worth it." 

White said any student 
who wants to participate 
must have a valid identifica- 
tion card or drivers license. 

A proposal to extend the 



time periods that the student 
web, www.2-nsula.edu is 
available to students was 
passed by the Senate. 

Sen. Matthew Bartley said, 
"The current hours of the stu- 
dent web are not sufficient to 
meet students' needs." 

The SGA is recommending 
that beginning next spring the 
new hours for the student 
web be 7 a.m. to midnight 
Monday through Thursday, 
and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sat- 
urday and Sunday. 

A bill was passed by Sen. 
Matthew Burroughs to make 
the second floor handicap 
entrance to the Student Union 
a "No Loitering" zone to pre- 
vent unnecessary congestion 
around the entrance. 

Smokers tend to congregate 
in front of the Student 
Union's small north entrance, 
the only second floor handi- 
cap entrance. 

Bartley said that there is 



already legislation in effect 
stating that smoking within 
50 feet of an entrance on cam- 
pus is prohibited. 

Sen. Abby Brocato said, "I 
really like this bill, but at the 
same time the ash tray is right 
there by the door." 

SGA president, Mindy 
McConnell said: "Loitering is 
when a large group of people 
stand in the same location for 
a long time, but I don't think 
that's what's going on there. 
There's probably just a large 
group of people standing 
there, and they're inconsider- 
ate." 

Burroughs, who uses a 
wheelchair, said that he has 
had to physically move a bike 
to get up onto the ramp. 
Wempren said. "Ifs not to 
cause trouble but just to alert 
them that there is a problem." 

Neios editor, Kyle Carter con- 
tributed to this report. 



Natchitoches Forecast 







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Thunderstorms 

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Sunday 

Thunderstorms 

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Thunderstorms 

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Tuesday 

Partly Cloudy 

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the Current Sauce 

www.currentsauce.com 



Connections 


2 


Police Blotter 


2 


Opinions 


4 


Sketch by Connor 


4 


Life 


5 


Fashionable Focus 


5 


Ask Tallulah 


5 


Sports 


8 


The Way I See It 


8 




News — the Current Sauce — Thursday, October 28. 2004 



NSU Police Blotter 



10-17-04 
2:32 a.m. 

A man called from the Columns 
to report a fight behind the Health 
and Human Performance build- 
ing. An officer was en route. The 
subjects followed the officer to the 
station to write statements. 

10-18-04 
4:40 p.m. 

There was a medical emer- 
gency at the recruiting office. An 
ambulance and an officer were en 
route. The subject was transported 
to the hospital. 
5:54 p.m. 

A group of non-NSU students 
were asked to leave campus 
because they were in possession 
of alcohol. 

9:06 p.m. 

A student from the Columns 
called because some women were 
harassing her and making threat- 
ening phone calls. 

10:59 p.m. 

Some fraternities were trying to 
start a fight at the Tau Kappa 
Epsilon house. 

11:28 p.m. 

A fight was reported at the 
Columns. 

10-19-04 
11:55 a.m. 

An employee from Vic's called 



in reference to a possible counter- 
feit $20 bill. Statements were 
taken, and an officer took posses- 
sion of the evidence. 
7:44 p.m. 

A desk worker from Sabine 
called because the fire alarm was 
going off. Members of the fire 
department were en route. It was 
going off as a result of the case 
holder being loose. 

10-20-04 
12:52 a.m. 

A male resident of Sabine called 
to say he had witnessed two men 
climbing in a first floor window. 

3:19 a.m. 

An RA from Rapides called to 
report possible drug use. 
1:43 p.m. 

A wreck was reported. 

10-21-04 
12:36 a.m. 

An officer was transporting an 
abandoned bicycle. 
3:04 a.m. 

Someone called in reference to 
a shattered window at an apart- 
ment in the Columns. The resi- 
dent had to climb in through the 
window, because there was no 
key. 

8:17 a.m. 

A call was received from Rapi- 
des regarding a medical emer- 



gency. An officer and an ambu- 
lance were en route. The subject 
was transported to the hospital. 
2:05 p.m. 

There was call from the lan- 
guage department for a medical 
emergency. 

8:34 p.m. 

The house director of Dodd 
called because some LSMSA stu- 
dents were on the south side of 
the building beating on windows 
and scaring residents. 

10-23-04 
10:22 a.m. 

A woman called because she 
was concerned about two men she 
had seen playing with weapons 
on Second Street that were now 
entering campus. 

7:04 p.m. 

An RA from Varnado Hall 
called to report that the fire alarm 
was going off. The fire depart- 
ment and an officer were en route. 
It was going off as a result of 
burned quesadillas. 

10-25-04 
6:50 a.m. 

The fire alarm at Bossier was 
going off. Members of the fire 
department were en route. 

Elizabeth Bolt 



Mayor speaks to students g r 
about football, city growth 



By Kyle A. Carter 

News Editor 

Natchitoches Mayor Wayne 
McCullen started out speaking to 
students not about politics, crime 
or employment rates, but about the 
Demon football team. 

Monday afternoon, McCullen 
came to campus to be the third 
speaker in a lecture series spon- 
sored by the Political Science Club. 

Before the speech, McCullen told 
students how he traveled to 
Nicholls State in Thibodaux to see 
the game against the Colonels last 
Thursday. He said that he and the 
mayor of Thibodaux have an on- 
going rivalry. 

He said the loser of the college 
games between the two cities must 
fly the other city's flag over the 
municipal building. McCullen said 
he was disappointed when photos 
were taken of him flying the Thibo- 
daux city flag above town hall. 

Soon after this, McCullen went 
straight into politics. McCullen, 
who was re-elected in March, said 
he felt that his duty was to come 
speak to students about their 




McCullen 



needs. He said he 
wanted to learn 
about students' con- 
cerns because 
Natchitoches is 
home to NSU's stu- 
dents, and he wants 
to make them feel as 
at home as possible. 

"We have a great relationship 
here with Northwestern," 
McCullen said. "We call it a part- 
nership because anything that 
affects Natchitoches affects North- 
western and vice-versa." 

McCullen said NSU and Natchi- 
toches work together to be more 
appealing to students. 

He said the city has been experi- 
encing constant growth with 80 
new businesses opening in the city 
last year, including the Frog Pond 
Apartments and the new Chili's 
under construction. 

He said because of the city's 
steady growth, students can expect 
more businesses to open, a new fire 
station to open near the Frog Pond 
Apartments and a possible new 
shopping center on College 
Avenue. 




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"We had to stop and go back 
look: what are the aspects 
Natchitoches, what should we 
to propose to make this a stroi 
community to make sure we 
tain this economy of grow 
McCullen said. 

McCullen ended with the 
of Natchitoches crime 
Natchitoches has a drug problq 
and the city has been working { st 
years to control it by creating He accr edi 
Start Centers and other after-scho oa rt of 
activities to catch children at , [©sting 
early age. The 

He said education is the place nan° na 
start in drug prevention. ,^11 ser 

McCullen also talked about |j jn the 
recent sales tax bill that failed du raw da 
ing the summer election. He said 1 From 



narrowly lost approval in 
parish vote. 

This sales tax was going to 
used to increase police and 
fighter salaries. 

He said he feels that employe 
of Natchitoches' safety and k 
enforcement agencies need raig 
since the city has lost many of the, 
to cities that pay more 



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Community • Church 
^ Club • Campus 

CONNECTIONS 



Photography Club 

The photography club has 
weekly meetings on Monday at 7 
p.m. in Room 205 in the CAPA 
building. 

The meetings are open to all 
students. 

Native American Student and 
Faculty Association 

Meetings are Thursdays at 7 
p.m. in Room 316 of the Student 
Union. For more information call 
Michael Ashworth at (318) 572- 
7116. 



The Wesley Foundation 

Come and worship on Wednes- 
days at 6:30 p.m. or join a small 
group. Visit our building on Col- 
lege Ave. across from the Alumni 
Center or call us at 352-2888. The 
Foundation is now a hot spot for 
wireless Internet. 

"Celebrate America" 

Come join fellow Americans as 
we celebrate the freedom we have 
in our great nation and help us 
honor those who have served our 
country! "Celebrate America" will 
be held in Magale Recital Hall 
located in the CAPA Building on 
Oct. 29, 2004 at 7:30 p.m. 

FREE patriotic goodies to the 
first 150 people and door prizes 
drawn throughout the program! 
Event sponsored by Phi Mu Alpha 
Sinfonia and Sigma Alpha Iota 



Music Fraternities. 

STAT 

The Student Technology Advi- 
sory Team (STAT) has allocated 
$200,000 to fund departmental 
and individual grants, awarded 
on a competitive basis, which 
advance the teaching or learning 
process within the mission of the 
University. 

All grants are due by Oct. 29th. 
Contact Jennifer Long in the 
library for an application or call 
357-6482 for more information. 

KNWD 

ATTENTION RSO LEADERS: 
KNWD wants to put your organi- 
zation's information on the air. If 
your organization has a meeting, 
fund raiser, workshop or special 
event you want to publicize send 
the information or a flyer to 



Candice Pauley, PSA director 
Room 109, Kyser Hall 
357-KNWD 

cpauley001@srudent.nsula.edu 
Office hours: MWF 8-10 a.m. 

TR 9-10 a.m. 

Students for a Free Tibet 

Students for a Free Tibet is an 
international organization fighting 
for the rights of the Tibetans. Stu- 
dents for a Free Tibet meets 
Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. in the 
front lobby of Morrison Hall. 

Contact info: Gel Dafford 354- 
9539; Dr Greg Granger 357-4577 

SAB 

The SAB will be holding a 
canned food drive until Nov. 27 in 
the Student Union Lobby. Cans 
must be turned in to the SAB 
Committee Room 232 by 4:30 p.m. 



Order of Omeg a 

The Mu Phi chapter of Order of 
Omega and the NSU Greeks will 
be sponsoring a halloween carni- 
val for the children of Natchi- 
toches in grades pre-k through 
5th. It will take place today from 
4 to 7 p.m. in Prather Coliseum. 

Children will receive five game 
tickets upon arrival, and addition- 
al tickets are available with 
canned good donations. Activities 
will include games, prizes, a cos- 
tume contest, a space walk, trick- 
or-treating and more. 

Society of Professional 
Journalists 

The NSU Chapter of SPJ will 
hold a Sports and Stuff Session 

Nov. 3 1 p.m. in Kyser Room 
142 A (TV Studio). 

A panel will discuss how to 



break into sports reporting and 
keep it interesting. 
Panelists: 

Steve Schneider - Sports Direc- 
tor and Weekday Anchor for 
WAFB Channel 9 (CBS affiliate). 

Dave Schwartz - Sports Anchor 
and reporter for KTAL TV Chan- 
nel 6 in Shreveport (NBC affili- 
ate). 

Bob Tompkins - Sports Colum- 
nists and Reporter for the Alexan- 
dria Town Talk. 

the Current Sauce welcomes sub- 
missions for Connections, a free 
service to organizations planning 
events that will be open to NSU 
students. 

Bring Connections to Kyser 225, 
or e-mail them to 
currentsauce@nsula.edu. Please 
include a name and telephone 
number. We reserve the right to 
refuse any Connection. 



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Broadcast media receives weather dishes Meeting 



By Savanna Mahaffey 

Sauce Reporter 




back a, KNWD and NSU22 have recent- 
pects received two Ku band weather 
d we dishes as part of a total overhaul of 
stron fr e stU( lio's weather system. 

Chief Engineer of NSU22 and 

-rowtl KN VVD Ro >' Davis said mat me 
dishes were brought in because the 
accrediting body for the journalism 
department, the Association for 
ucation in Journalism and Mass 
Communication, asked that the 
ital studio be digital by the next 
■editing cycle. The dishes are 
of a rebuild of NSU 22 studios 
n at ^sting $500,000. 

The dishes will receive both 
; plaoei national and local weather. They 
vtfill send information to computers 
bout d in the studio, which interpret the 
iled di raw data. 

-ie said From this system, NSU22 and 
in tj 'KNWD will have maps, radar, area 
and national forecasts readily avail- 

ng to I 
and fij 

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Of the two dishes, one will be the 
primary dish and the other will be 
a backup. They will each be aimed 
at separate satellites. 

"In the weather business, you 
can never be too safe," Davis said. 
"You need both a primary and a 
back-up to always have solid infor- 
mation.' 

Davis explained that without 
these dishes, NSU22 and KNWD 
would have to rely on the weather 
systems of other stations. 

"The most important thing is that 
we will have the most up-to-date 
weather information just like a real 
television station," Davis said. 
"Then, we can take that informa- 
tion and get it out to the general 
public." 

Two student weather forecasters, 
Davis and David Antilley, director 
of NSU22 will work with the dish- 
es. However, students are only 
taught how to give weather presen- 




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This will be the location of the new weather dish near Kyser Hall to be used by 
KNWD and NSU22. The dish will allow broadcast journalism students to do more 
with their stations by linking them to national groups. The two satellites on the 
right will also be moved into the building. 



tations; they are not taught meteor- 
ology. 

The dishes will be installed near 
the campus post office along with 
two other dishes that NSU22 stu- 
dios currently have in place. Davis 



said that a fifth dish will give 
KNWD the capability to digitally 
receive syndicated program mate- 
rial. 

Davis said the dishes should be 
installed by early next week. 



environment conduc- 
tive to student reten- 
tion, but it will also 
help attract more and 
better students. 

Webb said he wants 
the new dorm to 
become a recruitment 
tool so that NSU 
admit and retain the 
best possible students. 

Webb said the Uni- 
versity will emphasize 
that the dorm will be 
privatized. 

He said NSU was 
the first university to 
offer privatized on- 
campus residences 
with the Columns, 
and since then other 
universities followed. 

SGA President 
Mindy McConnell 
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attending the meet- 
ings to give a stu- 
dent's perspective. 
She said her part of 
the presentation will 
focus on how students 
think that the new 
dorm is needed. 

She said she, like 
many students, feel a 
lot of the dorms need 
to be improved. 

"This is phase one 
of the housing project, 
and some can say that 
some of the dorms are 
outdated," McConnell 
said. 

Webb said getting 
this dorm approved 
and built is phase one 
of an overall housing 
plan. 

Once complete, 
Webb said he would 



follow a conservative 
plan to continue 
changing housing on 
campus, which 
includes the possible 
tearing down and 
replacing of Rapides 
Hall. 

If the dorm is 
approved, phase two 
of the housing plan 
would be a more 
extensive study of the 
future possibility of 
new residence halls or 
renovations of old 
dorms. 

Webb said he does 
not want to move too 
fast so that the Uni- 
versity can stay within 
its financial needs, yet 
he still wants to meet 
the needs of the stu- 
dents. 



Theater to present interactive 'Picture 
Show' as fundraiser for student plays 



Elaine Broussard 
Editor in Chief 
the Current Sauce 



By Kyle Shirley 

Sauce Reporter 

Fans of the cult classic 
"The Rocky Horror Pic- 
ture Show" will get a 
treat Friday when the 
NSU theater department 
presents the film with 
audience participation 
and live actors. 

Senior theater majors 
Dallas Bird and Bree 
Kenny are co-producing 
the show, which will take 
place in the A.A. Freder- 
icks Auditorium at 10:30 
pm. The show will be free 
and open to all students. 

"It's going to be fun 
and mtimate," Bird said. 
"We're going to try to 
make it as fun as possible, 
as cult as possible. It's the 
ultimate cult-camp film." 

Kenny said the audi- 
ence will be seated on the 
stage rather than in seats 
in order to create a more 
intimate environment. 

The film will be project- 



ed onto a screen, and a 
large cast of actors will 
perform alongside it. 

Kenny said the show is 
a fundraiser for Second 
Season, NSU's student- 
directed program. 

"This show is com- 
pletely budget free. It's all 
donations and all volun- 
teers," Bird said. "Every- 
one had to pull their own 
costume. Everyone's 
doing their own make- 
up." 

Bird said the Second 
Season program started 
last year to offer students 
a chance to produce and 
direct shows. 

The program receives a 
small budget from the 
theater department but is 
responsible for holding 
its own fundraisers. 

"We were never sup- 
posed to take away from 
the main stage produc- 
tions," Bird said. "So with 
Second Season we have 
to pay for royalties, plus 



costumes, etc." 

Bird said $1, 
$5 and S10 
goodie bags 
containing items 
relevant to the 
audience's par- 
ticipation with 
the show will be 
available. 

Fifty-two stu- 
dents, many of 
whom are cast 
members, are involved in 
the production. 

Bird said there are at 
least two actors for each 
role, and they will alter- 
nate throughout the film. 

Freshman theater 
major Bonnie Gordon is 
one of the actresses who 
will play Janet. 

"I saw this movie for 
the first time when I was 
nine years old, and ever 
since then I've been a 
fan," Gordon said. "I was 
a messed-up nine year 
old." 

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show is not for students 
who are easily offended. 

"It is highly sexually 
explicit, so people who 
are uncomfortable in 
those situations do not 
need to come," Kenny 
said. 

But Gordon believes 
that the show's chaotic 
nature is part of its 
appeal. 

"There will be things 
being thrown every- 
where, people screaming 
out obscenities," Gordon 
said. "It will be a lot of 
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Opinion^! 



To be or not to 
be... American? 



By Lora Sheppard 

Opinions Editor 

Picture this: You're in class. 
Pick any age, but I'll go with jun- 
ior high or high school. You and 
your peers are discussing her- 
itage. My parents /grandpar- 
ents /ancestors are from this 
country. My ancestors were this 
or that and so on. 

Still have the picture? Hold 
onto it for a bit longer. 

You mention that your ances- 
tors are from Germany. Or were 
slaves before the Civil War. Or 
you're Asian, but were born here, 
and perhaps your parents were as 
well. While sharing your history 
with your classmates, someone 
asks: 

"Mostly German? Does that 
make you a Nazi?" or they get 
angry one day and say "Go back 
to Africa /Japan /whichever coun- 
try you're from." 

So, my question is, when is a 
person considered "American" 
by society's standards? Is it when 
you're born; naturalized; or is 
there some special time limit and 
upon reaching it, your family is 
deemed American? Or is it sim- 
ply a patriotism issue? 

I would like to think that when 
someone immigrates to our coun- 
try with the intention of enjoying 
the freedoms America advocates, 
that they would be accepted. But 
that isn't always the case. While 
America is considered the "melt- 



ing pot" of all races and cultures, 
we are quite possibly one of the 
most intolerant as a people. We 
have plenty of examples in histo- 
ry, such as the Red Scare and the 
Japanese concentration camps in 
the US during WWII. 

Those things happened due to 
irrational fear combined with 
prejudice and the need for a 
scapegoat as a Band-Aid for 
deeper problems. 

Do you have to bleed? Do you 
have to die? Or do you have to 
prove your loyalty to the country 
with a "heroic" action? Does it 
all depend or are the lines so 
blurred that no-one can tell any- 
thing anymore? 

I consider myself American. I 
consider my family American. 
Am I proud? Sometimes yes, 
sometimes no. Do I wish for 
change? Of course. After all, 
adaptation is necessary for sur- 
vival, and if something doesn't 
learn to bend it will break. Other 
countries are voicing their opin- 
ions, quite often about America 
and especially with the ongoing 
War on Terrorism. 

However, any form of change 
doesn't happen completely on its 
own. In order for anything to 
shift, people have to help. Advo- 
cate your beliefs. Voice your 
opinions. Vote. Every little bit 
helps, from everyone. 

Because we're American and 
the country guarantees us those 
rights. 




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POQJIBtB The final word 



By J. Aaron 
"Q" Brown 



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I've spent a lot of 
this semester 
BL w. attacking George 
Hfei^^HI B usn and openly 
pushing my own 
agenda: change. I've been frank 
about that, and I've always encour- 
aged my readership to go find out 
more for themselves, because I can 
only tell you what I think of what 
I've seen. You have to read the 
Taguba Report or the 9/11 Com- 
mission Report for yourself to 
know what you think of what they 
say and to know when a journalist 
or politician is misrepresenting 
their conclusions to support a par- 
tisan point. Unless you know the 
facts, you cannot see the spin. Here 
are some facts. 

Bush's economic policies 
are crippling, and any economics 
student knows it. America has the 
highest deficit ever. Ever. And it's 
climbing. Bush has cut taxes and 
increased spending. He continues 
to borrow money from the Social 
Security fund. There is no plan to 
stop this trend, and he justifies it by 



the fact that we're at war. You 
know who will pay that? You. Me. 
Our kids. Through high taxes, cuts 
in government assistance (e.g. 
scholarships) or both. Kerry wants 
to repeal the tax cuts to the wealthy, 
which will replace a sizeable chunk 
of the revenue Bush lost. He also 
intends to reinstitute the "pay-as- 
you-go" policy that helped lead to 
the surplus of the late nineties. 

But my main complaint is 
that Bush's administration has 
been dishonest with the American 
people at every step of the way. In 
the wake of 9-11, he had a country 
as united as it has ever been, and 
he has used that trust as a partisan 
bludgeon. Bush misrepresented 
the number and quality of stem cell 
lines that would remain available 
for researchers. 

In his prescription drug bill, 
Bush pushed a private-sector plan 
that provided less coverage at 
higher cost than a Medicare plan 
would have. It was only after 
Republicans held the vote open for 
more than three additional hours to 
wedge the bill through (a thereto- 
fore absolutely unheard of proce- 
dural irregularity) that they admit- 



ted it would cost more than $125 
billion more than they had initially 
claimed. The Republicans have 
attacked their critics as enemy 
sympathizers, and now they're reg- 
ularly disseminating press releases 
smearing specific reporters by 
name. 

And then of course, there's the 
dishonesty surrounding every 
aspect of the war. Bush has lost all 
credibility with anyone who does 
not follow him blindly, and I'm sad 
to say there are enough who do so 
that this is actually going to be a 
close race. 

And Bush is squelching 
dissent. I've read of more than a 
hundred people who have been 
ejected from Bush rallies for some- 
thing as simple as a pro-choice 
shirt or a Kerry-for-President but- 
ton. One woman, Nicole Rank, 
actually lost her job with the Feder- 
al Emergency Management 
Agency two days after she and her 
husband were arrested for trying to 
attend a Bush rally in anti-Bush 
shirts. This is another sneaky shot 
in the publicity war, but this one's 
actually dangerous. Bush only gets 
filmed in front of universally sup- 



portive audiences, while Theres; 
Heinz-Kerry gets bad press fa 
telling hecklers who were actuals 
trying to drown her out to "shov* 
it." This is just another example q 
the politically-motivated violation 
of free speech Bush has committed 
I cast my vote for Johj 
Kerry on Saturday, for those of yen 
wondering, and I still say he'll win 
unless Bush declares martial law q 
interferes with the elections. I'(j 
like to close this week with a quote 
from the great Robert A. Heinleiit 
"If you are part of a society thai 
votes, then do so. There may be no 
candidates and no measures yon 
want to vote for but there are cer- 
tain to be ones you want to vote 
against. In case of doubt, vote 
against. By this rule you will rarely 
go wrong." 

Send your election predictions, 
suggestions, or half-sane ranting 
to my new address, 
saucefiller@gmail.com. 

J. Aaron Brown is a Louisiana 
Scholars' College student. His 
opinions do not necessarily rep- 
resent the Sauce staff or the Uni- 
versity. 



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Political trick or treat 



By T. Hargis 



Boo! 
Did 
you? 
about 



that scare 
Well how 
this: Presi- 
dent John Kerry. I 
know I should 
have warned you before I put 
something like that before your 
eyes. 

It's almost Halloween and all of 
us should be trick or treating right? 
Let's play trick or truth shall we. 

Trick: The left would have you 
believe that when George W. Bush 
is re-elected there will be a draft for 
all 18 to 24 year olds. 

Truth: New York Rep. Charlie 
Rangel and South Carolina Sen. 
Fritz Hollings, both Democrats, 
have sponsored bills in the House 
and Senate respectively to re-insti- 
tute the draft. Rangel's bill is stuck 
in committee and Hollings' bill did 
not even have one co-sponsor. Not 
one Republican has advocated a 
draft. Who are they trying to scare? 

Trick: Republicans are trying to 
disenfranchise the public's right to 
vote. 

Truth: After trying to persuade 
Ralph Nader from running as a 
candidate, Democrats have spent 
billions, that's right billions using 
lawyers from all over the country 



to protest signatures to keep 
minority candidate Ralph Nader 
off the ballot. Liberal Judges throw 
Nader off the ballot while state 
supreme courts put him back on. 
They fought his right to be on the 
ballot in California. Even Bush 
doesn't care if his name is on the 
ballot in California anyway, it 
voted for Gore in 2000 by 25 per- 
cent. 

What are Democrats afraid of, 
people voting for whom they 
believe should lead the country? 

Trick: George Bush was not duti- 
fully elected in 2000. 

Truth: We all play by the same 
Electoral College rules here, peo- 
ple. Before the law suits fly by all 
five candidates for the office of the 
presidency we should understand 
the current system. Forty-eight 
states, including Louisiana, have 
winner-take-all systems. The win- 
ner of the popular vote in the state 
gets all the electoral votes. Maine 
and Nebraska dole out the first two 
electors by a statewide vote while 
the rest are proportionally divided 
based on congressional districts. 

Now to complicate things even 
further, and look for a lawsuit here 
in November, is the measure on the 
Colorado ballot that will change 
their winner take all system to a 
proportional system if passed this 



election. They need to tally the 
votes for that measure before they 
can cast their electorate votes, so 
we may all be up waiting for Col- 
orado this year to decide the race. 

With the escalating crisis going 
on in both parties with states 
redrawing district lines to fit party 
strongholds, going to congression- 
al districts is a very bad idea. It will 
further encourage more redistrict- 
ing by legislatures in power and it 
will blur the line of checks and bal- 
ances between the legislative 
branch and the executive branch if 
we go to congressional districts. A 
Democrat's vote in a largely 
Republican district would be 
worthless, yet his vote in a state- 
wide election could be crucial in a 
total tally. 

The whole idea of the Electoral 
College is to make battleground 
states. One of the reasons for the 
Electoral College was the states 
elect their choice for the president 
and each state's vote would be 
weighed based on its population. 
The college electorates were divid- 
ed so the small states should be 
able to balance the larger ones. If 
we move to a districting process, 
we might as well let the House of 
Representatives pick our president, 
which is Republican controlled, so 
it might not be that bad of an idea. 



On separate note John Kerry wa 
quoted by ESPN saying "...I mean 
I don't believe in curses, but I dt 
think that we've been under 
cloud here and there. I was 
yards away from Billy Buckner b 
that famous Shea Stadium gameii 
'86." 

The story describes the Red Son 
up three games to two and literally 
one strike away from a world seria 
win has Kerry showing up at Shea 
stadium mid-game and sitting 31 
yards away from first base art 
"the error." 

Game seven this year is on Ha 
loween, go figure, and I actuallj 
like the Sox to beat the Cards. Let'! 
hope the Boston drought for White 
House continues, John Kennedj 
was the only other Bostonian eled 
ed, and Kerry keeps his clouds 
away from the Sox. Not to oomph 
cate things further but Kerry is i 
big Boston Red Sox fan, so let's just 
hope the Babe wasn't a Republican 
at least for the Sox's sake. 

http: / / sports.espn.go.com /esp» 
/news/story?id=1909344 

Thomas Hargis is a senior gen- 
eral studies major. His opinions 
do not necessarily represent the 
Sauce staff or the University. 



Reflections on elections 




By Justin 
Shatwell 

As I'm sure we 
are all painfully 
aware, this Tuesday 
is Election Day, the 
one day every four 
years when a portion of the Ameri- 
can public shakes off their political 
apathy and chooses the lies that 
appeal to them more. Over the last 
six months we have been bombard- 
ed by countless activists begging us 
to vote. According to them, this is 
the pinnacle of our civic lives and 
the most sacred duty we as Ameri- 
cans hold. 

Though I agree that voting is 
important, I resent the idea that this 
is the alpha and omega of our citi- 
zenship. Too many people tune in 
to politics just before the election, 



turn out to vote, get their sticker, 
and go into civic hibernation for 
another four years. This aggra- 
vates me to no end. We are sup- 
posed to be a government of the 
people, by the people and for the 
people. This means that the gov- 
ernment does not begin and end at 
the borders of Washington D.C. 
The American populace is as inti- 
mate a member of the political 
process as a senator, a representa- 
tive, or even a president. 

As a Republic, we elect people to 
represent us in politics. However, 
this does not free us of our respon- 
sibilities. The men and women we 
elect are not dictators. They are 
employees who are supposed to 
represent the wills of their con- 
stituency. As such, it is our duty to 
keep tabs on those we put into 
power, lest they forget their duty 



and overstep their bounds. As 
much as it is the duty of the senator 
to vote on legislation, it is our duty 
to pay attention to their votes and 
inform them of our opinion. As 
much as it is the president's role to 
set foreign and domestic policy, it is 
our duty to be educated about that 
policy and support it or fight it as 
we see fit. 

It is not enough to simply say 
that you love this country. Patriot- 
ic songs, flag lapel pins, and 
unquestioning loyalty do not make 
anyone a good American. In order 
to truly appreciate and participate 
in this country, one must be politi- 
cally active not only on Election 
Day, but also on every day in 
between. 

I hope that everyone who is able 
will turn out to vote on Tuesday. 
While you are voting, I hope you 



will keep in mind that your civic 
duty is not limited to that ballot 
box. It is an omnipresent part o 
our existence that we must 
embrace or risk losing. 

It is not enough to blindly pull 
lever and put your support behind 
a candidate you know or care littl* 
about. An uniformed vote is worse 
than no vote at all, and a vote that 
is not backed by a willingness to ad 
is a perverse mockery of citizen* 
ship. 

Our birthright as Americans has 
given us a great gift and a heavy 
duty; we should not take eithef 
lightly. 

Justin Shatwell is a Louisian* 
Scholars' College student. Hi* 
opinions do not necessarily repr* 
sent the Sauce staff or the Univef 
sity. 




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umn has focused on relationship 
and love advice more than any- 
thing else. But some problems in 
your life, which can have 
absolutely nothing to do with the 
opposite sex (as hard as that is to 
believe), are just as complex and 
frustrating. You can be walking 
along one day, minding your 
own business, and then Bam! 
someone insults you or brings 
you down for absolutely no rea- 
son. Well, that person may think 
they have a perfectly logical rea- 
son for being a jerk to you - but 
as far as I am concerned, and I 
am sure you will agree, making 
fun of someone for the way they 
talk or dress does not results 
from logical reasoning. Though 
this may not be their exact rea- 
soning, you get the idea. There 
are other ways that you are hurt 
in little ways that you probably 
never let on - like when people 
tell you that you can't, you 
won't, or you just don't have the 
guts. And usually - do not deny 
it, reader - you just keep your 
mouth shut and walk away, 
don't you? 

Well, today I put it to you to 
stand up for yourself, reader. 
Whether it is because someone 
tells you that you are stupid or 
just cuts in front of you in a line - 
do not just move aside and do 
not stand meekly by while some- 
one makes an idiot of you. This is 
college, the place where you are 
supposed to have the freedom to 
finally be who you want to be. 
This is supposed to be complete- 
ly unlike nigh school, that society 
in which teenagers bow down 
every day to their pagan god: 
Normalcy. (And Lord help you if 
you are a dissenter or blasphe- 
mer and have the misfortune to 
be different.) However, just like 
in high school there seems to be 
an abundance of narrow minded 
people here, who belittle those 
who dare to go their own way. To 
those people, and you know who 
you are, get a clue and grow up. 
Other people should not have to 
tell you to play nice, and that if 
you have nothing nice to say, say 
nothing at all. Not everyone is 
going to be just like you. You 
should have realized this at the 
age of two when you discovered 
the delightful game of doctor 
with the girl next door. 

I should add that by taking a 
stand I do not mean going on a 
rampage and beating on people 
that have wronged you. A quick 
quip or witty insult in return can 
easily take a rude person down a 
peg or two. And, in the end, it 
will make you feel a whole lot 
better, and it will not leave you 
Wondering days later what you 
could have said that would have 
enabled you to walk away with 
at least a piece of your pride 
intact. 

Albert Einstein once said, 
"Great spirits have always 
encountered opposition from 
mediocre minds. The mediocre 
•nind is incapable of understand- 
ing the man who refuses to bow 
blindly to conventional preju- 
dices and chooses instead to 
express his opinion courageously 
and honestly." Be that great spir- 
it that bows down to no one, you 
Will find that you will be much 
happier with yourself and with 
how others see you. And forget 
a bout those mediocre minds, 
they will never accomplish great 
things. Dare to be yourself and 
fight for what you believe in. 



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Ghost stories 

The legend of Isabella lives on in students' memories 



By Derick Jones 

Sauce Reporter 
Raquel Hill 

Life Editor 

It's that time of year again when 
stories of ghosts and goblins are 
retold. But what about our own 
ghost story? 

With Halloween approaching, it 
is no surprise hearing the name 
Isabella in any conversation 
remotely dealing with strange 
things happening on campus. If the 
name is not ringing a bell, which it 
should (because in every freshman 
orientation class she is mentioned), 
she is the spirit that haunts NSU. 

As the story goes, Isabella lived 
on the Bullard Plantation where 
she was a recluse to the world. She 
met a traveling man who was an 
Easterner, instantly fell in love and 
became engaged not long after. She 
had secret rendezvous with him, 
and after he died from a duel, she 
refused to leave the house. She 
then became a nun and worked for 
the Religious Society of the Sacred 
Heart, a part of the Bullard Man- 
sion. 

After a violent storm, from 
which everyone else in the man- 
sion had evacuated, she stayed 
behind and locked herself in her 
room alone. When the storm sub- 
sided, maids came to check her 
room and had to break the lock on 
the door. Upon entering, they 
found a bloody handprint on the 
wall and an open window. Tradi- 
tion states that she leaves this 
bloody handprint on the wall of 
every building that is her resi- 
dence. 

According to campus legend, 
Isabella traditionally resides in the 
oldest building on campus. In 1904, 
she was moved from Bullard Man- 
sion when it was torn down to East 
Hall. Students were involved in the 
last three moves. Isabella was 
moved in 1926 from the site of the 
demolished East Hall to the music 
education building. It was in 1926 




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that a bloody handprint was 
reported to have been found. When 
that building was torn down in 
1948, Isabella was escorted to Cald- 
well Hall. 

In 1982, when Caldwell Hall 
burned down, she was then moved 
to Nelson Hall. No causes were 
found for the fire, but it was said 
that it started in the basement. 
Believed to have lived on the third 
floor, Isabella made her presence 
known. The local firefighters 
explained that "the window kept 
opening and shutting on the third 
floor," and how "that was the only 
window that remained intact on 
the building on that floor." She was 
said to have been saving her 
belongings. 

Due to the fires and renovation 
to Nelson Hall, now the National 
Center for Preservation Technology 
and Training, she seemed to make 
her own way to Varnado Hall. In 
the process of her moves, strange 
things have occurred. 



Students have spotted pianos 
playing alone and even shadows in 
the darkness and random fires, 
over the years. Varnado Hall resi- 
dents like Ansonia Means, senior 
hospitality and tourism major, and 
Shantell Francis, sophomore social 
work major, believe that the NSU 
legend is really a creepy reality. 

The two residents said that 
Isabella has been in their presence. 
Earlier this semester during the 
Natchitoches blackout, the two 
were in Francis' Varnado room. 

"All the lights in the building 
were out, except the emergency 
ones," Francis said, "and I told 
Ansonia that it was probably 
Isabella." 

Means then said she did not 
believe in Isabella and just then, the 
emergency lights flickered and 
turned off. 

That was not the first time Fran- 
cis said she encountered the leg- 
endary ghost. One day, she 
approached the door to her room 



and attempted to open it. Thinking 
her roommate was playing a trick 
on her by trying to keep the door 
from opening by, Francis asked to 
be let in. When the door was final- 
ly released, she was surprised to 
see that no one was in the room. 

Another Isabella "survivor" is 
Jibri Houston, a first year graduate 
student. In his Sabine dorm room, 
Houston was asleep and suddenly 
felt a jolt of freezing coldness 
through his entire body. He tried to 
scream out loud, but nothing came 
out. 

"It felt like my body was frozen 
for a few seconds and then released 
by something," said Houston. 

So, after hearing these disturbing 
and uncanny tales of our famous 
NSU ghost, can a conclusion of 
whether Isabella is a deviant pol- 
tergeist or just a menacing 
prankster be made? 

Unless she comes knocking on 
your door, the truth might never be 
known. 



Must-shriek TV lurks around the corner 



By Joanne Weintraub 

Courtesy KRTCampus 

It's hard to pinpoint exactly 
when Halloween became, like 
Christmas, not just an event but a 
season. But with whole aisles in 
drugstores and card shops having 
gone black and orange five min- 
utes after Labor Day, how can tele- 
vision hold back on its own pump- 
kins-and-goblins act? 

Some Halloween specials are 
best viewed with the lights on. 
Others are more foolish than 
ghoulish, like the late, great 
"SCTV's" show-within-a-show, 
"Monster Chiller Horror Theatre," 
where Joe Flaherty's Count Floyd 
would get to the end of some awful 
fake thriller say, "Dr. Tongue's 3D 
House of Cats" and intone, utterly 
without conviction: "Ooh, that's 
scary!" 

Some viewers might put "The 
100 Scariest Movie Moments" (9 
p.m. Tuesday through Oct. 30, 
Bravo) in the don't-turn-out-the- 
lights category, though even the 
most unnerving scenes, those from 
"Carrie," "The Shining'' and "Wait 
Until Dark" come to mind, are eas- 
ier to take when they're between 




quotation marks, so to speak. 

Still, having seen "The Ring" for 
the first time, on cable, just a few 
weeks ago, I still shivered a little at 
the clip presented here. And just 
the thought of one particular scene 
in "Seven" is creeping me out a lit- 
tle as I write this. 

The talking heads which would 
be a decent title for a spooky movie 
if a band hadn't taken it include old 
horror hands Stephen King, Wes 
Craven, John Carpenter and Give 
Barker. At 10 hours, it's a bit much, 
so be advised that the special 



Courtesy KRTCampus 



counts down from least to most 
scary, with the Oct. 30 installment 
reserved for the truly hair-raising. 

AMC's "Monsterfest," now in its 
eighth year, offers eight days of 
horror movies and original pro- 
gramming from Sunday through 
Oct. 31. (See www.amctv.com for 
the complete schedule.) One of the 
highlights is the Halloween- 
themed premiere of a weekly reali- 
ty series, "FilmFakers" (10 p.m. 
Wednesday, repeated 1:30 a.m. & 7 
p.m. Oct. 28 and 10:45 a.m. Oct. 31, 
AMC). 



Each hourlong episode follows 
three aspiring actors through their 
first movie, a low-budget genre 
film. The twist is that say it with me 
the flick is a fake, with everyone 
else on the set, from the director to 
the other actors and lighting guys, 
in on the joke. 

Fittingly, the "Monsterfest" edi- 
tion is "Croc Park," a hilariously 
awful pseudo-indie film about four 
attractive twentysomethings who 
encounter man-eating crocodiles in 
the north woods. Crafty, those 
crocs: Who'd expect them in hip- 
deep snow? 

Like vampires, these evil reptiles 
recruit as they chomp, converting 
each new gore-splattered human 
victim into another bloodthirsty 
crocodile. As one of the actress-vic- 
tims puts it: "You can bite into my 
body, but you'll never bite into my 
soul!" 

The deception is both pretty 
funny and less mean than it 
sounds. 

Once they learn the truth, the 
novice actors quickly realize that a 
cable reality show might actually 
get them wider exposure than the 
straight-to-video cheapie they 
See Must-Shriek, page 6 







What was your 
favorite tfaUoween 
costume as a cni 

By Victoria Smith 



"My favorite costume was 
Raggedy Ann, because I 
loved the cartoons." 



-Ansonia Means, senior hospi- 
tality management and tourism 
major. 



"I remember that my mom 
would dress me up as a 
pumpkin when I was three 
or four. A big orange pump- 
kin." 

-Elizabeth McNeill, senior biol- 
ogy major. 



• Little Red Riding Hood. 
She was a little girl, and she 
conquered the big, bad 
wolf." 



-Jessica Curiel- Sophomore 
music education major. 



"My favorite costume was 
Batman because I loved to 
watch that show when I was 
a kid." 

-Keith Scott- Sophomore biolo- 
gy major. 



Fashionable 

Focus 




Choosing a 
non-spooky 
scent 



Trick or treat, smell my — 
Chanel No. 5? 

When it comes to purchasing a 
fragrance that embodies your 
personality, choose wisely. Oth- 
erwise you could seriously end 
up offending the people around 
you. 

This week, your job is to find a 
scent that really fits your lifestyle 
and your nasal preferences. Con- 
sider all factors: your body chem- 
istry, the type of scent you're 
looking for and the effect you are 
wanting to emanate. 

Ever hear of the expression "an 
elephant never forgets?" Ele- 
phants don't forget because their 
memory is triggered by scent. 
Although humans lack the obvi- 
ous trunk, our memory is also 
closely tied with out sense of 
smell. So remember, be picky 
when it comes to selecting the 
perfect aroma for your chemistry, 
because you'll be remembered 
for it. 

There are tons of fragrances 
out there to choose from, but 
consider the lilies (and the jas- 
mine and the vanilla). Here are 
some of my favorite and most 
fabulous fragrances for men and 
for women. 

For the Guys: 

"Blue" by Polo: 

This strong, sensual fragrance 
is perfect for the guy willing to 
intrigue his senses as well as the 
girl next door. This warm and 
inviting scent was introduced in 
2002 with hints of patchouli, 
geranium, amber and melon. 
This is probably my favorite 
scent for men because it reminds 
me of my significant other (hence 
the memory factor). This scent is 
what I think a man should smell 
like. Beware, however; its power 
can be a bit of a nuisance to the 
nostrils if too much is sprayed 
onto the body. Usually, two short 
sprays are all you need. 

"Romance" by Ralph Lauren: 
Another one of Mr. Lauren's 
genius fragrances is on store 
shelves with this refreshing bou- 
quet of warm, sexy citrus and 
lavender, with sweet spices and 
woods. If you want to attract 
women in a dreamy, romantic 
sense while still keeping your 
manly reputation, try it out. 
Because of its lightness, it is rec- 
ommended that that this scent be 
worn during the daytime. 

"Dynamic" by Adidas: 

I can envision a typical athletic 
male with traces of this scent fol- 
lowing him around all day. 
"Dynamic" smells exactly the 
way it is titled. Its spicy, sweet 
aroma is outdoorsy and fresh. 
Can't you just imagine hiking 
through the mountains or white- 
water rafting with cologne like 
this? 

"Curve" for Men by Liz Clai- 
borne: 

The refreshing scent of Curve 
clears my senses and leaves me 
longing for a — well — I'll leave 
what I'm longing for to your 
imagination. Curve has fra- 
grance hints of fresh greens, 
warm wind, pepper, with splash- 
es of mahogany and water. This 
is another one of my very 
favorite male smells. 

For the Gals: 

"Ralph " by Ralph Lauren: 
This ferrunine, flowery scent is 
perfect for the simple, low-main- 
tenance woman. A woman who 
wears this is usually confident, 
fun-loving and easy to please. 
This scent is refreshing and light 
with hints of jasmine and fruit, 
and it is recommended for day- 
time wear. This is my everyday 
fragrance and it is perfect for the 
gal on the go. 

"L'eau D'Issey" by lssey Miyake: 
This is my sexy scent — I wear 
this one when I have a special 
event or dinner to attend. In 
L'eau D'Issey, I definitely feel like 

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a woman. The sharp, aquatic 
quality this fragrance possesses 
contains whispers of fresh water 
floral essence. 

"True Star" by Tommy Hilfiger: 
This is probably the best fra- 
grance for nighttime activities. 
This delicate fragrance is fun and 
fearless, so be sure to wear this for 
a night on the town. Spritz on this 
floral scent, and then go dancing. 
What else would you expect from 
a scent that Beyonce Knowles 
helped inspire? Can we say "Eau 
de Bling?" 

"Warm Vanilla Sugar" by Bath 
and Body Works: 

This scent is perfect for the fall 
season! It reminds me of home 
during the holidays and fresh, 
just-out-of-the-oven chocolate 
chip cookies. Spray this on, and 
you'll get those warm-fuzzies that 
can only be found with a scent as 
sweet as its name. 

Think you've found a fragrance 
that you might be interested in? 
Go to a department store, and ask 
for a card sample. "Try on" each 
scent by rubbing the card where 
you think you'll wear your 
cologne or perfume the most. One 
at a time, please! Remember not to 
overload your senses. 

Beware the fragrances created 
by Britney Spears and Celine 
Dion. Although their musical tal- 
ent may be sound sweet, the scent 
is just the opposite. In fact, Brit- 
ney's "Curious" just plain smells 
like sex, while Celine's self-titled 
fragrance smells like the lack 
thereof. 

After figuring out which scents 
collaborate with your chemistry 
the best, let your nose and your 
imagination take flight and enjoy 
the aroma you and your essence 
have created. 

*Do you have questions or com- 
ments about fashion, trends or 
products. If so, be sure to send an 
e-mail to Raquel at SaucyFash- 
ion@aol.com. Who knows? It 
could be featured in the next issue 
of the Current Sauce. 




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From left: Shane Stelly (Creon), Chris Ware (Oedipus) and Bryan Williams (Orade) in the NSU Theater Department's rendition of "Oedipus Rox." 



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ARTIST, Recording 


16. 


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ZUTONS, Who Killed... The Zutons 


17. 


2. 


TOM WAITS, Real Gone 


18. 


3. 


BLACK KEYS, Rubber Factory 


19. 


4. 


ELLIOTT SMITH, From A Basement On The Hill 


20. 


5. 


DIZZEE RASCAL, Showtime 


21. 


6. 


HOT SNAKES, Audit In Progress 


22. 


7. 


TUB RING, Zoo Hypothesis 


23. 


8. 


THE FAINT, Wet From Birth 


24. 


9. 


FLOGGING MOLLY, Within A Mile Of Home 


25. 


10. 


INTERPOL, Antics 


26. 


11. 


DEVOTCHKA, How It Ends 


27. 


12. 


CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN, New Roman Times 


28. 


13. 


IQU, Sun Q 


29. 


14. 


BRANDON WIARD, Painting A Burning Building 


30. 


15. 


VALET, Life On The Installment Plan 





SAUL WILLIAMS, Saul Williams 
PINBACK, Summer In Abaddon 
DE LA SOUL, The Grind Date 
CUB COUNTRY, Stay Poor/Stay Happy 
STRAYLIGHT RUN, Straylight Run 
RILO KILEY, More Adventurous 
GREEN DAY, American Idiot 
SATURDAY LOOKS GOOD TO ME, Every Night 
PALOMAR, Palomarlll: Revenge Of Palomar 
LIBERTINES, The Libertines 
EXPLOSION, Black Tape 
PAUL WESTERBERG, Folker 
TWILIGHT SINGERS, She Loves You 
SHOCKER, Up Your Ass Tray 
THESE ARMS ARE SNAKES, Oxeneers Or The Lion Sleeps When 

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Future episodes will feature 
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Mafia movie, "Big Bang"; Rachel 
Hunter in a faux Western, "The 
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Justin Guarini in a make-believe 
teen musical called I love this "Song 
Island." 

Though "Croc Park" is a joke, 
rapacious reptiles have starred in 
more real horror movies than you 
can flick a scaly tail at. They're one 
of the main categories considered 
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too. Bats, it turns out, are not com- 
mon in Transylvania. Sharks, 
according to one animal expert 
who appears in the two-hour spe- 
cial, kill fewer human beings pa 
year than falling vending 
machines. 

Animal Planet's "Howl-o-ween 
Week," also hosted by Elvira, fea- 
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on real-life bloodsuckers and 
slew of repeats on killer bees, his 
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known as "The Simpsons' Tree- 
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NSU 1, Houston 3 

Whitney King continues to lay 
claim as one of the top freshman 
in the Southland Conference, 
knocking down 15 kills while hit- 
ting .375, but it wasn't enough as 
the NSU volleyball squad fell to 
Houston 25-30, 30-26, 23-30 and 
21-30 here Tuesday night. 

Already the co-owner of the 
school record with 31 kills in a 
match, she has obtained double- 
digits in kills in 16 of the 24 
matches played and has 282 total 
kills on the season, just 90 shy of 
breaking into the top five on the 
school's single-season kills list. 

Isabela Duarte added 12 kills 
while Beth Freeland finished with 
10 for the Lady Demons (11-13). 
Flavia Belo flirted with yet anoth- 
er triple-double match, getting 
seven kills, 17 digs and 26 assists. 

NSU 3, SHSU 2 

One day after losing its first 



home match of the season, the 
NSU Demon volleyball squad ral- 
lied from a 2-1 deficit to defeat 
Sam Houston State in five sets 
here Saturday afternoon, and 
improving its record in Prather 
Coliseum to 6-1. 

The win keeps the Lady 
Demons' postseason hopes alive 
as they improve to 11-12 overall 
and 7-6 in league play. 

They are now tied with Sam 
Houston State (13-9, 7-6) for the 
sixth and final spot in the South- 
land Conference Tournament that 
begins on Nov. 18. The win also 
gave NSU its first-ever seven win 
season in league play. 

After falling in the first game 
30-21, NSU reversed the digits to 
take game two 30-21. 

Isabela Duarte and Whitney 
King kept the Lady Demons in the 
match with King leading the team 
with 16 kills followed by Duarte's 
14 as NSU sent the match to the 
deciding fifth game with a 30-27 
game four win. 

In the fifth, NSU rolled out to a 
3-0 lead before the Bearkats could 
get on the board. King had three 



kills in the game including the 
game-winner to give NSU a 15-8 
win. 

Ashley Hadley led the team 
with 17 digs while Rachel Ford 
picked up a double-double with 
10 digs and a team-high 26 assists. 

The Lady Demons will now hit 
the road for six straight matches 
beginning with a non-conference 
contest at Houston at 7 on Tues- 
day. NSU will return home on 
Nov. 9 against Stephen F. Austin. 

NSU 0, UTSA 3 

Texas-Arlington used a high- 
powered offensive attack to down 
the NSU Demons in three sets 30- 
23, 30-28 and 30-17 in Southland 
Conference volleyball action here 
Friday night. 

The Lady Demons (10-12, 6-6) 
put up a good fight, hitting .200 on 
the night with Isabela Duarte lead- 
ing the team with 15 kills and 10 
digs. Whitney King added 13 kills 
while hitting .324 as NSU drops to 
0-30 all-time against the Lady 
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blues 

sportseditorcs@yahoo.com 

Excuse me, waiter, I 
would like to order now. 
May I please have an order 
of crow, with a side dish of 
broken hearts and a tall, 
cool glass of hell frozen 
over? 

Last week my beloved 
New York Yankees lost in 
the ALCS to the hapless, 
mediocre Red Sox of Boston. 
As a result, I am currently 
enrolled in a 12-step pro- 
gram for heartbroken Yan- 
kee fans. Openly expressing 
my sorrow is step four. 

I claimed it would never 
happen in my lifetime; not 
in a thousand years. Man, 
was I wrong. 

This was a devastating 
loss in the truest sense of the 
word. New York was up 
three games to none in the 
series, and I was feeling 
pretty darn good. I was 
ready to rub it in to every 
baseball fan I knew. 

"This is proof that the 
curse of the Bambino exists 
and is all-powerful," I said. 

For those of you who do 
not know, the curse con- 
cerns the Red Sox trading 
Babe Ruth to the Yankees in 
1919. Boston has been with- 
out a title ever since. 

Boston bounced back and 
won games four, five and 
six. During this span, the 
Yanks blew two leads late in 
the game. 

"Uh oh," I thought, "this 
is not good." I was seriously 
beginning to doubt the Yan- 
kees' invincibility. They 
couldn't lose, could they? 

As you can probably 
guess, the Red Sox won 
game seven at Yankee Stadi- 
um by seven runs. Boston 
was in the World Series for 
the first time since 1986, and 
the Babe turned in his grave. 
Fate had hocked a loogie 
and spat in my face. 

The next day I was in the 
deepest level of despair. 

"Woe is my down-trod- 
den heart!" I cried out in 
anguish. 

My so-called friends said 
stuff like, "Can you believe 
they blew a three game 
lead?" or "ESPN is saying it 
is the biggest collapse in 
sports history." 

During this I am thinking, 
"while I am dangling on the 
cliff of baseball despair, 
could you please step on my 
hands just one more time?" 

After hitting bottom I 
realized that the Red Sox 
winning was not the end of 
the world. Yeah, they may 
have won the World Series, 
but in the end they will 
always be inferior. 

The Yankees have 26 
titles, which is 20 more than 
the Sox. Life is good when 
seen from that perspective. 
Thank God for Ruth, 
DiMaggio, Mantle and Jeter: 
I will be forever thankful. 

It has been a week since 
my tragedy, and the world 
did not end like I thought it 
would. 

Life will go on, and the 
Yankees will fight another 
day. Long live the Bronx 
Bombers and their glorious 
existence. 

Mmmm crow tastes 

like chicken. 

Also Sports fan, remem- 
ber to go vote this week in 
the presidential election on 
Tuesday. 

Listen to 97.3 f.m. on Sat- 
urday to see how the 
Demons are playing against 
the Bison. You never know 
what will happen. 



NSU to hunt Bison 



By Patrick West 

Sports Editor 

The NSU Demons are tak- 
ing a trip to Fargo, N.D. to 
hunt Bison. 

The 31st annual Harvest 
Bowl is the Demons' first 
match up against the North 
Dakota State Bison, and they 
look to rebound after an 
upset last week against 
Nicholls State. The Bison are 
also looking to win after a 
tough loss last week against 
Great West conference foe 
and No. 5 California Poly- 
technic State. 

With the Demons' loss last 
week, they fell from No. 9 to 
No. 15 in both major Division 
I-AA Top 25 Polls and hope 
to hold onto that position 
with a win against the No. 26 
ranked Bison. 

"This is a huge test for us," 
Demon head coach Scott 
Stoker said. "We need to play 
well this week to help us get 
confidence for November." 

The Demons have strug- 
gled on the road this season, 
and playing in Fargo will be 
their toughest test this sea- 
son. The Bison have won 
their last nine of 11 home 
games and since 1980, have 
won 201 out of 211 home 
games. NDSU has a 91 per- 
cent win rate at home in the 
FargoDome where 18,000 
people are expected to attend 
Saturday's contest. 

"A winning record like 
that is unheard of," Stoker 
said. "That is just ridiculous 
to have a record like that, and 
it will be a hostile environ- 
ment." 

This season the Demons 
are 1-2 on the road, and they 
statistically play worse away 
from Turpin Stadium. The 
Purple Swarm defense has 
allowed 155 more yards per 
game and seven points more 
per game. 

The NSU offense has also 
struggled averaging 149 
yards less and 34 less points 
on the road, and the Demons 
have not won a game 
indoors. NSU is 0-3 indoors, 
including a loss to Northern 




Gary Hardamon/NSU Media Service 

Demon quarterback Connor Morel throws a pass against the Nicholls State Colonels last Thursday. 
Despite Morel's effort, the Demons loss to the Colonels 40-14 in Thibodaux, La. 



Iowa last season in the 
UNIDome. 

"We haven't played well 
on the road, and that is a 
fact," Stoker said. "We are 
two totally different teams in 
the dome." 

The Bison are entering 
their first season as an I-AA 
school after making the jump 
from Division II status. 
NDSU is no stranger to win- 
ning; the Bison have won 
five national titles as a Divi- 
sion II school and have made 
the transition to Division I- 
AA easily. 

Saturday's game will also 
pit two of the top defenses in 
Division I-AA as both teams' 
are ranked in the top five. 
The Purple Swarm Defense is 
ranked second nationally in 
total defense only giving up 
228 ypg and are ranked first 
nationally in rush defense 
only giving up 63 ypg. 

The Bison mirror the Pur- 
ple Swarm, only giving up 



269 total ypg while giving up 
a meager 14 points per game. 

Coach Stoker said the 
Bison defensive line is just 
like NSU's front four. 

"North Dakota State's 
defense is just like ours," 
Stoker said. "They don't blitz 
a lot because their front four 
guys are that good." 

For the Demons to win, 
NSU needs to hold on to the 
football and not commit 
turnovers or penalties. 

The Demons had six 
turnovers including 14 
penalties for 87 yards that 
contributed to their downfall 
last week. 

"When you turn the foot- 
ball over that many times, 
you are not going to beat 
anybody," Stoker said. "It 
was a nightmarish game last 
week, and, hopefully, we 
have woke up from it." 

The battle between the 
Demons and the Bison is set 
for 1 p.m. Saturday in Fargo. 



NSU 14, Nicholls 40 

The NSU Demons were 
plagued with mistakes and 
turnovers helping the 
Nicholls State Colonels pull 
off the upset Thursday night 
on FSN Southwest television. 

"When we play that bad 
and turn the ball over that 
much we are not going to 
beat anybody," Demon head 
coach Scott Stoker said. "We 
can't turn the football over 
like that, and it was embar- 
rassing." 

The Demons had four fum- 
bles, three interceptions and 
14 penalties in the 40-14 
shocking loss to the Colonels, 
which snapped an NSU five 
game winning streak. This is 
the Colonels' second straight 
defeat over the Demons. Last 
season, Nicholls beat NSU on 
homecoming 40-30. 

"We are a good football 
team when we execute," 
Stoker said. "But when we 
don't execute it's ugly to 



watch, and we just didn't do 
anything right." 

The game started off with 
NSU scoring on 67 and 80 
yard offensive drives and 
had an early lead. 

Then, the game took an 
unusual turn. Nicholls 
scored first in the third quar- 
ter off a safety after NSU was 
pinned on their own 2-yard 
line. 

On the ensuing drive after 
the free kick, Nicholls quar- 
terback Yale Vannoy threw a 
deep ball into double cover- 
age, but Demon cornerback 
Prentice West and free safety 
Russ Washington collided, 
sending the ball right into the 
hands of Colonel receiver 
Jared Landrum. 

Landrum then scampered 
down the field for a 54-yard 
touchdown score giving the 
Colonels a 12-point lead. 

"We didn't execute like we 
were suppose to, and we did- 
n't play as a team," Safety 
Bryan McMillan said. "We 
were not focused tonight, 
and we just out outplayed 
and out executed by 
Nicholls." 

The Demon offense fin- 
ished the night with 348 
yards of total offense. 




Gary Hardamon/NSU Media Service 

Demon head coach Scott Stok- 
er is displeased with his team 
during the loss to Nicholls. 



NSU sweeps at home 




Leslie Westbrook/the Current Sauce 

Sophomore Demon midfielder Mya Walsh runs down the field 
against Texas State last Friday. NSU beat TSU 2-1. 



By Justin Hebert 

Sauce Reporter 

It was a clean sweep for 
the NSU Demon soccer team 
this weekend as they 
downed Southland Confer- 
ence opponents Texas State 
and Sam Houston, both by 
scores of 2-1. 

The Demons entered the 
weekend tied for fourth in 
the Southland Conference 
but can finish anywhere 
from first to fifth going into 
the Southland Conference 
tournament which begins 
Nov. 4 at Southeastern 
Louisiana in Hammond. 

It depends on what hap- 
pens around the conference 
and whether they win their 
last regular season game 
against Louisiana-Monroe 
on Friday. 

Friday night the Demons 
withstood some rain and a 
late comeback attempt by 
the Texas State Bobcats at the 
Demon Soccer Complex. 

NSU improved their con- 
ference record to 6-4 and 
hope to propel their already 
established seed in the SLC 
tournament. 

Sophomore midfielder 
Marliese Latiolais scored 
first against Texas State with 
19 minutes already ticked off 
the clock in the first half on 
an assist from midfielder 
Natalie Waguespack to take 
the lead 1-0. 

With six minutes still to go 



in the first half, defender 
Ashley Hadley broke away 
from midfield and nailed a 
goal to give the Demons a 2- 
lead, which eventually was 
all they needed. 

Texas State finally scored 
on a put back off a blocked 
shot but was held in check 
by NSU for the remainder of 
the game. 

"It was a big win for us," 
Demons head coach Jimmy 
Mitchell said. 

"I didn't think we played 
particularly well, but we 
played hard, and sometimes 
it is more important to play 
hard than well." 

NSU followed up one big 
win with another at home 
Sunday beating the Sam 
Houston State Bearkats and 
moving to a 9-10 record 
overall and 7-4 in the SLC. 

Demon defender Kaitlin 
Bowman scored first with a 
header off Natalie Wagues- 
pack's corner kick that came 
33 minutes into the first half. 

The Bearkats tied the game 
with 3 minutes left in the 
half, but NSU came out 
strong after halftime when 
sophomore midfielder Julie 
Zavala scored one minute 
into the second half for the 
eventual winning goal. 

Coach Mitchell said that it 
was important for the team 
to show they could win both 
games this weekend with the 
SLC tournament right 
around the corner. 



"This is the first weekend 
in a long time we have won 
both of our games, and I feel 
that's so important because 
we have to be able to get into 
the conference tournament 
and turn around right after a 
game to play again and be 
successful," Mitchell said. 

Demon coach Jimmy 
Mitchell said his team needs 
to play consistently and try 
to let some players rest 
before the tournament. 

"When you're fatigued is 
when you lose your concen- 
tration level and I could see 
us doing that at times during 
games," Mitchell said. 
"We've got to work on that a 
little bit. But the biggest 
thing is just to get our legs 
back under us." 

The lone regular season 
game the Demons have left 
will be Friday night at 7 
p.m., at the Demon Soccer 
Complex, against conference 
opponent Louisiana-Mon- 
roe. 

The game will also be the 
Demons' senior night for 
three players and one assis- 
tant coach. 

The three senior players 
are midfielder Dani Thomas, 
defenders Katie Priest and 
Amy Hester along with for- 
mer goal keeper and student 
assistant coach Nellie Latio- 
lais. Latiolais did not play 
her senior year due to injury. 



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noon and led Northwestei 
State's women to a te 
title in the NSU Quadr; 
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other in-state schools. 

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meter course in 15:51.6, juj 
ahead of teammate Abb] 
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in 16:01.9 as the Lad] 
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with an 18:04.2 clocking. 

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the Lady Cajuns beat NSl 
to capture the team title ear 
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In men's competition Fri 
day, NSU and ULL tied fa 
first in a two-school race 
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over 6,000 meters in 21:46.4 
followed by Demon 
Gideon Rotich (22:44.9) an 
Aaron Heflin (23:14.7) an 
trailed by ULL's Brenna 
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New dorm approved 

University makes plans to create learning environment for students 



By Kyle A. Carter 

News Editor 

Two weeks ago, the 
Louisiana Board of Regents 
and the University of 
Louisiana System Board of 
Supervisors approved the 
construction of a new resi- 
dence hall near the Teacher 
Education Center. 

Members of the University 
administration, legal and 
financial consultants, a repre- 
sentative from Century 
Development, SGA President 
Mindy McConnell and 
Natchitoches Mayor Wayne 



McCullen gathered Oct. 28 
and Oct. 29 before members 
of the two boards to make 
one last appeal for approval 
of the new dorm complex. 
Anthony Scheffler, vice presi- 
dent of student affairs, said 
the presentation was out- 
standing. 

"The best thing about the 
presentation was the coordi- 
nation of it," Scheffler said. 
"Both Boards gave us compli- 
ments on the presentation." 

Now with final approval 
from both Boards, President 
Randall Webb said Century 
Development, the construc- 



tion and management com- 
pany for the University 
Columns and this new hous- 
ing project, is ready to begin 
construction soon. But the 
University must still gain 
approval from the Louisiana 
Community Development 
Authority to sell bonds for 
the money to construct the 
new building. Construction 
will begin soon after the 
approval from LCDA is 
given, Webb said. 

Scheffler said that details 
on how to make the building 
a place of learning and con- 
struction of the dorm itself 



are still not finalized. He said 
ideas being considered 
include guest lectures, faculty 
living in the building, advis- 
ing nights and video class- 
rooms. These ideas came 
from other universities, he 
said, but nothing is official. 

"We are looking at every- 
thing that can enhance the 
learning experience," Schef- 
fler said. 

Vincent Spencer, develop- 
ment manager for Century 
Development, said the build- 
ing's design and location 
have been decided. He said 
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center for residents. The new dorm is set to open next fall. 



University to enforce freshman live on campus rule 



By Elaine Broussard 

Editor in Chief 

Next fall, the University 
will begin enforcing a long- 
established rule requiring 
incoming freshmen to live in 
on-campus facilities. 

It is the policy of each uni- 
versity in the University of 
Louisiana System that unmar- 
ried students under the age of 
21 are required to live on cam- 
pus unless they qualify for 
exemption. However, the 



University has not enforced 
this rule in recent years. 

Dan Seymour, vice presi- 
dent of student affairs, said 
the University has not had to 
enforce the policy since mort- 
gages on the six residence 
halls were paid off in 1998. 
Documents governing the 
mortgages required the Uni- 
versity to enforce its policy 
until the buildings were paid 
off. 

"As long as the University 
owed on the buildings, the 



University was responsible 
for requiring students to live 
on campus to guarantee to the 
lenders that they would be 
paid back," Seymour said. 

Seymour also said there 
was no need to enforce the 
policy because the residence 
halls were full. 

"If the buildings are full 
and you don't owe any 
money, then you have the lux- 
ury of being lenient," Sey- 
mour said. 

However, occupancy in the 



"If the buildings are full and you don't owe any money, 
then you have the luxury of being lenient." 



Dan Seymour 

Vice President of Student Affairs 



residence halls has declined 
this semester. Felicia Young, 
coordinator of housing, said 
that 169 fewer students were 
living in the residence halls 
this September than in Sep- 



tember 2003. 

"The residence hall occu- 
pancy is a problem this year," 
Seymour said. "We probably 
should have enforced the pol- 
icy this year." 



Frances Conine, director of 
student services, said another 
problem is that occupancy in 
the University Columns has 
declined. Century Develop- 
ment, the company that 



develops and manages the 
Columns is still in debt 
because of them. Also, Cen- 
tury Development will be 
developing the new apart- 
ment-style residence hall set 
to open next fall, which will 
generate more debt. 

"We have an obligation to 
our partner, Century, for the 
University Columns and the 
new project to be sure that 
they meet their debt to their 
lenders," Conine said. 

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Photo Editor 

More than 150 students 
packed the Alley in the Stu- 
dent Union Tuesday for the 
Student Activity Board's first 
freestyle contest. 

Freestyle is a form of rap 
that requires rappers to cre- 
ate rhvmes and lyrics on the 
spot. 

Contestants took the stage 
■n pairs and each contestant 
was given about 30 seconds 
to improvise a rap — usually 
condescending to the other 
contestant on stage — before 
turning the microphone over 
to his opponent. 

Despite the unfriendly 
nature of the competition, all 
°f the contestants traded 
^spectful high fives, hand- 
shakes and hugs at the end of 
e ach round. 

A winner from each pair 
w as chosen by greatest audi- 
^ce applause and was then 
allowed to move on to the 
next stage of the competition. 

Audience members 
laughed, jeered and some- 
times jumped out of their 
Se ats in response to the 



freestylers quick comebacks 
and clever cut-downs. 

The contest was originally 
only open by pre-registration 
to Rapides and Dodd Hall 
students, but show co-coor- 
dinator and Rapides SAB 
representative Jessie Dixon 
said any other students in 
attendance who wanted to 
get up and rap were wel- 
come. No one else did. 

Dixon said the event was 
his idea. 

"I just got up one day, and 
said, 'Let's do it,'" Dixon 
said. 

Dodd hall SAB representa- 
tive Sheba Osborne also 
helped coordinate the event. 

Contest winner Joshua 
Pierre, a junior accounting 
major, said he has been rap- 
ping more than eight years. 

"When I want to improve 
my skills I freestyle, but 
when I want to be serious I 
write the lyrics," Pierre said. 

In addition to the free con- 
cert, students were also 
served free ice cream, coke 
floats and pizza. 

The first place prize was 
$50 and second place winner 
Terrence McKinney won $25. 





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Students "Stic" and Ebbie Robinson trade rhymes and put downs at the SAB's first freestyle competition. 



By Tasha Braggs 

Sauce Reporter 

Sheriff Victor Jones said he 
would continue to work 
toward positive programs 
and hope for staff pay 
increases in his 2004 term. 

Jones was a guest speaker 
Monday afternoon during a 
political science forum where 
he discussed controlling ille- 
gal substance in Natchi- 
toches. Jones said he and his 
committee were still enforc- 
ing the DARE program in the 
school system, but the drug 
arrests continue to increase. 

"The only way to stop 
drugs is to just say 'no'," 
Jones said. 

Jones said he thinks the 
DARE program is effective, 
but there are other things 
that need to be done. Jones 
said he believes things need 
to be changed because young 
people are still trying drugs. 
Jones said he would like to 
begin enforcing the DARE 
program in high school to 
help them understand the 
negativity of drugs. Jones 
said another part of this plan 
he would like to enforce is 
better community policing to 
help identify crimes caused 
by drugs. 

Jones also addressed 



replenishing and trying to 
get a pay increase for his 
decreased staff. Jones said 
the staff has not had a pay 
increase since 1981. He said 
until there is a resolution for 
an increase in budget, the 
sheriff's office is identifying 
areas for special patrolling. 

Adam Zelasko, a junior 
journalism major asked Jones 
many questions concerning 
violence, drug problems and 
officer salaries in Natchi- 
toches in order to clarify 
Jones's message. 

"We need taxes for more 
officers to come and make 
Natchitoches a safer commu- 
nity and a safer place," 
Zelasko said. "Then crimi- 
nals will think twice about 
committing a crime." 

Jones also talked about his 
effective programs for the 
elderly such as "Are U Ok," 
which is a program that 
checks on the safety of the 
elderly everyday and his cel- 
lular phone donation pro- 
gram that allows senior citi- 
zens to have access to cell 
phones in case of emergency. 

"Everyday is a learning 
experience," Jones said. "I 
feel that in my second term I 
feel more comfortable, and 
my staff and I are on the 
same page." 



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Community • Church 

CClub • Campus 
ONNECTIONS 



American Chemical Society 

The ACS will be hostin a no 
limit Texas hold 'em tournament 
tonight at 6 p.m. at the NSU Rec. 
Center. Buy in is $5, and a $100 
first place prize will be awarded. 

Department of English 

The course ENGL 4190-45N 
Shakespeare is listed incorrectly 
in the Spring 2005 schedule. The 
correct listing is as follows: 9:30 
to 10:45 a.m. Tuesday and Thurs- 
day. 

Health Services 
The Great American Smokeout 
will be held on Nov. 18. Students 



are encouraged to quit smoking 
for 24 hours. Health services will 
be available in the Student 
Union from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with 
supportive information and 
strategies to quit smoking. 

SAB 

The SAB Will be holding a 
canned food drive until Nov. 27 
in the Student Union Lobby. 
Cans must be turned in to the 
SAB Committee Room 232 by 
4:30 p.m. 

Photography Club 

Meetings are held on Mon- 
days at 7 p.m. in Room 205 in 
the CAPA building. They are 
open to all students. 

Bring Connections to Kyser 225, 
or e-mail them to 
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Dorms 



FROM PAGE 1 




Century Development is trying to 
construct the building to mirror 
other campus buildings such as 
Russell Hall and the Elementary- 
Lab School buildings. 

Spencer said the University will 
have to re-route traffic behind 
Sabine Hall and the entrance to the 
RE. Majors' building to help the 
flow of traffic and provide parking 
space for the new dorm. He said a 
new parking lot will be constructed 
for the Teacher Education Center 
because the current lot will be used 
for the new dorm. 

The dorm will be three buildings 
with three floors. Each floor will 
have a lounge area with larger 
kitchens, televisions, study areas, 
washer and dryers and vending 
machines, Spencer said. He said 



Freshmen 



the individual units will be con- 
nected by a central corridor. Units 
will contain either a two-bed, two- 
bath living area or a four-bed, two- 
bath living area. There will be a 
pool and a community center, 
where the management offices and 
computer labs will be located. 

The plan is to provide an alterna- 
tive style of housing for students, 
said Dan Seymour, vice president 
of student affairs. 

"The point is we are trying to 
build something between an apart- 
ment and a dorm," Seymour said. 

The building will include small 
kitchen areas, a main living quarter 
and the perks of an apartment com- 
plex, Seymour said. However, 
instead of paying ever)' month, the 
student will pay once at the begin- 



ning of the semester. Seymour said 
the University will offer nine- 
month leases and 12-month leases 
that will allow students to live in 
the building all year or the school 
year only. He said the University 
plans to designate the new build- 
ing for summer housing. The facili- 
ty will not close during the holi- 
days unlike the other residence 
halls on campus, Seymour said. 

Webb said the University will 
begin moving students out of Rapi- 
des Hall once the new dorm is fin- 
ished and ready to house students. 
Rapides residents will move into 
the new dorm or other residence 
halls, and Rapides will be torn 
down. 

"We want to provide the kind of 
housing that is conducive to hous- 



ing prospective students and older 
students," Webb said. 

Approval from LCDA must be 
met before the dorm can be con- 
structed, Seymour said. Work can- 
not begin until the bonds are sold 
to construct the building, he said. 

Spencer said Century Develop- 
ment plans to begin construction in 
December following approval to 
sell the bonds from LCDA in 
upcoming weeks. He also said 
Century Development has hired a 
construction team that has worked 
with the company before and has 
made plans if rain becomes a prob- 
lem. 

Seymour said there is no real fear 
that the LCDA will disapprove the 
selling of the bonds. 




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Katie Moring, managing director 
of the University Columns, said the 
occupancy of the apartments 
declined from 99 percent capacity 
in the fall of 2003 to 77 percent in 
September. 

Conine said the University will 
begin enforcing the policy specifi- 
cally with freshmen because stud- 
ies have shown that on-campus liv- 
ing is beneficial to freshmen. 

"All the research you can find, 
and even our local research shows 
that students who live in residence 
halls are more retainable and are 
more likely to meet their goals," 
Conine said. "Although I do want 
to comply with board policies, the 
bigger issue to me is providing 
affordable on-campus housing to 
students so that they can reach 
their educational goals." 

Conine said that each year NSU 
must compete with other state uni- 
versities for college-bound fresh- 
men, and housing is a large factor 
in this competition. 

"If we can provide new, safe, 
affordable housing, we are much 
more likely to first, get them here 
and second, keep them here," 
Conine said. 

Young agreed that on-campus 
living is beneficial to freshmen. 

"It's a good idea for them to live 
on campus because they have con- 
venient access to everything they 
need," Young said. "Also, it's 



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cheaper. They won't have to worry 
about paying for gas or rent. Here, 
it is paid in one lump sum." 

Young said the decline in occu- 
pancy in the residence halls is prob- 
ably due to competition with the 
Frog Pond apartments, which 
opened in August. 

Seymour said the decline is also 
due to the limited on-campus liv- 
ing options, which are not desirable 
for many students, and the poor 
conditions of the residence hall 
buildings. 

Conine said the Frog Pond apart- 
ments have created a "honeymoon 
effect" on students who are attract- 
ed to something new. However, 
she said the University's decaying 
facilities are more to blame for the 
decline in residence-hall occupan- 
cy. 

"We want the Frog Pond to be 
full," Conine said. "If they are full, 
that means the University is full. 
There's no doubt that we would 
want them to be successful." 

Seymour said although the Uni- 
versity's policy restricts all students 
under the age of 21 who do not 
meet exemption requirements to 
on-campus living, students who 
are already living off-campus 
should not be concerned. 

"The concept is that we are going 
to be sensitive to continuing stu- 
dents who already have experi- 
ences living off-campus, and we're 



"I wouldn't want to be confined to 
campus. It would make me feel like I 
am still in high school." 



Ashley Barrow 

Freshman biology major 



going to be more rigid with fresh- 
men," Seymour said. 

Marilyn Vascocu, leasing manag- 
er for the Frog Pond apartments 
said this will affect business at the 
apartments because many fresh- 
men live there. 

"We knew about the housing 
rules, but we knew there were 
ways that students could get out of 
it," Vascocu said. "If all freshmen 
are going to have to live on cam- 
pus, it will definitely affect us." 

Vascocu did not know the num- 
ber of freshmen who live in the 
Frog Pond apartments. 

Rebbecca Lowe, a freshman psy- 
chology major in the Louisiana 
Scholars' College, is a resident of 
Boozman Hall. The Scholars' Col- 
lege already requires its freshman 
to live in Boozman. 

"I think it is a good idea to be put 
in that environment, and being in 
the dorm forces you to make a wide 
variety of friends," Lowe said. "I 
know that if I wasn't forced to live 



on campus, I probably wouldn't be 
making the effort to meet so many 
different kinds of people." 

Gwendolyn Melancon, a sopho- 
more nursing major, is a resident of 
Sabine Hall. She said that when 
she was a freshman, she had 
friends who lived on and off cam- 
pus, and she noticed differences in 
their behavior. 

"My friends on campus made 
better grades, and my off-campus 
friends were more concerned about 
what they were wearing to the club 
tonight instead of studying for a 
test," Melancon said. 

Ashley Barrow, a freshman biolo- 
gy major and resident of Sabine 
Hall said she understands why it is 
beneficial to freshmen to live on 
campus, but she thinks it is unfair 
for the University to require it. 

"I wouldn't want to be confined 
to campus," Barrow said. "It would 
make me feel like I am still in high 
school." 




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NSU Police Blotter 



.10-26-04 
9*25 a.m. 

An ARAMARK employee called 
about another counterfeit bill. 
10:48 a.m. 

There was a call from a campus 
employee about people selling 
cookies on the Bienvenu side of 
fcyser. The caller said that they 
were acting hostile and getting in 
people's faces trying to sell the 
cookies. 

10-27-04 

2:32 a.m. 

The AAC from Rapides called 
because there were problems with 
some of the residents. An RA wit- 
nessed a resident knocking out a 
ceiling tile. 
5:10 p.m. 

A student requested the assis- 
tance of an officer because he had 
just witnessed his ex-girlfriend 
vandalizing his vehicle. 

10-28-04 

9:40 p.m. 

A call was received from the Tau 
Kappa Epsilon house in reference 
to criminal damage on a vehicle 
and on the TKE letters. 

1:35 p.m. 

A man called to report that he 
had been to the Columns to visit a 
friend and accidentally left some of 
his belongings in her apartment. 
He said that she told him she 
would bum his stuff if he did not 
come back and get it immediately. 

10-29-04 

2:37 a.m. 



A call was received in reference 
to a possible break-in at the Rapi- 
des parking lot. The windshield 
and back glass of a Camry had 
been smashed out. Statements 
were taken from witnesses. 

10- 31-04 
2:22 a.m. 

Two calls were received about 
the Columns sign falling into the 
road. The officer dispatched 
requested assistance in moving it. 

1 H-04 
1:01 p.m. 

Officers were trying to locate 
CDs at the TKE house. The student 
said that the TKE members were 
keeping the CDs from him because 
he quit the fraternity. 

11- 2-04 
12:35 a.m. 

The RHS from Sabine called to 
report a noise outside that sounded 
like a gunshot. Officers found noth- 
ing. 
2:03 a.m. 

A student was assaulted on cam- 
pus when returning from Brook- 
shire's. He was transported to the 
Natchitoches Parish Hospital in an 
ambulance. 

1:53 p.m. 

An employee from Vic's called to 
inform police that they were moni- 
toring a student who was attempt- 
ing to steal discounted food. 

7:20 p.m. 

A call was received reporting 
possible drug use in Third East of 
Rapides. The room under suspicion 



had no occupants and statements 
were taken. 

11-3-04 
11:28 a.m. 

A Vic's employee called because 
they were having trouble with a 
student. Two more calls were 
received, and the subject was taken 
into custody. 

2:09 p.m. 

A student came in to report that 
some sort of product had been 
poured all over his car in the Rapi- 
des parking lot and that there was 
possible paint damage. 

11-6-04 

1:07 a.m. 

The RHS at Boozman reported 
that a male resident passed out and 
that alcohol was involved. 
11:31 a.m. 

A call was received about some- 
one having chest pains at the band 
competition. The subject was trans- 
ported by ambulance to the Natchi- 
toches Parish Hospital. 

6:43 p.m. 

A woman called to report that a 
Red River bus driver tried to run 
over about 10-12 students. 

11-7-04 

8:22 p.m. 

Someone from Rapides called to 
report that a Domino's delivery girl 
was having a seizure by her car. 
She was transported by ambulance 
to the Natchitoches Parish Hospi- 
tal. Officers secured her car. 



SAB to host exotic critters 



By Savanna Mahaffey 

Sauce Reporter 

The Student Activities Board 
invites NSU students to take a 
walk on the wild side with 
"SABari." 

The SAB representatives-at- 
large are bringing in exotic ani- 
mals from Animal Rentals in 
Chicago. The animals will be dis- 
played outside of Vic's in Fried- 
man Student Union from 11 a.m. 
to 2 p.m. on Wednesday. 

Featured animals will include 
a costumed monkey, a 10-foot 
python, a four-foot alligator, hiss- 
ing cockroaches, a large exotic par- 



rot and many others. Participants 
will be allowed to interact and 
take pictures, which will be avail- 
able online, with the animals 

June Chauvin, SAB events 
committee representative, said she 
encourages everyone to join the 
festivities by wearing camouflage. 

Other activities for the day 
include temporary tribal art tat- 
toos, refreshments and ARA- 
MARK discount card give-a-ways. 
Refreshments will include pizza, 
popcorn, drinks and animal cook- 
ies to maintain the theme. 

Chauvin said the initial idea 
was to have a circus theme and 
have a man with a boa constrictor 
around his neck. She began con- 



tacting zoos and then realized it 
would be better to bring in more 
exotic animals, thus creating the 
"SABari" theme. The cost of the 
animal rentals was $1,600, Chau- 
vin said. The funding for events, 
such as this one, comes from stu- 
dent fees. 

SAB member Julie 
Lewandowski said the event will 
be entertaining and worthwhile. 

"Students have already paid 
for it with their fees so they might 
as well take advantage of it," 
Lewandowski said. "On top of 
that, you get free food, and we're 
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Where were you 
on 11/2? 



By J. Aaron "Q" 
Brown 



In the next four years, we will 
see at least one and possibly as 
many as four of the justices on the 
Supreme Court retire. Bush will 
appoint their replacements. The 
Republican congress will approve 
them. They won't be "judicial 
activists," which means they'll 
agree with whatever the president 
says the Constitution means. 

In the next four years, the 
PATRIOT Act will be made perma- 
nent, meaning the government 
can track anyone it wants pretty 
much any way it wants without 
any justification or accountability. 

In the next four years, deficit 
spending will probably continue. 



These debts will have to be repaid. 
We will be the ones paying them. 

In the next four years, Bush will 
keep borrowing from Social Secu- 
rity. 

My parents will find the coffers 
thin when they retire. I may find 
them empty. 

In the next four years, the gov- 
ernment will continue lying bla- 
tantly to the American people 
about what America is doing, and 
the media will continue to go 
along with it. 

He fooled you twice, America. 
Shame on you. 

Write to SauceFiller@gmail.com 

J. Aaron Brown is a 
Louisiana Scholars' College 
student. His column appears 
weekly on the editorial page. 
His opinions do not necessar- 
ily reflect the opinions of the 
Sauce staff or of the Uni- 
versity. 



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12 steps to success 




By T. Hargis 



What do you think all those 
Democrats in those blue states 
were thinking last Tuesday night 
when the exit polls came in from 
the east coast predicting a huge 
Kerry win? I bet it was the opposite 
of what they were thinking when 
three fourths of the country was lit 
up in red by 3 a.m. Wednesday. 
Predictably, the liberal Northeast 
went to Kerry and the AFLCIO rich 
northern states were candy in his 
pocket. Calif-lib-eronia was a for- 
gone conclusion along with Ore- 
gon and Washington. It's amazing 
to look at the map and see all those 
red states in the South, the South- 
west, the North and middle Amer- 
ica. Bush won by 3.5 million popu- 
lar votes and made Horida and 
Ohio a victory lap. I have to say 
Kerry has shown me something in 
defeat I thought he never had dur- 
ing the campaign, class and brains. 
Class in that he saw he was beat 
and conceded to Bush with a 
phone call after looking at the 
numbers in Ohio as the provisional 



ballots were being thrown out by 
the truckload. He talked in his 
farewell speech about getting the 
country back together and working 
for a better America. Brains in that 
he didn't commit political suicide 
by pitching that horrible crybaby 
fit Gore did in 2000 using every 
excuse in the book why he didn't 
win. He was emotional and gen- 
uine in his love for his ideals and I 
can really respect that. I wish he 
would have talked that way before 
we all cast our votes he might have 
even convinced me I had a choice 
beside Bush. 

According to CNN, 59,459,765 
voted for the President nationwide 
with a margin of just over 3.5 mil- 
lion over Kerry. Why would Bush 
pick up more people than in 2000? 
I would much rather have Kerry as 
president than Gore but why did so 
many people come to the polls in 
groves? 70 percent of voters for 
Kerry voted so because they were 
anti-Bush. That means only 30 per- 
cent of Kerry casters did so because 
they liked him. You can't get elect- 
ed when 85 percent of people think 
you are a second-class candidate. 
The media wasn't always behind 
Kerry. In fact, the media was split 
in half with 49 percent being pro- 
Kerry and 51 percent being anti- 
Bush so I can see how Americans 



were led to be so divided. 

Thirty percent of people who 
voted listed morals as their driving 
force for voting in this election. 80 
percent voted for President Bush. 
Thafs right, 80 percent of people 
voted against the moral style of 
John Kerr)' and the liberal side of 
the Democratic Party. No doubt 
you will read things this week in 
this very paper about how stupid 
people were for voting for Bush 
and that we are all dumb and fee- 
ble minded. They will call the 
lower and middle class church 
attending family making $25,000 a 
year too incompetent to see the 
light when they were in the voting 
booth. They will say how Bush 
will have the secret police out run- 
ning around keeping the Republi- 
cans in power and invoking their 
will on all of society. 

Just smile. Smile real big and tell 
them they need to attend a Liber- 
al's anonymous meeting here at 
NSU. The first step as always is 
admitting you have a problem. 

For example, the Filler column 
and those liberal scholars, who 
would be anonymous of course, 
would stand up and say something 
similar to this: "Hi everyone. I'm 
(insert your meeting name here), 
and I'm a flaming liberal. I've been 
liberal vote free for about 3 weeks 



now," (polite applause from other 
members). 

"You know I used to think that 
an anti-Bush, pro-abortion, pro-gay 
marriage, pro-stem cell research, 
and a pro-partial birth execution 
stance would get us that middle 
American evangelical vote. I just 
didn't get it. You know if we get 
behind these issues that America 
feels are important we might just 
get back in power to pass those 
social issues we all agree with. 
They just won't elect us because 
they feel God is much bigger than 
their pocket books and their lives. 
Strange isn't it. Zell Miller saw the 
light and now so have I," (enthusi- 
astic applause follows). To end the 
meeting there would be a cry ses- 
sion called the Gore experience. 
Participants graduate by either 
forming their own third party or go 
into a petrified alcoholic binge with 
Tom Daschle in the hills of South 
Dakota were he will join Al in the 
land of liberal loonies. Meetings are 
facilitated by reformed Democrats 
who are also current members of 
the College Republicans. 

Thomas Hargis is a senior gen- 
eral studies major. His opinions 
do not necessarily represent the 
Sauce staff or the University. 



Abortion: Is banning it really an option? 




By Justin 
Shatwell 



I would like to spend some time 
this week talking about abortion. 
Since the re-election of George W. 
Bush, the news channels have been 
busy speculating about what the 
president's supporters will 
demand in return for their support. 
One of the things that always ends 
up at the top of the list is the ban- 
ning of abortion. 

I once sat through a Catholic 
mass where the priest spoke about 
how it was the duty of Catholics to 
spread this culture of life through- 
out the nation. He said that the 
United States lacked a basic respect 
for life, and that this was the source 
of many of our social ills. He then 
called on the congregation to write 
letters to their senators in support 
of a national ban on abortion. 

It seemed to me that this was a 
knee-jerk reaction. I understand 



the revulsion Christians must feel 
towards abortion. However I do 
not feel that people like the priest 
that day have really thought 
through their actions. Take a 
moment to think through the con- 
sequences of abortion being sud- 
denly banned. Would abortions 
stop? No, of course not. There 
were abortions before it was legal 
and the practice would continue 
even if it was banned. Banning 
abortion would only make the pro- 
cedure more dangerous. Abortions 
would again be free from over- 
sight. There would be no guaran- 
tee that the back alley "doctor" was 
formally trained or was using safe 
equipment. Women could become 
sterile or die from botched abor- 
tions. Banning abortion would also 
result in a flood of confused six- 
teen-year-old girls being thrown 
into jail for murder. Unexpected 
teen pregnancy can be a traumatic 
and embarrassing thing for young 
girls, and I don't think it is fair to 
ruin their lives for taking the easy 
way out, especially when they are 
making that decision under such 
duress. Would hearing horror sto- 



ries such as these every night on 
the news really bring this country 
together and build a culture of life? 

Banning abortion would not 
magically make people respect life 
in this country. It would merely 
drive another wedge into our 
already divided populace. If Chris- 
tians want to succeed they must 
stop trying to criminalize those 
who disagree with them and start 
trying to change their minds 
through civil discourse. The best 
way I can see to do this is to stop 
trying to remove a woman's right 
to choose and start making it easier 
for that woman to choose life. I 
propose that if the Christian com- 
munity truly wants to establish a 
culture of life, they should imitate 
Jesus and lead by example. 

The leading alternative to abor- 
tion is adoption, but in the United 
States today, the process for adopt- 
ing a child is so complicated that 
few do it. Many women do not 
want to birth a child and condemn 
it to a life in an orphanage. If adop- 
tion was easier and more common, 
more women may choose to give 
up the child rather than abort. If 



every Christian family that could 
do so adopted a child, there would 
not be a need for orphanages in this 
country. Instead of picketing clin- 
ics and calling women whores and 
murderers, it would be far more 
productive to civilly explain your 
position and humbly offer to open 
your home to that child and raise it 
as your own. Instead of writing let- 
ters to your senators calling for a 
ban on abortion, write letters urg- 
ing for the simplification of the 
adoption process. Cultures of life 
must be built, not legislated. Any- 
one who proclaims to truly respect 
life should abandon the tactics of 
fear and guilt and express their 
love by raising a stranger's child as 
their own. This path will take a lot 
of patience and self-sacrifice, but I 
believe that it is far more preferable 
to the alternative, which would rip 
our already divided country apart 
by the seams. 

Justin Shatwell is a Louisiana 
Scholars' College student. His 
opinions do not necessarily repre- 
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PDA: a no-no 

Dear Readers, 

(Sigh).... Public displays of 
affection - made for people who 
are so in love they cannot help 
but shamelessly display it to the 
whole world by making out in 
public places. Do not get me 
wrong, reader, I am all for public 
displays of affection. Be it a kiss, 
a hug or a body slam, this is 
America and you should have 
the freedom to do what you 
want, as long as it is not hurting 
anyone. 

But there are limits to my 
amusement over couples that 
cannot keep their hands to them- 
selves. For instance, when a pair 
of naked, writhing bodies locked 
in a passionate embrace is block- 
ing the way to my 9 a.m. class, I 
tend to get a little peeved. OK, 
maybe they were not naked and 
writhing, but I have a strong sus- 
picion that if the door had not 
opened and knocked the girl in 
the head, everyone would have 
had tickets to a free show. I still 
had to basically step over their 
panting bodies so I could be on 
my way. 

So, where am I going with 
this? Have some self-control peo- 
ple! Is the person you are dating, 
or with, or whatever you want to 
call it that irresistible? How do 
you ever get any work done? Or 
are you failing your classes in the 
pursuit of sex and love? 

But enough of my ranting over 
this couple, whom are obviously 
missing a few brain cells, proba- 
bly from being hit in the head too 
many times by a stray door. I 
believe that public displays of 
affection are wonderful. In a 
world where most people would 
rather give you the finger than a 
helping hand, it is nice to see that 
there is some morsel of love in 
this place. A little light petting, a 
quick kiss, hug or handholding 
are all perfectly acceptable ways 
to show your affection and tend 
to fly under my radar. 

However, and I prefer to call 
the above-mentioned example as 
public displays of lust rather 
than public displays of affection, 
it is not alright to have your 
hands down someone else's 
pants in the middle of a crowd. 
Where is this acceptable behav- 
ior? You should be sensitive to 
others around you, not everyone 
wants to witness your randy 
behavior. 

So, if you are a part of one of 
these ever so physical couples, 
try to keep the heavy groping at 
a minimum. You would probably 
hate it if a couple sat right in 
front of you at the movies and 
made out the entire time. Try to 
remember that the couple behind 
you most likely feels the same 
way. If you need some kind of 
meter to control little shows of 
affection, do not display any 
behavior that would not be 
acceptable in front of parents. 
This is a good way not to offend 
people, assuming that your par- 
ents are rather cool, and are 
alright with hugging and quick 
kisses in front of them. 

I know this all sounds quite 
prim and proper, and that college 
is a time of experimentation, but 
there is a time and place for 
everything. It is better that you 
are clued in to this now rather 
than when you have a job and 
your boss catches you perform- 
ing unspeakable acts atop the 
company copy machine. You will 
quicldy leam that your boss will 
not be quite as willing to over- 
look your penchant for PDA as a 
fellow student or professor will. 



* Disclaimer Recognize that I 
am not a professional psycholo- 
gist or psychiatrist, and I base 
my advice solely on my own per- 
sonal experience and research 
that I have done. Have any ques- 
tions about life, love, or sex? Or 
hate her advice? Tell Tallulah 
and send her an e-mail at cur- 
r entsauce@nsula.edu. 



All in the mix 

Latest mixed drinks have 'explosive' effects 



By Raquet Hill 

Life Editor 

Feeling "wired" is how you 
would feel after downing a shot of 
Espresso at PJ's. It is not how you 
would expect to feel after downing 
a few drinks at the bar. 

Or is it? 

Amid all the heavy smoke and 
loud music, many bar-goers find 
themselves enjoying a few drinks. 

Some enjoy the usual: a couple of 
draft beers, Amaretto-Sours and 
shots of Jose Cuervo. But nowa- 
days, drinks are getting more cre- 
ative. Not only do drinkers get a 
buzz from their drinks, they get a 
high. 

This might come as a surprise, 
but more and more drinkers are 
finding themselves feeling more 
energetic when they leave the bar 
rather than when than enter it. 
And it is all thanks to the makers of 
Red Bull. 

According to RedBulI.com, the 
energy drink contains intense ele- 
ments like taurine and caffeine, 
which supposedly stimulates 
metabolism, increases concentra- 
tion and improves reaction speed 
and performance under stress and. 

Those are the facts about Red 
Bull, but that is where the truth 
ends and where the craziness 
begins. 

While many consumers like to 
drink it before cramming for an 
exam or a long road-trip, the latest 
rage is explosive — "bomb shots." 

If you are clueless as to what a 
bomb drink is, you are probably 
not hitting up the clubs very often. 
This combination of Jagermeister 
or Vodka with Red Bull can be both 
an amusing and exotic thrill for 
your taste buds. 

Stephanie Loennig, chemistry 
major, has tried the infamous Red 
Bull bombs and said she really likes 
them. 

"They're fun to drink, especially 




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when you've got a big group of 
people doing it with you," Loennig 
said." 

Social work major Jennifer Senn 
said she remembers feeling more 
carefree and less uptight. 

"I feel like I can't hold anything 
back," Senn said. 

Even though bar goers are order- 
ing this popular mixed drink 
steadily, many of the doctors at 
WebNID.com feel that mixing up a 
stimulant like Red Bull and a 
depressant like alcohol can be 
harmful to the body because when 



they are combined, the drinker gets 
the worst effects of both and no 
benefit. 

Unlike Gatorade, which replen- 
ishes body electrolytes, Red Bull 
does not promote re-hydration. 
Instead, the high amounts of caf- 
feine and sugar increase the body's 
metabolism which then leads to 
dehydration. 

Alcohol, which dehydrates the 
brain, mixed with an energy drink 
like Red Bull will do more than 
"give you wings" — it will give you 
a hangover. 



Dr. Gregory Stewart, co-medical 
director of the Tulane Institute of 
Sports Medicine in New Orleans 
and affiliate of WebMD.com, said 
the potent stimulant effect is not a 
good thing at all. 

"Alcohol tends to knock you out, 
and that is good in that it can pre- 
vent alcohol poisoning," Stewart 
said. "But if you are taking some- 
thing that will keep you going, you 
could raise your blood-alcohol to 
toxic levels." 

The bad news does not stop 
there. Mixing the two substances 
can also affect the heart. 

The drink, which increases 
metabolism, also raises blood pres- 
sure, and for those who experience 
a pre-existing medical condition, 
the result of consuming Red Bull 
mixed with alcohol could be fatal. 

"Caffeine is a stimulant, similar 
to that of ephedrine, so the effects 
are basically the same," Steward 
said. 

Although the facts about dehy- 
dration and blood pressure pose 
health problems for the consumer, 
the real problem is in the "high." 

The "high" given off by the ener- 
gy of the drink can leave drinkers 
with a false sense of sobriety — 
which can be deadly for both the 
consumer and those around them. 
Those drinkers who experience this 
sense of awareness might be more 
inclined to drive after drinking 
which is both hazardous and ille- 
gal. 

Despite the health issues that are 
at hand, bar-goers like Loennig and 
Senn said they still plan to enjoy 
the drink but will think twice about 
having more than one. 

Loennig said she likes the drink 
because she has more fun, feels 
more alert and has more control. 

"I like drinking them because it 
gives you an amazing zing," Loen- 
nig said. "Knowing the facts, 
though, makes it easier to turn 
down a second round." 



Student talent really heats things up 



By Chris Reich 

Graphics Editor 

Students not only got a free show 
and some good music Wednesday 
in the Friedman Student Union, 
many walked away with a CD of 
their own music. 

Hot Trax, a mobile digital record- 
ing booth brought to NSU by the 
Student Activity Board's lagniappe 
committee, allowed up to two stu- 
dents at a time to record their own 
single. The students had a choice 
from about 2000 songs. 

Eva Sterling, head of the 
Lagniappe committee, decided to 
bring the studio to NSU because it 
gives students something that they 
can take home. 

Kevin Stafford, freshman biology 
major, said he enjoyed the experi- 
ence too. 

"I never had something like this 
growing up," Stafford said after 
performing a duet to "Dilemma" 
by Nelly. 

Recording a CD was easy for stu- 
dents. After signing up for a place 
in line, the students would choose 
a song to sing. The songs were 
karaoke, with the vocals removed 



and the lyrics appearing on a TV in 
the booth. Before the first note is 
sung, though, an album cover must 
be made. 

The performers stand in front of 
a green screen and pose for a 
photo. The green screen allows the 
background to be removed and 
replaced with the student's choice. 

The recording takes little time. 
The words come on the screen, the 
music comes in through the speak- 
ers, and the gathering crowd gets a 
free show of their fellow students' 
singing talents. 

While flyers were posted for the 
free recordings, most students 
decided to record a CD when they 
walked by or while waiting for a 
class to start. 

Maurice Allen, junior music edu- 
cation major, said he really liked 
the idea. 

"It gives something for students 
to do instead of sitting around 
waiting for class," Allen said. 

Arian Sykes, senior psychology 
major, who recorded her version of 
R Kelly's "I believe I can fly," said 
this was a "good use" of student 
funds. 

About 500 students attended the 




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Latavia "Taye" Williams sings R. Kelly's hit single "I Believe I Can Fly." 



event, with about 100 of them mak- 
ing their own CDs. 

"I think it was a total success," 
Sterling said. The Lagniappe com- 
mittee spent $2000 to bring the Hot 
Trax digital recording booth to 



campus. The booth is owned and 
operated by Interactive Attractions, 
an Atlanta based entertainment 
company that also operates inflat- 
able attractions and antique photo 
booths. 



Sequels and series now available on DVD 



By Derick Jones 

Sauce Reporter 

The month of November brings 
not only cold weather and Thanks- 
giving, but new DVD and VHS 
releases to stores. 

Prisoner of Azkaban, the third 
installment to the Harry Potter 
series, is set to arrive in stores Nov. 
23. If the story of Harry Potter is 
not known by now, it is a tale of a 
young boy who is a wizard, but 
does not find out about his extraor- 
dinary abilities until he is 11 years 
old. It is then that he is invited to 
attend Hogwarts, a witchcraft and 
wizardry school for those just like 



him. There he begins his journey 
and "Azkaban" is the story of his 
third year. He meets, once again, a 
new Defense Against the Dark Arts 
teacher, learns more of his history, 
and also discovers that the murder- 
er Sirius Black has escaped Azka- 
ban Prison to hunt him down. 

The DVD includes features like 
deleted scenes, games, sing-alongs 
and much more. 

Out Nov. 30 is Spider-Man 2. Two 
years have passed for Peter Parker 
(Tobey McGuire) who has now 
become a college student and part- 
time crime fighter. He can barely 
keep up with school, pay his rent or 
make amends with his somewhat 



best friend Harry, who wants Spi- 
der-Man dead. Peter's idol, a 
renowned scientist named Otto 
Octavius, resurfaces after a failed 
experiment. Peter notices that he is 
losing some of his powers and is 
feeling the effects of the stress in his 
personal life. He realizes he must 
decide between being who he once 
was or keeping his secret identity 
to save New York City. 

Television shows are also debut- 
ing new seasons. 

On the list to slide in is Aqua Teen 
Hunger Force: Volume Three. It is that 
time again to hear Meatwad's 
problems, and Master Shake's 
insightful comments. The DVD 



contains episodes like Revenge of live 
Trees, Frat Aliens, The Cloning, and 
many more. 

One freshman, Mitchel Moering, 
said Nov. 16 is too far away. 

"I'm super excited about ATHF," 
Moering said. TU buy it as soon as 
lean." 

Smallville: Tlie Complete Third Sea- 
son DVD features several moments 
where Clark's (Tom Welling) life is 
once again split between his per- 
sonal and mysterious heroic lives. 
His breakup with Lana, Chloe's 
near death experience and Lex's 
rediscovered friendship are high- 

■ See Sequels, page 6 



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C'mon, get 
happy! 



Do you know what if s like to 
be truly happy? I don't think I've 
got the entire idea mastered or 
anything, but I have a few pretty 
good ideas on how. 

If s sort of a drag to see my 
peers walking around in a daze, 
completely stressed or utterly 
depressed. 

Wake up, people! Ifs time to 
take a hold of your life and find 
some happiness in it. Without 
finding out what is truly beauti- 
ful on the inside, you'll never 
have real beauty. Period. 

Beauty comes from within. As 
the song goes: "I am beautiful, no 
matter what they say. Words 
can't bring me down." 

Once you discover the magnif- 
icence of your inner bliss, you'll 
be able to enjoy life and be happy 
with it. Knowing that you are 
happy on the inside will make 
you happy on the outside, and 
an outward smile is always 
attractive. 

No matter what season, no 
matter whaf s in style, no matter 
the atmosphere. 

With a little help from this 
months issue of "Cosmopolitan" 
I was able to come up with some 
ways to ease away from the gray 
cloud above and push into some 
sunshine. Everyone needs a little 
sunshine in their life — ifs good 
for the soul. 

First things first: 

Don't question yourself. You 
are your biggest critic, so when 
you hear that nit-picking voice 
start to pick on you about how 
your diet isn't working or you 
start feeling cruddy about not 
keeping that guy you were inter- 
ested in around, ignore it. Better 
yet, assume that if s oh-so-totally 
wrong. 

Second: 

Walk with pride. There's noth- 
ing that I hate to see more than a 
person with horrible posture and 
an ugly walk. Those who walk 
with bigger strides swing their 
arms and walk with their heads 
held high feel happier and more 
confident that those stuck in an 
old-lady stance with their shoul- 
ders hunched over. Walking tall 
gives others the sense that you 
are proud of who you are and 
you want others to know it. So 
be a goddess (or a god) and walk 
like one! 

Third: 

Manage your time. I know 
that you might feel that the 
world will crumble and you will 
shrivel up artd die if you don't 
get that extra 10 minutes of sleep 
in the morning. Get up! Make 
time for yourself, and your stress 
fact will totally decrease. Once 
you see that you have enough 
time in your day to do every- 
thing you need, your mind will 
stop over analyzing your sched- 
ule and you finally find a spare 
moment to take out for yourself. 
Believe me, if you need happi- 
ness in your life, take a breather. 

Fourth: 

Smile! I cannot tell you how 
important it is to smile — even in 
the face of great trial. Knowing 
that you have a smile on your 
face will remind yourself that 
things really aren't that bad. And 
honestly, if s ok to fake one once 
in a while. When you start to feel 
down, don't do the obvious act 
of pouting — think of something 
funny and smile or laugh out 
loud. Smiles are beautiful, not 
matter who you are. 

Fifth: 

God made dirt and dirt don't 
hurt — thafs what I always say. 
Everyone I know is obsessed 
with staying clean and intact all 
day. The way I see it is that you 
can't have fun staying clean. 
Sometime you have to get dirty. 
Get out there with your guy or 
girl friends and play a little 
touch-football, paint something 
or get out and play in the rain. 



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FROM PAGE 5 

Sixth: 

Treat yourself to a vacation. I 
don't mean use your life savings 
on a trip to Cancun or anything — 
just take a mini-road trip to a near- 
by city. Catch up on your shop- 
ping in Shreveport or go visit the 
zoo in Alexandria. By treating 
yourself every once in a while, 
you'll let your mind and body take 
a breather, and getting back to 
reality won't seem like such a 
drag/ 

Seventh: 

Get into a routine. Begin your 
morning with something that will 
wake you up and brighten your 
day, whether its ordering that 
large vanilla velvet-ice you just 
love or just a simple breakfast of 
eggs sunny-side-up. 

Schedule a weekly girls-night-in 
with popcorn and chick-flicks or 
meet the guys every week for 
Monday-night football. The truth 
is that life is totally random. By 
keeping a few rituals around, your 
life will feel at least a little bit in 
order and keep you in high spirits. 

Eighth: 

Pamper yourself. If you don't 
give yourself a little piece of heav- 
en now and then, your psyche is 
sure to crash on you. Schedule one 
night a week where you don't do 
anything but bum incense and lis- 
ten to Jcsh Groban. Give yourself 
a manicure or pedicure or indulge 
yourself with Godiva chocolate 
truffles. 

The point this week is for you to 
make yourself happy. Everyone is 
so wrapped up in pleasing the 
people around them, but by giving 
your life a little euphoric break 
every now and then, you'll start to 
see that happiness agrees with 
you. 

And when happiness agrees 
with you on the inside, the whole 
world will know it on the outside. 

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By Kyle Shirley 

Sauce Reporter 

What does it mean to be "nor- 
mal?" 

Roger Held, the department's 
artistic director, said he is directing 
Noel Howard's Hay Fever, a come- 
dy about an unusual family strug- 
gling to fit in with society. The 
show opened with a preview 



Wednesday and will run todav 
through Saturday and Tuesday 
through Nov. 19. The play begins at 
7:30 p.m. in Theatre West. 

Held said he selected the show in 
an effort to bring diversity to the 
departmenf s schedule and to offer 
students a chance to demonstrate 
the skills they have been studying 
in class, since the play will allow 
students an opportunity to work on 




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a period piece. 

"Hay Fever is kind of a 20th cen- 
tury classic," Held said. "Ifs an 
interesting menagerie of personali- 
ties that get thrown together, and 
that's where the humor comes 
from. Ifs too complicated to mean 
just one thing. But at the same time 
it's reasonably funny." 

Held also said he was pleased 
with the way the show looks. 

"Ifs a very pretty show. The cos- 
tumes are nice, and the blocking 
turned out to be pretty nice," Held 
said. "As you watch people move 
through the set, ifs much more like 
a dance than anything else." 

Senior theatre major Sarah Jessi- 
ca Rhodes, who plays Sorel Bliss in 
the show; said she is interested to 
see how students will react to the 
play. 

"Ifs British humor, so ifs not 
meant to be physical comedy. They 
skim over everything that Ameri- 
cans would really emphasize and 
ham up," Rhodes said. "I hope the 
students really like it. Ifs really an 
older humor for an older crowd." 

Rhodes said she was able to 
relate to her character with ease, 
but had some difficulty with her 
speech. 

"She realizes the eccentricity of 
her family, and she decides she 
wants to be normal. Her struggle is 
to try to find normality in a world 
full of dramatic people," Rhodes 
said. "But it was tough because ifs 



a British accent, and I'm from 
Texas." 

Sophomore theatre major Jeff 
Springmann said this is first "major 
show" at NSU. 

"He's kind of a stiff guy," Spring- 
mann said of his character, Richard 
Greatham. "He doesn't really let 
his emotions show. He just absorbs 
everything and watches what's 
going on." 

"I've never played a character 
like this, ever. Usually I'm like the 
comic, crazy guy. So it was definite- 
ly a challenge. It was a good expe- 
rience," Springmann said. 

Hay Fever is Held's third play at 
NSU. Held said he is responsible 
for fundraising, creating an "artis- 
tic vision" for the department and 
delegating responsibilities for its 
faculty members. 

"The artistic director is the per- 
son who is blamed for everything 
that goes wTong and who gives 
credit to everyone else for every- 
thing that goes right," Held said. 

Rhodes said she has enjoyed 
working with Held on the show. 

"He pushes you in a way that 
you don't know you're being 
pushed," Rhodes said. 

Springmann said, "He gives you 
ideas, but if s really you in the end 
that comes up with everything. He 
allows you to grow more, and I've 
really learned a lot." 



Sequels 



FROM PAGE 5 

lights from this chilling season. 
However, as Lionel draws Lex clos- 
er, Clark's father Jonathan fears 
that Lex will one day turn against 
him. 

The seventh and final season of 
Buffi/ the Vampire Slayer begins with 
the mysterious murders of teenage 
girls all over the world and some- 
thing trying hard to drive Spike 
mad. Buffy is training Dawn and 
soon becomes a student counselor 
at the newly rebuilt Sunnydale 
High. Willow is recovering from 
the magical addiction which almost 
led her to destroy the world, and 




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Smallville and Buffy the Vampire 
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"Thank you for being a friend. . ." 



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Golden Girls can murmur. With the 
first season debuting on DVD on 
Nov. 23, nothing can stop Blanche, 
Dorothy, Rose and Sophia. The 
DVD contains the complete first 



season with 25 episodes, all reveal- 
ing in the end how each friend 
came together to live in the house. 

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, a ch scored 13 points for the 
pemons, who got 11 by Jermaine 
Wallace and 10 from Colby Barge- 
man. 

The Reddies, aiming for their 
jeventh straight NCAA Division II 
tournament appearance and ninth 
straight 20-win season, had a 
jame-high 18 points by Dedric 
toooner and 16 from Tyrell High- 
lower. 

The Demons trailed 26-16 with 
m-o minutes to go in the first half 
tut drew within 28-22 at the break, 
despite being outshot 65 percent to 
32 percent from the field. North- 
western sank just 3 of 10 first-half 
(tee throws. 



NSU scored the first 10 points of 
the second half in the first 4:40 and 
never trailed again. The Demons 
sank 59 percent (16-27) of their 
second-half shots from the floor 
and made 9 of 11 free throws while 
limiting the Reddies to 39 percent 
shooting aim. 

"We worked harder to get much 
better shots in the second half and 
we were able to use our pressure 
defense to increase the tempo of 
the game," said sixth-year Demons 
coach Mike McConathy. "We also 
were more productive on the 
offensive boards and got some sec- 
ond-chance baskets." 

Allen, Lee and Wallace all are 
juniors who are Preseason All-SLC 
selections. Bargeman is a 6-5 fresh- 
man from Lafayette-Northside 
who did his scoring in 12 minutes 
off the bench as one of nine 
reserves used by the Demons. 

NSU, which avenged an 81-70 
exhibition loss to Henderson State 
last season, opens the regular sea- 
son Nov. 19 at Oklahoma State. 




Cheryl Thompson / the Currevt Sauce 
Junior guard Tyronn Mitchell dribbles 
the ball down the court against Hen- 
derson State at Prather Coliseum. 



NSU Athletics 



Women's Basketball 
Vs. 

Henderson St. 

6:30 

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Volleyball loses to SFA 



Courtesy 
Sports Information 

www.nsudemons.com 

NSU gave first place Stephen F. 
Austin all it could handle, beating 
the Ladyjacks in the first game but 
unable to hold on as SFA rallied 
for a 3-1 win in Southland Confer- 
ence volleyball action here Tues- 
day night by scores of 29-31, 30-23, 
31-29 and 30-23. 

The win was the 15th straight 
for the Ladyjacks as they improve 
to 23-5 overall and 15-3 in the 
league. 

NSU, fighting for a spot in the 
postseason tournament, drops to 
12-18 and 8-10 in league play. The 
Lady Demons trail sixth place 
Nicholls State and Texas-San 
Antonio by one game with two 
remaining. 

NSU true freshman Whitney 



King led all attackers with 23 kills 
while hitting .333 for the match. 
SFA was led on offense by Laura 
Cramer's 21 kills. She also had 18 
digs to complete the double-dou- 
ble. 

The Lady Demons jumped out 
to a 1-0 lead with a 31-29 win in 
game one but SFA scored a 30-23 
win in the second game to tie the 
match at 1-1. 

In the third game, NSU jumped 
out to an early lead and built a 26- 
21 advantage before the Ladyjacks 
rolled off seven straight points to 
take a 28-26 lead. 

NSU forced the game into an 
extra serve but fell 31-29 to drop 
behind 2-1 in the match. 

Flavia Belo flirted with a triple- 
double for the Lady Demons by 
getting 30 assists, 13 digs and 
seven kills for the match. Shannon 
Puder added 15 kills and Janel 



Fisher 12. Ashley Hadley led the 
team with 18 digs. 

The Lady Demons will return to 
action on Friday when they host 
Texas State at 7 in Prather Colise- 
um. 

NSU 3, Lamar 2 

NSU stayed in contention for 
the final spot in the Southland 
Conference Tournament, beating 
Lamar in five sets bv scores of 20- 
30, 33-31, 19-30, 30-25 and 15-8 
while snapping a five-match los- 
ing streak in volleyball action here 
Saturday night. 

The win improves the Lady 
Demons to 12-17 overall and 8-9 in 
league play, just one game behind 
Texas-San Antonio and Nicholls 
State and tied with Sam Houston 
State for the final tournament 
spot. 

Whitney King led NSU with 19 
kills. 



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the Current Sauce 



Sports 




Patrick 
West 

The Way 
I See It 



Pathetic 
Turnout 

sportseditorcs@yahoo.com 

Disappointing. That is 
what I was thinking as I 
sat in the student section 
Saturday during the NSU 
and Texas State football 
game. 

I looked left - empty 
seats. I looked right - 
empty seats. I even looked 
across the field and 
behind me and I saw 
empty seats. Pathetic. 

Even Demon head coach 
Scott Stoker said the low 
fan attendance was a pet 
peeve, and he hopes more 
people would attend the 
game this Saturday. 

We field one of the best 
teams in Division I-AA 
and have the leading 
defense in all of I-AA, yet 
the Demons cannot get 
fans to come out and sup- 
port them on a Saturday 
afternoon. 

Yes, I know we have 
struggled on the road and 
had lost the last two 
games, but NSU is domi- 
nating at Turpin Stadium. 

The Demons are 5-0 at 
home including wins 
against Appalachian State 
and McNeese State. The 
Demons have scored 40 or 
more points at home while 
allowing only one oppo- 
nent, the Mountaineers, to 
score more than 30 points. 

That is domination. 
Nobody is better at home 
than NSU. Well, the other 
NSU, the Colonels, are 
doing well at home also, 
beating the Demons and 
Stephen F. Austin. 

For the five home 
games, the attendance has 
been steady until this 
weekend. The first home 
game there were 13,110 
fans in attendance, and 
there were 10,282 fans for 
the second home game 
against ASU. 

The third home game 
attendance dropped 
against Oklahoma Pan- 
handle State with 7,324 
people in attendance, 
while the most fans turned 
out for homecoming 
against McNeese St. with 
14, 591 fans at Turpin Sta- 
dium. 

The lowest fan atten- 
dance was this past week- 
end against Texas State 
with a meager 5, 720 fans 
showing up. More people 
attended the OPSU game 
than a serious must-win 
conference game for the 
Demons. 

NSU needed to win this 
game, and they faced an 
unbeaten conference foe, 
but nobody was there to 
support them. Why? 
Because students go home 
every weekend for some 
odd reason or another. 

Students should want to 
tailgate and have fun, but 
no they rather go home to 
mommy and daddy. I bet 
if this were LSU the stu- 
dents would head out to 
tailgate and go to the 
game. 

Also, Order of Omega 
did not help with their 
posters saying a pep rally 
would be held for Nov. 12 
to pump the Demons up 
against Sam Houston 
State. 

Way to go Order of 
Omega, you missed an 
important game before the 
Bearkats game. I saw that 
pep rally poster two 
weeks ago. 

Demon fans come out 
this weekend, as NSU 
needs your support 
against the No. 3 SHSU. 
Remember, you never 
know what will happen. 





Cheryl Thompson/fAe Current Sauce 
(Top) Redshirt freshman Connor Morel takes a snap during the 
Nicholls loss. (Left) Junior quarterback Davon Vinson tries to outrun 
a Ragin Cajun defender in the opening game of the season. Both 
athletes excel in the two-quarterback system. 



NSU's play-calling duo 



By Justin Hebert 

Sauce Reporter 

There has been a trend 
catching on quickly in col- 
lege football over the past 
few years. 

The trend has hit home 
even with the NSU Demon 
football team this year run- 
ning our very own two- 
quarterback system. 

The Demons have been led 
in the 2004 season by the 
quarterback tandem of jun- 
ior Davon Vinson and red 
shirt freshman Connor 
Morel. 

So far the pair of quarter- 
backs has had similar stats, 
with Vinson completing 58 
of 109 passes for 801 yards 
and seven touchdowns. 

Morel has thrown for 684 
yards on 57 of 104 passes 



and come up with four 
touchdowns. 

The two quarterbacks, 
who say they are good 
friends, credit their relation- 
ship for some of the 
Demon's success so far this 
season. 

"We're good friends," 
Morel said. "We root for each 
other. If one of us makes a 
good play the other one is on 
the sidelines clapping it up 
for him, saying good job." 

"We've got a great rela- 
tionship, on and off of the 
field, good relationship," 
Vinson said. 

Vinson, who is bigger than 
Morel, brings more of a run 
threat to opposing defenses, 
which is a cause for a lot of 
excitement at times, while 
Morel is more of a pocket 
passer. 



"I believe I've got the 
option to run or pass," said 
Vinson. 

While one of Davon's 
biggest assets comes from 
his athletic ability, some of 
Connor's best abilities come 
from more of a mental aspect 
of the game. 

"I just keep everyone set- 
tled," Morel said. "I don't let 
them get too hyped about 
one play or too down about 
another. You have to work 
just as hard on the next 
play." 

The pair agreed though, 
that is always good to have a 
backup plan in case if one 
them is not playing up to 
their ability. 

' "We have a good chance of 
at least one of us playing 
well," Morel said. "You have 
more than one option to see 



who is playing better, and 
whoever is, keep him in. I'm 
down for whatever helps the 
team win." 

The tough competition 
over the quarterback posi- 
tion has helped the two men 
excel and caused them to get 
a little flustered. 

"It'll push you to play bet- 
ter," Vinson said. "But some- 
times you try to play too 
hard and make mistakes." 

Even though Vinson and 
Morel both have plenty of 
respect for their counter- 
part's abilities, they both 
would like to have the ball at 
the end of the game to 
orchestrate the winning 
drive. 

"I want the ball in my 
hands," Vinson said 

"I'll take it," Morel said. 
"I'd love to take it." 




Cheryl Thompson / the Ci rrevt S\ice 

Quarterback Davon Vinson gets 
tackled by a Texas State Bob- 
cat defender in Saturday's win. 



Demons face explosive offense 



By Patrick West 

Sports Editor 

An aerial show with a 
shootout and an explosion is 
almost promised in this Sat- 
urday's contest between No. 
19 NSU Demons and the No. 
3 Sam Houston State Bear- 
kats. 

"They have an explosive 
offense," Demon head coach 
Scott Stoker said. "I have 
seen a lot of good offense but 
not like Sam Houston's. 
They have three weapons 
and that is not counting the 
tight end." 

The Demons are coming 
off a huge win against con- 
ference foe Texas State 44-7 
and improving their chances 
for a conference champi- 
onship. 

NSU needs to win its last 
two games of the season to 
win the championship. The 
Demons' opponents, the 
Bearkats, are coming off a 
shoot out against McNeese 
State, which SHSU won 52- 
47. 

The Bearkats roll into 
Turpin undefeated in confer- 
ence play while the Demons 
are 2-1 in conference play. 

The contest between SHSU 
and NSU will be explosive as 
the second ranked offense in 
Division I-AA takes on the 
No. 1 Purple Swarm defense. 

The Bearkat offense is led 
by senior quarterback Texas 
A&M transfer Dustin Long 
who was named national 
Offensive Player of the Week 
after breaking an SLC record 
with 598 yards of total 
offense with six touchdowns 
against MSU. 

Long finished the MSU 
game with 577 passing yards 




Cheryl Thompson / (As Current Sauce 
Demon junior running back Derrick Johnese runs through some 
Texas State defenders Saturday. Johnese finished the game with 
152 yards rushing on 12 carries with one touchdown as NSU beat 
Texas State 44-7 at Turpin Stadium. 



on 34 of 52 passes and led 
SHSU to 655 yards of total 
offense. 

Long also leads the nation 
with 30 touchdown passes. 

"I don't want to get in a 
shootout with them, that will 
not benefit us," Stoker said. 

For the Demons to win, 
the Purple Swarm will have 
to pressure and hit Long for 
four quarters. 

That will be a tough task 
for the Purple Swarm as 
Long has been sacked only 
nine times this season. 

"It is a great challenge for 
us defensively and a great 
challenge for our second- 
ary," Stoker said. "We need 
to bring pressure, and when 
the ball is in the air, we need 



to compete for the football. 
We can't let Dustin stand 
back there and give him time 
to throw the football." 

The Purple Swarm leads 
Division I-AA in total 
defense allowing a meek 233 
yards per game and first in 
rushing defense giving up 73 

ypg- 

On the opposite side, the 
SHSU defense has given up 
378 ypg and 142 rushing 

ypg- 

"Their defense is tired and 
has been on the field too 
long this season," Stoker 
said. "It will be interesting to 
see what they do on defense. 
Nobody has stopped us all 
year on offense, we have 
been shooting ourselves in 



the foot." 

Both offenses can move 
the chains as NSU is averag- 
ing 415 total yards of offense 
while SHSU is averaging 502 
yards of total offense. 

The Demons are better as a 
running team, chalking up 
250 running yards with 
SHSU managing only 131 
yards. SHSU, though, has 
the better passing team aver- 
aging 370 ypg while NSU is 
averaging 165 ypg. 

NSU and SHSU are the top 
teams in the conference as 
each leads the SLC in nine 
statistical categories among 
28 compiled by the league. 

The Demons and Bearkats 
are 1-2 in scoring defense, 
rushing defense and total 
offense. Each NSU and 
SHSU, rank in the top two of 
22 of the 28 SLC stats. 

The battle for conference 
supremacy takes place at 4 
p.m. Saturday at Turpin Sta- 
dium. 

The Bearkats can clinch a 
share of the SLC title with a 
win, while NSU can keep its 
championship hopes alive 
with a win. 

"The kids need to be 
focused for 60 minutes on 
both sides of the football for 
us to win this game," Stoker 
said. 

NSU 44, TSU 7 

Courtesy 
Sports Information 

www.nsudemons.com 

NSU scored the first six 
times it touched the ball Sat- 
urday and got 152 yards rush- 
ing and a touchdown from 
Derrick Johnese along with 
206 yards passing by Davon 



Vinson, including two TD 
passes to Derrick Doyle, in a 
44-7 rout that knocked visit- 
ing Texas State out of a share 
of first in the Southland Con- 
ference football race. 

The Demons (6-3 overall, 2- 
1 in the SLC), ranked 22nd 
nationally in Division I-AA, 
led 38-7 at halftime. 

NSU outgained Texas State 
566-169 and cruised to its first 
win in three games while 
going to 5-0 at Turpin Stadi- 
um this season with a 51- 
point homefield scoring aver- 
age. 

The Bobcats (4-5, 2-1) 
picked up nearly half of their 
total yards in their lone scor- 
ing drive, a 6-play, 80-yard 
march capped by a 15-yard 
Chase Wasson pass to John 
Tyson 31 seconds into the sec- 
ond quarter. 

Otherwise, the Demons 
were dominant, something 
that did not come as a com- 
plete surprise to NSU coach 
Scott Stoker, despite entering 
the game after two consecu- 
tive losses on the road while 
making nine turnovers and 
creating only one in that span. 
NSU forced three turnovers 
and suffered only one Satur- 
day. 

"We had, by far, our best 
practice week of the season. I 
could tell these players 
understood what was at 
stake, having a shot to win 
the conference championship, 
by the way they approached 
this game," said Stoker. "We 
can be a pretty good team 
when we play like we did 
today. Texas State was in the 
wrong place at the wrong 
time and to be fair, they didn't 
have their best day." 



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Courtesy 
Sports Information Burea 

Basketball • 

Lady Demons 
set to face 
Lady Reddies 

Defending South! 
Conference women's bas 
ketball champion NSU, led 
by senior All-SLC standouts 
Amanda Bennett and Dia. 
mond Cosby, plays host to 
Division II power Hender- 
son State Thursday at 6:30 
p.m. in an exhibition game 
at Prather Coliseum. 

Admission is free as tru Firsl 
Lady Demons, 24-7 last sea 
son, make their unofficia 
debut under new head 
coach Jennifer Graf. 

NSU will tip off the regi* 
lar season at home next Fri- 
day night, Nov. 19, with a 
matchup against anothei 
NCAA Tournament teas AU^H 
from last season, Southern iflbill 
coached by former Ladj 
Demon Sandy Pugh. . 

Henderson State return R j n ^ 
all five starters from a tean 
that reached the NCAd Jy ' 
Division II Final Four las 
season. The Lady Reddia 
were ranked No. 4 in th \ K s ^ 
Division II preseason Top 2! • ' 

P°^' iontracto 

g week, 

Soccer's 
controversial fcn 
tourney exit 

A controversial garni 
tying goal by Texas State lePP^'^l! 
to the ejection of NSU heai Registrai 
coach Jimmy Mitchell and ay, 
to the game-winning goa 
with 49 seconds remainin G^nt'' 
as the Bobcats came fronF 1 30 or 
behind to defeat thf™ 2051 
Demons 3-2 in the semifijojrrenth 
nals of the Southland Con Hi less t 
ference Soccer Tournameil partmei 
here Friday afternoon. udents v 

NSU (11-11) led 2-1 wit . . 
less than nine minutes I incorr 
play in the game wha "* ° nen 
Texas State's Angela Criss] r ™ se 5 
bed the game with ai for more 
apparent hand ball goa inission 
from inside the box will ww.nsula 
8:24 to play in the contest. 

This drew Mitchell off th 
bench to argue the call thd 
eventually led to his ejeo IlOrU 
tion. Mitchell has filed i ^ Nsu 
protest of the goal. moat tot 

With the scored tied 2-1 an( j 
Texas State's Jaynee Shef 
man scored the game win c onc 
ner with just 49 seconds lei Pertoire 
on the clock as the Bobcat " songs 
(12-9) advance to Sunday' " ces - 
championship game. The Men' 

After a scoreless first hal jrien's ( 
Julie Zavala gave th 
Demons a 1-0 lead on al 
.unassisted goal in the 47tii 
minute. Texas State tied thWlIQilj? 
game at 1-1 one minute latt Titers 
on a netter by Danielle Ho| ^ jqc 

1 Zavala gave NSU a 2- J^ft [ 
lead with her second goald L .' e ' 
the game in the 67i Qeatn 
minute. Texas State outsrwThe firs 
the Demons 21-13 for thfcirder cr 
game, including a 12- fet will t 
advantage in shots on goal Wse, du 
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who helped the Tigers p& ^k- 
their best regular-seas^ y Qu caf 
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year, has become the bfi lhj s Dart 
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basketball program. 6,131 ty pr 

Porterie, a 6-5 1/2, 22* w. The 
pound forward, sign« ^ es att 
with the Demons Wedne 5 
day morning on the ftf 
day of the national earl 
signing period for bask^ 1 
ball and spring sports. 

Porterie averaged 
points and 12 rebounds 
game last year for co» 
Duke Allgood 
Marksville, earning hono* 
able mention Class 3A Al 
State recognition as th 
Tigers went 26-7. 



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filed i fhe NSU MerVs chorus and Women's Chorus will present a 
mcert tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Admission 
tied 2-2 [free and open to the public. 
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onds le Pertoire plus arrangements of show tunes, traditional west- 
Bobcat n songs and new arrangements of hymns and religious 
Hinday 1 ! Sces - 

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Srst halfc^gp.g c nonjs j s conducted by Terrie Sanders, 
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>AN JOSE, Calif. - A Redwood City, Calif., jury convict- 
U a 2- ^ cott Peterson °f first-degree murder in the death of 
d eoal< iVl ^ e ' Laci Peterson, and second-degree murder in 

° e death of their unborn son. 
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for di Irder charge, means Peterson could be executed, 
a 12' tet will be determined by the jury following a penalty 
on goal &se, during which attorneys for both sides will argue 
"ether the Modesto man should be put to death or 
'end the rest of his life in prison. 

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Scott Peterson looked straight ahead as the verdict 

5 read. As the jurors were being polled, each one 

" r ming the verdict, Peterson looked at them, but 

,n e appeared to acknowledge the 32-year-old former 

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*°fii< ? Deen sequestered since deliberations began Nov. 3. 
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furors will be asked to return on Nov. 22 to begin a 



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12, it ^k. The jurors, lawyers, family members and wit- 
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from the Current Sauce 



New camera system in works 



Funds allotted from 
S.T.A.T. budget for 24- 
hour surveillance 
system 

By Elizabeth Bolt 

Sauce Reporter 

The Student Technology 
Advisor}' Team has approved 
a $95,000 budget to put up a 



new system of surveillance 
cameras around NSU's cam- 
pus, but it must be approved 
by the University in order to 
be put into effect. 

SGA President and S.T.A.T. 
chair Mindy McConnell said 
the money is coming from the 
student technology fees paid 
by students each semester. 
The budget this year was 
about $1.4 million. 

She said the idea for securi- 



ty cameras had always been 
present, but SGA members 
were told the cameras could 
not be put up because it 
would make the University 
liable for everything recorded 
by the cameras. 

The six SGA members of 
S.T.A.T. meet once a month 
with the sole purpose of 
spending student technology 
fees, and they began ques- 
tioning administrators about 



the cameras. 

Anthony Scheffler, vice 
president of academic affairs, 
said the cameras were a great 
idea as long as a group was 
put together to lay out all nec- 
essary plans and research 
before anything is purchased. 

He said scalability and 
inner operability are impor- 
tant for the system because 
they help save money and are 
more efficient. 



"If it's going to work and 
benefit the University, then by 
all means do it," Scheffler 
said. 

The Campus Safety Com- 
mittee has been meeting once 
a week to work on the pro- 
posal. The committee is head- 
ed by chairman Matt Bur- 
roughs and eight other stu- 
dents. 

Burroughs said they are 
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the Student Activities Board sponsored "SABari" in Friedman Student Union. The monkey, along 
with other exotic animals, were brought to Natchitoches by Animal Rentals in Chicago. 

For the full story and many more photos, see Life, page 5 



Boozman dorm 
passes inspection 



By Savanna Mahaffey 

Sauce Reporter 

Despite recent rumors 
about the foundation shifting 
at Boozman Hall, Vice Presi- 
dent of University Affairs 
John Dilworth said the foun- 
dation passed inspection. 

Boozman Hall is the desig- 
nated residence hall for 
Scholars' College students. 
The three-story building has 
an occupancy of 180, and it is 
a co-ed dormitory. 

"Issues at Boozman were 
brought to my attention, and 
we just happened to have an 
engineer on campus working 
on a separate job," Dilworth 
said. "He checked out the 
foundation of Boozman and 
said that it is in fine shape." 

The rumors of the cracking 
foundation were started in 
part by the draping of yellow 
caution tape on the east side 
of Boozman Hall's first floor 
lobby. 

Dilworth and the director 
of the physical plant, Chris 
Sampite, said the yellow cau- 
tion tape is in place because 
glass windowpanes in the 
first floor lobby are leaning. 

The east side of the build- 
ing has been braced to keep 
everything in place and pre- 
vent further damages until 
permanent repairs can be 



made. 

"The instructional engi- 
neer came in, and some 
doors and windows need to 
be adjusted because they are 
leaning" Sampite said. "A 
contractor is coming in to fix 
that in the near future." 

Sampite said they could 
not find any structural dam- 
age. 

"There are no cracks in the 
bricks, and that's usually the 
first tiling you would see," he 
said. 

Boozman Hall also under- 
went asbestos inspection 
during the summer. 

"Some floor tiles were 
removed, and we were just 
checking it out and cleaning 
it up as a University mainte- 
nance improvement," 
Sampite said. 

Another rumor was circu- 
lating that Boozman Hall will 
be closed and turned into a 
parking lot when the new 
residence hall near the 
Teacher Education Center is 
completed. 

Sampite said that nothing 
has been decided, and there 
are no plans to do this. 

"We have a University 
master plan that involves 
bringing all the buildings up 
to code and giving students 
what they want in their col- 

« See Boozman, page 3 



Photography contest showcases student talent and skill 



By EmmaLee Jordan 

Sauce Reporter 

NSU student photogra- 
phers were in the spotlight 
this week. 

The NSU Photography 
Club sponsored its first pho- 
tography contest, and the 
awards ceremony was held 
Tuesday night at 7 p.m. 
Entrants were allowed to sub- 
mit one or multiple photo- 
graphs to the contest in any 
size necessary. Photographs 
were required to be matted 
and ready to hang. The group 
of prints was turned into a 
showcase at Scrapbook Heav- 
en and Coffee Creations on 
Front Street. 

Photos were judged on 
artistic and technical merit 
and composition by a panel of 
local artists and photogra- 
phers, who made collective 
decisions on first, second and 
third place winners. 

Cass Whaley a junior 



Scholars' College student, 
won the contest for her photo- 
graph, "Untitled." It was an 
8x10 black and white photo of 
a man sitting on a single twin- 
size mattress in a small, 
almost barren room picking 
at an electric guitar. In the 
back corner of the room, a 
small table holds an empty 
bottle of alcohol and drug 
supplies. 

Candice Pauley, a senior 
journalism major, who helped 
plan the contest, received sec- 
ond place for her photograph 
titled "Bourbon Street at 4 
a.m." It was a blurred 8x10 
color print of the lights on 
Bourbon Street in New 
Orleans. 

Shay Kuhn, a senior in the 
art department, was the third 
place winner for her photo- 
graph, "Time for Dad to 
Come Home." It was a black 
and white 8x10 image of two 
toddlers staring out a large 
window. 



Whaley won $75 for first 
place, Pauley received $50 for 
second and Kuhn won $25 for 
third. Prizes were donated to 
the Photography Club by the 
Natchitoches Art Guild. 

Three honorable mention 
awards were given out at the 
ceremony. Whaley received 
one for a color 8x10 print of a 
brunette in a green sweater 
with her right hand raised to 
her lip, sitting at a table over a 
coffee cup and saucer. The 
image was called "The Last 
Time I Saw Her." 

Blake Bennett, a junior 
Scholars' College student, 
received the same award for 
his 8x10 color print titled 
"CDs." It captured the light 
reflecting different colors off 
the back of several CDs on a 
dark background. 

Pauley also received an 
honorable mention for her 
11x14 black and white print 
called "Love International." It 
is an image of a man holding 




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Mark Bills critiques Candice Pauley's photo "International Love" at 
the photography contest held Tuesday night. Bills, a judge in the 
contest, offers Pauley, a senior journalism major, photography tips. 



a woman, and they are not 
looking at the camera. 

Eleven photographers sub- 
mitted 23 prints. Pauley said 
she was happy about the 
turnout of entrants and 



prints. 

"If s not a very big show, 
but we didn't expect our first 
show to be, so I was really 
pleased," Pauley said. 

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2 News — the Current Sauce — Thursday, November 18, 2004 

High caliber' of high school students 
attracted to NSU by Fall Senior Day 



By Shelly Roberts 

Sauce Reporter 

Hundreds of high school sen- 
ors from Louisiana and Texas 
came to NSU Saturday for Fall 
Senior Day. 

Senior Day gives high school 
seniors a chance to visit the cam- 
pus, meet faculty members and 
watch a home football game. 

"We had a great group of high 
school seniors who seemed gen- 
uinely interested in our universi- 
ty," said university recruiter Ellen 
Dutsch. 

The high school seniors were 
offered a chance to ask questions 
to NSU students who were on a 
student panel. Some of the ques- 
tions included: "What time do we 
have to be in the dorms at night?", 
"Where are all the good parties?", 
and "How was the transition 
from high school to college?" 



Things went smoothly at Senior 
Day despite the fact that the num- 
ber of students in attendance was 
slightly lower than previous 
years. 

Linda Walker, office manager of 
university recruiting, said the 
decrease in numbers was not a 
bad thing. 

"We're absolutely not disap- 
pointed in the numbers even 
though they were lower than last 
year," she said. "This year we had 
high-caliber students attend." 

The recruiting staff also 
received many applications for 
admittance, scholarships and stu- 
dent housing. 

"We are very excited about the 
new housing complex that is 
going to be built next year," said 
Sandy David, secretary of univer- 
sity recruiting. "We received 17 
housing cards this year compared 
to the three we received last year." 



New faculty evaluation system planned 



By Kyle A. Carter 

News Editor 

The faculty senate has been 
asked by the University to begin 
forming a new faculty evaluation 
process. After attending a confer- 
ence about faculty evaluations, 
Provost Anthony Scheffler and 
head of the faculty senate, Ben 
Rushing, agreed to form an evalua- 
tion program that measures the fac- 
ulty's performance in specific fields 
of study. 

Scheffler said the present evalua- 
tion process does not provide 
accommodations to measure facul- 
ty performance in separate disci- 
plines. He said teaching, research 
and university involvement have 
to be measured when evaluating 
faculty. Each of these rise and fall 
in value depending on the field of 
study. The faculty is not limited to 
the work they do in these areas for 



evaluation, though, he said. 

"Traditionally, most good pro- 
grams evaluate those three, but it 
does not mean that is all there is to 
it," Scheffler said. 

Scheffler also said the University 
wants faculty members to be 
involved in the whole process of 
defining and setting up the criteria 
for the new program. 

Scheffler said this will help 
inform faculty about what they 
should do to better their depart- 
ments. Faculty members also know 
what is important for their fields of 
study, he said. 

"The faculty is the heart of the 
University and the better they are, 
the better the University is," Schef- 
fler said. 

Rushing, also an associate profes- 
sor of mathematics, said the last 
evaluation system had little or no 
input from faculty. This one, on the 
other hand, places faculty as the 



driving force behind how faculty 
members are evaluated, he said. 

Rushing said Scheffler told him 
that a more comprehensive evalua- 
tion system is needed so that facul- 
ty can be evaluated on a specific 
field of study. He said comparing 
across disciplines is difficult to 
measure and evaluate in the same 
system. 

He also said that in some fields of 
study, writing papers is not as 
important as it is in others. Howev- 
er, in some fields, being able to 
write grants is more important. 

"What we talked about is how to 
make a system that is broad and 
that recognizes differences in disci- 
plines," Rushing said. 

The new evaluation process is 
only in the planning process. 
Rushing said to start the process, a 
recap of the conference was given 
to the department heads so they 
can decide what criteria is impor- 



tant for their disciplines. Next, ^ 
faculty senate will search for men 
bers of the faculty at large who ^ 
interested in developing e\ ali l4 
tions. Rushing said these faculh 
members will be the driving forq 
behind the development of the ne> 
evaluation system. 

After that, they will go to sto 
dents, other faculty, administrate^ 
and outside sources for ideas q 
what faculty should be doing an , 
teaching. Finally, they will mai, 
the evaluation questionnaire basq 
on the information gained throug| 
this research. 

Scheffler said he would like (, 
see a clearly defined process by 
end of the spring with a testabfc 
evaluation system for fall 2005 
Rushing, on the other hand, saj 
that a year and a half will be need 
ed to plan the program with 
testable evaluation system readi 
for 2006. 



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The theatre department at NSU 
is the recipient of two grants this 
semester to help provide stage 
lighting and new programs for stu- 
dents in the department. 

Theatre department head Roger 
Held said the two local grants are 
the Board of Regents Enhancement 
Grant and the Louisiana Division 
of the Arts (LADA) grant. 

"We are glad to have these two 
grants to enhance our program for 
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would be used for the replacement 
of the lighting systems in A.A. 
Fredericks auditorium and Theatre 
West. In order for the department 
to receive the grant, the University 
is required to match it by at least 
half the amount given by the 
Regents. 

Held said the lighting system is 
usually replaced every 25 years. 
He also said that the Board of 
Regents evaluates the department 
every three years and will be eligi- 
ble again for the grant in 2007. 

"We try to stay close to the state- 
of-the-art lighting," Held said. 



"With this type of lighting, we are 
able to show our students what it is 
like in the real world." 

Held said in order to receive the 
grant, an application has to be filled 
out, and a proposal must be writ- 
ten. The paperwork is reviewed by 
the peer reviewers, who are indi- 
viduals from other states who 
review the applications and grade 
on a scale. 

Held said the department was 
rated in the top five on the scale, 
which is a requirement to receive 
the grants. 

Held said the requirements for 
the LADA grant includes a panel 



that evaluates the application an 
selects who will receive it. 

The LADA grant has been use 
to bring artists to NSU such 
Mary Sue Price, who did a vvorl 
shop in September and Mild 
Yionulis, who held a workshop j 
October. 

The LADA grant is for $4,461 
and the department is required tj 
match the grant with $2,500, whiff 
will equal approximately $7,500 

Held said he is very appreciate 
of the grants and is looking for 
ward to improving the departmen 
for the students. 



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The photo contest was open to all 
interested NSU students and was 
sponsored by the NSU Photogra- 
phy Club. 

There was a $3 entry fee for each 
photo submitted, and the prints are 
for sale now at Scrapbook Heaven 
and Coffee Creations. The show 
will run until Sunday. 

Pauley said she would like the 
contest to become an annual event, 
and the club will try to make it hap- 
pen each fall semester. 



Amanda Sullivan owns Scrap- 
book Heaven and Coffee Creations, 
along with Susan Bamburg. They 
allowed the Photography Club to 
use their shop for the show and the 
awards ceremony free of charge. 

Sullivan said that if the contest 
becomes an annual event, they 
would like to continue sponsoring 
the club. 

"It's a good way to give back," 
Sullivan said. "It's a good place for 
you all to come. We've been very 



busy today and yesterday, and 
everyone who has come in has def- 
initely been attracted to that wall." 

Sullivan said that if the contest 
grows, she would like to add more 
tables and chairs to the coffee area 
of the store. 

"But for now, it's the perfect 
size," she said. 

She added that archiving photo- 
graphs is important, and scrap- 
booking is a great way for everyone 
to keep memories together in a fun 



and organized way. 

The NSU Photography Clul 
meets Mondays at 7 p.m. in Root 
205 of the Creative and Performij| 
Arts building. 

The club is open to all students 
and Pauley urges anyone who 
interested to join. 

"We wanted a group to gf 
together and talk about our photo 
graphs," Pauley said. "It's fo 
anyone who's interested in lean 
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Cameras 



FROM PAGE 1 



currently writing the 
policies and procedures. 

No official plans have 
been laid out because the 
proposal must be 
approved by the student 
senate and the adminis- 
tration the week after 
Thanksgiving. They 
must have all signatures 
needed from the admin- 
istration by Dec. 3. 

Scheffler, approving 
agent for the proposal, 
looks over it and makes 
his recommendation to 
University President 
Randall Webb. 

Burroughs said there 
will be two phases for 
setting up the cameras, 
with a third one pending. 

During phase one, no 
cameras will be added. 
Instead, the 32 cameras 
already on campus will 
be connected under one 
system. 

Suggestions from out- 
side security companies 
on how to better inte- 
grate the systems have 



"If it's going to work and benefit the 
University, then by all means do it." 



Anthony Scheffler 

Vice president of academic affairs 



been taken into consider- 
ation. 

Burroughs said five to 
10 new cameras will be 
added during phase two 
to areas with the most 
traffic, such as the CAPA 
building, Kyser Hall, and 
certain dormitories. 

Jennifer Long, coordi- 
nator for student tech- 
nology, said money has 
been set aside in the 
budget for the cameras. 
She said once the policies 
and procedures have 
been written, there will 
be a follow-through with 
purchasing. 

Long said various 
departments on campus 
such as telecommunica- 



tions, the physical plant, 
the campus police and 
housing will all be 
involved in deciding on 
the best system for the 
cameras. 

The three camera sys- 
tems already on campus 
will be looked at in order 
to decide the best way to 
put them together. 

They will then talk to 
different vendors about 
equipment and look for 
the company that can 
combine all of those sys- 
tems into one for the best 
price. 

"I think it's a great idea 
the students have," Long 
said. "I think it's needed, 
and it will be utilized." 



McConnell said the 
cameras will ensure that 
NSU property is not 
damaged but will not 
make the University 
liable for personal loss or 
damage. 

The cameras must be 
monitored by a trained 
official. Scheffler said the 
University budget does 
not allow for any more 
personnel to be hired 
right now. 

"We'd love to hire 
someone for the job, but 
we just can't," he said. 

The cameras will not 
be continually moni- 
tored, but tney will 
always be running and 
recording. 



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9:03 p.m. 

A student called to report a 
suspicious person walking into 
Turpin Stadium. Officers found 
no one. 

11-9-04 
4:19 p.m. 

A vehicle was burglarized in 
the Rapides parking lot. 
6:21 p.m. 

There was a wreck in one of 
the faculty-staff parking lots. 
6:34 p.m. 

A man called to report some 
stolen books. 
7:36 p.m. 

A Columns resident called to 
report a group of men shooting 
paint balls and golf balls at 
horses in the field. 

11-10-04 
1:38 p.m. 

A resident of Rapides called 
and requested that an officer 
escort him to his car because a 
resident he was having trouble 
with was standing at the front 



desk. 
3:52 p.m. 

There was a wreck in front of 
the biology building. 
9:57 p.m. 

A call was received about a 
resident of Sabine who was 
being harassed by her neigh- 
bors. 

10:25 p.m. 

An officer gave a warning to 
five men who were goofing off 
and riding on top of vehicles. 

11-11-04 
10:08 a.m. 

An ambulance was called for 
a medical emergency. 
7:00 p.m. 

An officer was requested at 
Iberville because a student was 
trying to "double up" on his 
take out food. The assistant 
manager did not want to file a 
report; he just wanted officers 
to be aware that the student 
was attempting to steal food. 
11:27 p.m. 

An ambulance was called to 
Dodd Hall for two medical 



emergencies. One resident fell 
and hit her head; the other was 
bitten by a spider. Neither was 
transported to the hospital. 

11-13-04 
10:40 p.m. 

A teacher from the Louisiana 
School called because non-stu- 
dents were causing problems at 
a dance. 

11-14-04 
1:47 p.m. 

An ambulance was called to 
Dodd Hall for a resident with a 
spider bite. 

11-15-04 
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Someone from the Natchi- 
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He said that Boozman Hall has 
its advantages and disadvantages, 
which is why the University is con- 
sidering its renovation or demoli- 
tion. 

"Boozman is older, but it does 
have its benefits," Sampite said. "It 
does not have an elevator, and the 
style of it is older. We know that 
students today want a newer style. 
However, students enjoy the 
advantages of the suite-style build- 
ing." 

Director of Student Services 
Frances Conine said if Boozman 
would be torn down in the future, 
another residence hall would be 
designated for Scholars' College 
students. 

"Even though nothing is on the 
drawing board right now, residen- 
tial life and housing feel that Schol- 
ars' students having their own res- 
idence hall is important to their 
learning environment," Conine 
said. 

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Humanity during war II 




By Justin 
Shatwell 



If you have watched the news 
lately, I'm sure you have heard 
the story of the Marine who shot 
and killed an unarmed Iraqi mili- 
tant in a mosque in Falluja. 
Though the facts are still a little 
confused, it appears the militant 
was among five men who had 
been wounded during a raid on 
the mosque the day before. The 
soldiers left them there for anoth- 
er unit to pick up and bring out 
of the city for treatment and 
detainment. For some reason, 
that unit never arrived and the 
wounded men were left there 
overnight. Another unit of 
Marines arrived sometime the 
next day and found the wounded 
men. A Marine noticed that one 
of the men was still breathing and 
shouted that he was pretending 
to be dead. He then shot the man 
and remarked, "Well, he's dead 
now." 

There is currently a criminal 
probe into the event, and the sol- 
dier involved will likely face dis- 
ciplinary action. However, I was 
appalled to read today that a 
large number of Marines are 
claiming he did nothing wrong. 
They argue that he was stressed 
from the battle and the wound he 
suffered the day before. They 
claim extenuating circumstances 
because the insurgents had not 
been fighting "by the rules." 
Some even said they would have 
done the same thing. Sergeant 
Nicholas Graham said, "I would 
have shot the insurgent too. Two 
shots to the head . . . You can't 
trust these people. He should not 
be investigated. He did nothing 
wrong." 

Of course he did something 
wrong. Aside from the multitude 
of international laws he broke, he 
has no moral leg to stand on. You 
can argue extenuating circum- 
stances all day long, but the fact 
of the matter is that the Marine in 
question killed a wounded and 
unarmed man. What threat did 
he pose? If he was wired to 
explode, shooting him could only 



make matters worse. If the 
Marine thought he was going to 
leap up and attack him, he still 
could have kept him in his sights 
and had his comrades detain him. 
That Marine executed that Iraqi. 
He held his life in his hand, and 
he crushed it not because he had 
to, but because he chose to. 

The comments of those who are 
defending the Marine's actions 
make me concerned about the 
mindset of the average American 
soldier. How can they think he 
did nothing wrong? We are the 
United States of America. We 
have long striven to be a "city on 
the hill," an example to the rest of 
the world of what civilized 
democracy can achieve. We are 
supposed to hold ourselves to a 
very high standard. Just because 
our enemy isn't playing fair, we 
do not lower ourselves to their 
level. 

We are supposed to be fighting 
a war of liberation, not annihila- 
tion. If we are ever to win "the 
hearts and minds of the Iraqi peo- 
ple," our soldiers must treat all 
Iraqis, even their enemies, as 
human beings. Most of the insur- 
gents in Iraq are Iraqis, and I am 
certain this fact is not forgotten 
by Iraqi citizens. Even if most of 
the Iraqi people disagree with the 
beliefs and actions of the insur- 
gents, they cannot like seeing 
their countrymen stripped of 
their human rights and executed 
on the spot. If we allow infrac- 
tions like the one in Falluja to go 
unpunished, we run the risk of 
appearing just as barbarous as the 
insurgents in the eyes of the Iraqi 
people. If this occurs, how can 
we convince them to trust us or 
the democratic government we 
have helped create there? 

Vietnam taught us that even 
though you are killing more of 
them than they are of you, it 
doesn't mean you are winning. 
Unless we send a clear message 
of our beliefs to both the Iraqi 
people and our own troops by 
punishing that Marine for his 
actions, we will bring ourselves 
one step closer to defeat. 

Justin Shatwell is a Louisiana 
Scholars' College Student. His 
opinions do not necessarily rep- 
resent the Sauce staff or the Uni- 
versity. 



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PDCLQQtB The new law 




By J. Aaron "Q" 
Brown 



Bush has appointed a man 
named Alberto Gonzales to the 
position of Attorney General, head 
of the Justice Department. This is 
the man who wrote the legal 
defense for keeping prisoners in 
Guantanamo Bay without access 
to lawyers or, indeed, access to the 
outside world at all. His extension 
of American sovereignty to Iraq 
allowed us to weasel out of the 
Geneva Convention and ultimate- 
ly justified the torture at Abu 
Ghraib. This man provided the 
legal framework that has allowed 
the US to flout the laws he himself 



will be obligated to enforce. This, 
boys and girls, is scary. 

It's even scarier when one con- 
siders that he may well have been 
chosen so that the Bush adminis- 
tration can groom him for a seat 
on the Supreme Court. Though 
the first seat will almost certainly 
go to a far-right puppet of the 
regime, Gonzales has proven him- 
self adept at the misrepresentation 
and legal contortionism the Bush 
team loves so much. This, in com- 
bination with the appointment of 
Condoleeza Rice (another facilita- 
tor of this administration's lies) to 
replace Colin Powell as Secretary 
of State, is absolutely chilling. 

These are very telling moves by 
the Bush regime. This is a state- 
ment that the changes we have 
seen in the last four years are not 
going to be changes of administra- 
tive policy but changes of govern- 



mental policy. The President is 
surrounding himself with advisors 
who will do what he tells them 
rather than advising him. He is 
creating a buffer against criticism 
and dissent, not a connection to 
fresh ideas and public opinion. 

To Mr. Hargis: Kindly tell us 
which Republican source you use 
for your statistics and exactly how 
one goes about calculating that 49 
percent of the media supported 
Kerry and 51 percent supported 
Bush. Though I can't say I consid- 
er voting for Bush a particularly 
intelligent act in light of the facts, I 
understand that many people are 
ill-informed or vote by matters 
other than the issues of govern- 
ment. One person I spoke with, 
for instance, voted for Bush 
because they are both from Texas. 

Your demographics concerning 
middle-class church-attending 



families reflect your own biases, 
and, indeed, those of the average 
middle-class church-attending 
family. Your failure to see Kerry's 
class and brains before the election 
was just that: your failure. As so 
many have, you identified with 
Bush's Midwestern manner and 
his speeches about "faith" more 
than you thought about Kerry's 
points on foreign and fiscal policy. 
I fear that the next four years will 
teach even you to be more percep- 
tive in choosing for whom you 
vote. 

Write to saucefiller@gmail.com 
over the break. And where the 
hell is "Cafif-lib-eronia?" 

J. Aaron Brown is a Louisiana 
Scholars' College student. His 
opinions do not necessarily rep- 
resent the Sauce staff or the Uni- 
versity. 



THE RIGHT SIDE Heavily thankful 




By T. Hargis 



Between Veterans Day and the 
Thanksgiving holidays we all 
have time to reflect on our nation 
and our very lives as Christmas 
approaches. What do we truly 
mean when we say we are thank- 
ful? Are you thankful that it was- 
n't you being shot at this week in 
Fallujah or Mosul or are you 
thankful that someone else was 
being shot at? Are you thankful 
for the right to read this column or 
the one above it? If you look close- 
ly you can see blood on your fin- 
gers from the dying soldier that 
brought this freedom to you. 
Maybe it wasn't yesterday; maybe 
it was 50 years ago or perhaps 
over 200 years ago. To me, it 
frankly doesn't matter. I guess I 
should think about what I am 
thankful for. 

I'm thankful first for my wife. 
Yeah, she is my wife, but she 
understands something the Filler 
column could never grasp. She 
wakes up every day at 0515 - 
that's 5:15 a.m. civilian time - to 
run 2-4 miles to keep in shape. She 
has willfully volunteered to be a 
number. Her life is not her own 



and whatever mission she is on 
carries with it more weight than 
her concern for family, husband or 
daughter. She has yet to spend 
Easter at home since we have been 
married because there were things 
that needed to be done to keep the 
mission of this nation moving. She 
salutes a flag that stands not for a 
president but for a union of states 
that places its loyalty to a set of 
ideals. She wears a flag on her 
arm that flies in the proper direc- 
tion even when she endures 
orders that she would rather not 
follow. She gives her loyalty to the 
constitution, not a man, and swore 
by it when she took her enlistment 
to be an active duty soldier and 
not to a man or women whose 
ideas and policies really don't 
matter when you are defending 
rights. When she salutes, she 
salutes not the man in uniform but 
the rank that it carries. 

I'm thankful for my brother. He 
gets to see enemy Korean soldiers 
on a daily basis now without hav- 
ing contact with his family back 
home in months. He has chemical 
drills every other morning at 0400 
and sleeps well within range of 
enemy artillery. He doesn't whine 
about the action but complains 
about the lack of it. He is trained 
to be a just in case soldier. He is a 
soldier I am thankful we are not 
using. Thankful he is ready, thank- 
ful he is bored. 



I'm thankful that every morning 
and every evening when I pass 
headquarters on my way home I 
have to stop my car and get out 
when "Taps" begins to play. I'm 
thankful that at 1700 every day 
there are people that salute, stand 
at attention and stand firm while 
our flag is lowered without dis- 
grace. Soldiers ensure that no part 
of the flag touches the ground and 
that no one moves until the 
artillery cannon is fired signaling 
the end of the duty day. 

They are thankful for every air- 
borne, Ranger, enlisted, officer or 
Special Forces soldier that gave 
their life not for a president, not 
for people in congress but for the 
right to run for those offices, the 
right to speak about those offices, 
and the right to even have those 
offices. 

The Filler only showed its igno- 
rance last week, but also a blatant 
disrespect for everyone in the 
sendee of your country. It chose 
not to bring an intelligent voice to 
NSU by submitting that poorly 
constructed picture to symbolize a 
point that could have been made 
far more effective using other 
symbols. I, along with thousand of 
other soldiers on Veterans Day, 
was not only personally offended 
but awestruck, as a person who 
"claims" to be a Louisiana "Schol- 
ars" College student, would repre- 
sent not only the college but the 



University as a whole in such a 
ignorant matter is just sad. 

I am thankful that the author is 
not in the service because I don't 
know if he could get past himself 
and his "issues" to see the larger 
picture of society and that of histo- 
ry in general. Maybe he should 
attend our judicial processes class 
more and learn about our coun- 
tries' symbols and procedures. He 
does have the right to submit for 
publication anything he sees fit. I 
think it shows a poor understand- 
ing of your own country to con- 
nect our flag with the office of the 
president when the president has 
his own seal. But in the end all he 
wants is attention. 

The left has to have it to sur- 
vive, especially now. The minority 
has to scream louder and look 
more ridiculous to get attention. 
So I will continue like the rest of 
you to read his article and give 
him the attention because at some 
points it is humorous. Last week 
was just sad. Another soldier died 
today and will not be draped with 
the seal of the president. His coffr 1 
will don our flag, always flying 
home, in the proper direction. 

Thomas Hargis is a senior gen* 
eral studies major. His opinions 
do not necessarily represent the 
Sauce staff or the University. 






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Thursday, November 18, 2004 
the Current Sauce 



5 




Survival 1010: 
Meeting the 
Parents 



Dear Readers, 

As we get closer to the holi- 
day season, the inevitable will 
undoubtedly occur. Whoever 
you are dating is bound to 
request your attendance at some 
family function that will require 
you to meet the parents. 
Though you may have success- 
fully avoided the meeting for 
months by bemoaning your 
need to study and work, the 
excuses disappear come holiday 
season. 

So let us assume that you, like 
most people, have found no 
polite way to wriggle out of 
your boy /girlfriend's invitation. 
You are well and truly stuck, 
and even now you are begrudg- 
ingly planning the trip to your 
loved one's house. Never fear, 
dear reader, I am here to help 
you at least avoid a Ben Stiller- 
esque experience. I am really 
just going to talk about one sim- 
ple rule that should be followed: 
use your common sense. 

Common sense should tell 
you that not every family is 
going to be exactly like yours. 
For instance, just because your 
family thinks that people who 
skip church are heathens does 
not mean that the family you 
are visiting thinks the same way. 
The last time they may have 
stepped inside of a church was 
for a funeral. In other words, 
you might just do best avoiding 
topics that could be inflammato- 
ry like religion and politics. Dif- 
ferent families, different cus- 
toms - you get the idea. 

Also, use your common sense 
when it comes to your manner- 
isms and speech habits. Remem- 
ber that cursing may not be con- 
sidered polite by the family you 
are meeting. Burping farting, 
etc. in public should also be 
taken into consideration. Not 
everyone considers it a compli- 
ment to the chef when you let 
one out at the end of the meal. 

You are trying to make an 
impression on these people, 
right? So, you do not want to 
make the parents wonder what 
m the world their child was 
thinking by hooking up with 
such a moron. And try to keep 
the making out in front of the 
Parents to a minimum, if any at 
all- No one likes to see their lit- 
tle boy or girl get felt up right in 
front of their eyes. 

For any other massive mishap 
'hat occurs, just go with it. Be 
honest, polite and contrite if you 
m ess up or offend anybody. A 
sincere apology can usually go a 
long way when you are a guest 
a t someone else's house. Also, 
^k ahead of time about the 
'amily you are going to see so 
V°u can get a good idea of what 
•to expect and what they consid- 
er proper behavior. 
, In the end, if your conscience 
18 saying not to do something, 
^ to follow it for once. Other- 
Vv ise, be your usual charming 
^If, and hopefully the folks will 
^ the wonderful you that has 
'heir son or daughter so infatu- 
ated. 




* disclaimer: While this is an 
Wvice column, recognize that I 
^fallible. I am not a profes- 
S J° nc *l psychologist or psychia- 
p sr , and I base my advice sole- 
y on my own personal experi- 
e * c e and research that 1 have 
°ne. * H ave at1 y questions 
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" er advice? Tell Tallulah and 
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1. Mark 
Szafran, an 
animal han- 
dler for Ani- 
mal Rentals 
in Chicago, 
holds a 
three-foot- 
long North 
American 
alligator. 
(Chris Reich/ 

the CURRENT 

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2. Gretchen Johnson cuddles up 
with a Bolivian Geoff roy Cat. The 
cat is full-grown and slightly smaller 
than an average house cat and 
weighs only two pounds. (Leslie 
Westbrook/ the Current Sauce) 

3. Senior Christopher Less hangs 
out with Ruby, an African Gray par- 
rot. (Leslie Westbrook/ the Current Sauce) 




WELCOME 

TO THE 

NGLE 



SAB brings out 
NSU's 'wild' side 



By Claire Mayeux 

Sauce Reporter 

More than the typical noises of college students were 
heard in the Student Union on Wednesday when SAB 
hosted its "SABari" event. 

SAB representatives-at-large worked hard to bring wild 
animals to campus. Students visited cuddly and creepy 
animals and insets while munching on pizza, popcorn and 
animal crackers. 

Representative-at-Large Mandy Ward said that she was 
very pleased with the turnout. "We had hoped for large 
zoo animals, but the smaller, cuddly ones worked out 
great. Students were excited and stayed a long tim#,,npt 
only for the food but also for the event itself," Ward said. 

What student wouldn't have fun holding a large, yellow 
python, a furry tarantula, a gray chinchilla, or a taking a 
picture with a monkey licking on a lollipop? 

Jamie Sandifer, a junior history major said that this was 
the best SAB event that she has been to during her career 
at NSU. 

" I think that this is awesome. I loved being able to inter- 
act with the animals. This tops all of the events so far. I 
hope they do this again next year." Sandifer said. 

There are hopes for repeating this event next year but 
perhaps with more of a carnival theme. SAB president Lisa 
Mayeux said she was thrilled that the students had so 
much fun. 

" This event brought a diverse crowd who really seemed 
to enjoy themselves. We are always striving to have all stu- 
dents at NSU interact whenever possible," Mayeux said. 



4. Sophomore Eric Evans was one of 
only a few students willing to hold 
one of the two hissing cockroaches. 

(Leslie Westbrook/ the Current Sauce) 

5. Roxanne Peltier makes friends 
with a hedgehog. (Leslie Westbrook/ 

the Current Sauce) 

6. Mirage, a Fennec fox native to 
the northern Sahara desert, kept a 
low profile during the SABari. (Chris 
Reich/t/ie Current Sauce) 

7. Local school children get a fright 
from Casper, a seven-foot-long albi- 
no Burmese python. (Leslie West- 
brook/ the Current Sauce) 




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Fashionable 

Focus 



Zhfi 
Metro-sexual 

Styfe tiysjor a new 
Sreecfofmen 

Everyone knows one: the guy 
in your class who dresses so 
chic, the one who smells great 
everyday, the man who spends 
some time in the mirror and 
actually gives a hoot. Know 
what I'm talking about? Of 
course you do. It's the latest 
brand of gentleman — the 
"metro-sexual." 

The Metro-sexual is the guy 
you see at Starbucks with gelled 
hair, a crisp button-down shirt, 
fitted trousers and nice, black, 
buckled shoes. He's the guy 
that makes normal guys look 
like crap. He's the guy that puts 
most men and some women to 
shame, and he should. He 
worked hard for it. 

Metro-sexuals look like the 
reality-form of the male runway 
model — except his sexual prefer- 
ence is strictly in the female 
zone. 

When did this metro-sexual 
movement become so apparent? 
I'd say about the late 1990s early 
2000s. During the last "Friends" 
seasons, the idea of a clean-cut 
guy who takes care of himself, is 
actually aware of his appearance 
and is definitely not afraid to 
express his personality really 
caught America's eyes-both 
women's and men's. 

Brad Pitt's and Tom Cruise's 
sense of style makes them both 
hotties, but still metro-sexuals. 
Colin Farrell might be a little 
rough around the edges, but 
even so, he would also be con- 
sidered a metro-sexual. 

OK, so if you're reading this 
and you're a guy, and you think 
you might be one, here are some 
style tips for you. 

The sleek, sexy fashion scene 
for you includes some basic 
favorites. 

Try a bold tie: 

Knowing that you can look 
professional and personal all in 
the same outfit is quite a feat 
that many, many guys lack. The 
next time you are getting ready 
to buy a super-spiffy outfit for a 
job interview or a nice dinner, 
consider a bold, vibrant tie. 
Wrap a bright, multi-colored or 
patterned cravat around your 
neck instead of typical basic 
dark (boring) tie. If you are 
dressing to impress, the worst 
impression you can make is that 
you are boring. By letting your 
future employer or current date 
know that you are not afraid to 
stand out a little, you are leaving 
the notion that you are original 
and not afraid to be different. 
Words of advice, though, are to 
stay away from the old-fogey 
ties that are too skinny or too 
wide. Keep sophistication in 
mind and pick a print that is 
bold and eye-catching, not loud 
and eye-squinting. 

You spent the 
bucks, now wear 
a tux: 

CSSa*; Well, at least 
\ y wear the shirt. 
f^L You might as 
well 





real 
ize 

that if 

you have pur- 
chased a tuxedo 
you probably are 
not going to wear 
it that often, unless 
you are 1.) An NSU I 
musician or 2.) a 
penguin. So, the 
easiest way to make 
use of your expen- 
sive digs is to wear 
the shirt but not with 
just anything. Dress 
down your tux shirt 
by pairing it with your 
fitted jeans and nice 
leather shoes, preferably 
in black. Dress up the 

■ See Metro-sexual, page 6 




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Jordan to play 
international 
piano series 

By Darla Williford 

Sauce Reporter 

The next internationally 
acclaimed artist to visit NSU as 
part of the Louisiana Piano Series 
International is Krassimira Jordan 
of Bulgaria. 

Jordan began playing the piano 
at age four and made her debut at 
seven. She has won many presti- 
gious international prizes includ- 
ing the International Piano Com- 
petitions "Alfredo Casella" and 
"Alessando Casagrande." In 1981, 
she won the gold medal as a repre- 
sentative of Austria in the Rio de 
Janeiro International Piano Com- 
petition. 

Jordan is now an Artist-in-Resi- 
dence and professor of Piano at 
Baylor University in Waco, Texas. 
By teaching intensive masterclass- 
es, Jordan has enhanced the inter- 
national image of Baylor's music 
program. She teaches instruction 
in European culture and history, 
and organizes educational tours 
and student concerts in Europe. 

Jordan's concert will be Nov. 30 
at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. 
The performance will be preceded 
by a pre-concert lecture, given by 
Nikita Fitenko, assistant professor 
of piano, and followed by a recep- 
tion. 

Tickets are free to NSU students 
and $10 regular admission. 



Metro-sexual 

outfit by pulling on a wool blaz- 
er, but remember to keep the outfit 
simple and chic. With this outfit, 
you could go from your eight 
o'clock fraternity meeting to your 
11 o'clock rendezvous at the bar. 



Is it dark in here? 

Or is it just your shirt? It is per- 
fectly alright to wear a black or 
navy shirt (it can be pinstriped if 
you like) under your suit for 
evening wear. In fact, the dark- 
under-dark effect is rather intrigu- 
ing to the eye of your beholder. 
Add some slick details like a jacket 
and pants with a subtle sheen to it. 



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Home away from home for holidays 



By Raquel Hill 

Life Editor 

For NSU athletes there's no place 
like home. But with busy practice 
and game schedules, going home is 
harder than they thought. 

Being away from family has 
brought on two different reactions 
for two athletes. They have experi- 
enced what it's like to be away 
from family during the holidays by 
going home with other teammates, 
playing at tournaments or being 
stuck in Natchitoches. 

Thanksgiving is when NSU stu- 
dents get to go home for a week 
and be with their families, but for 
Flavia Belo and Kristin Davis, 
going home won't be a reality. 

Belo, public relations major, is 
originally from Rio de Janeiro, 
Brazil. When the school year 
begins, her life back home ends and 
Demon life begins. Between class- 
es, practice and studying, Belo 
doesn't find much time for a social 
life. All of that changes next week 
though. 

With volleyball season now over 
and the weeklong break ahead, 
Belo and the rest of her teammates 
have some time to finally catch up 
on sleep and rest before finals. 
However, going home for Thanks- 
giving isn't an option for the 22- 
year-old senior. 

With airfare prices so high and 
the Christmas holidays just around 
the corner, she has to find alternate 
ways to spend her turkey day. 

Belo said the hardest thing about 




Chris Reich/rte Current Sauce 
Flavia Belo and Kristen Davis will spend another holiday break away from home. 



being so far away from home is see- 
ing everyone getting ready to go 
home and having to find her own 
place to stay during the holidays. 

"Everyone's excited to see their 
family, and you either have to stay 
here or go home with someone," 
she said. 



"Being an athlete makes it hard 
to go home, but you can count on 
your teammates to come through 
for you. Someone is always going 
to offer to take you in so you won't 
be left behind." 

Not being close to both family 
and friends is disappointing for 



Davis as well, but being away is 
more of a vacation than it is a nui- 
sance. 

Eveiy Thanksgiving, the basket- 
ball coaches schedule the team to 
play in a tournament. Two years 
ago, the tournament was in Las 
Vegas and last year it was in Chica- 
go. This year the team plans to 
travel to California. 

So how does an athlete on the 
road spend the holidays? Just ask 
21-year-old Davis from Sulphur. 

This year the team leaves Nov. 
24, the day before Thanksgiving. 
And even though the team will be; 
2,000 miles away from home, they 
still plan to incorporate the holi- 
days and enjoy it as a family. 

"We're probably going to do] 
some sight-seeing and then find a] 
place to have dinner as a team," she 
said. 

For Davis, the worst part abouj 
traveling during the break is thai 
Thanksgiving is supposed to be 
time with family and friends. 

"I know I'll miss being with nr 
family and not being home," Da 
added. 

Wondering how athletes li 
Davis and Belo get over their sep; 
ration anxiety? 

They remember that eveni 
though they are far away from their 
immediate families, they have a 
second family right here at NSU. 1 

"The coaches try really hard to 
make things as comfortable as pos} 
sible," Davis said. "The team is my 
family, and it makes being away for 
the holidays a little better." 



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FROM PAGE 5 

Express for Men carries these 
ensembles. Refine your look with a 
nice, black crocodile-print belt. 

Are you not "turtly" 
enough for the "Turtle 
Club?" 

Of course you are, when if 
comes to wearing turtlenecks, that 
is. Just for the record, you do not 
have to have a special kind of neck 
to wear a turtleneck sweater. 
Turtlenecks are seen as the power- 
ties of the new millennium. Wear 
one under a nice denim jacket or a 
dark velvet blazer with some jeans 
or nice slacks, and you'll definitely 



look attractive. If you wear formal 
outfits, like suits to work, throw a 
brightly colored turtleneck on 
underneath the suit. This way, 
you'll look more approachable for 
an invitation of happy-hour cock- 
tails. 

Get some "scents:" 

If you have been wearing the 
same raunchy "Stetson for Men" 
watered-down toilet water since 
you were in middle school, if s 
time for a change. Some of the 
hottest scents out there right this 
second are Escada Magnetism for 
Men, Paul Smith London and Ken- 



neth Cole Reaction. Also the clas- 
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the football on SFA, but we got 
to hit the play action pass and 
fiand the ball off to Johnese and 
(Derek) Sampson," Stoker said. 

The lone blemish of the 
Demons is playing on the road. 
f4SU is currently 1-3 on the road 
including losses to the Universi- 
ty of Louisiana at Lafayette, 
North Dakota State and Nicholls 
State. 

Kick off time for Saturday's 
contest is 2 p.m. at Homer Byrce 
Stadium in Nacogdoches, Texas. 

"This is very important for us 
to beat SFA and bring a champi- 
onship and Chief Caddo back 
home," Johnese said. 






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carries with one touchdown. NSU beat 
the Bearkats 45-27 as the Demons 
had 446 yards rushing in the win. 
NSU plays rival SFA this Saturday. 



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the Current Sauce 



Sports 



Mike 
McCorkle 

The Way 
I See It 



55 

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Unsung 
Athletes 



sportseditorcs@yahoo.com 

The little guys get none 
of the credit. 

I am not going to bore 
you about the importance 
of this weekend's football 
game against Stephen F. 
Austin. 

Yes, we have to win to 
go to the playoffs. Yes, if 
we win we will have a 
share of the conference 
championship (like I said 
we could do). 

I am not going to bore 
all of you because by the 
time this column is print- 
ed, it will have been 
drilled into your skulls. 

I'm not going to write 
about last weekend's 
game against Sam Hous- 
ton State either. 

Sure, it was a great 
game, and it was a con- 
vincing victory. The 
Demons stood up and 
answered their critics 
against a very tough Bear- 
kat team. 

I am going to write 
about the unsung athletes 
of NSU: The hard-work- 
ing athletes who partici- 
pate in the so-called 
minor sports. 

I have not done a very 
good job covering these 
worthy athletes. 

I have written about 
sports and 9-11, the foot- 
ball team's ups and 
downs and I have whined 
about my boys, the Yan- 
kees, losing in the ALCS 
to the Red Sox. 

To all of you who par- 
ticipate in softball, tennis, 
soccer and track, I say 
thank you. There may not 
be very many people at 
your respective events, 
but I just want you all to 
know that I think you do 
a great job. 

Few people can say that 
they were Division I ath- 
letes, so take pride in 
your accomplishment. 

I attended a volleyball 
game this semester for the 
first time in my life. We 
were playing McNeese, 
and the atmosphere 
rivaled its football coun- 
terpart. 

There was a deep, gen- 
uine passion on both 
sides. It was a very excit- 
ing game that ended with 
a Demon victory. 

These athletes poured 
their hearts out because 
they love their sport. 
They may not stand out 
on campus, but they 
embody NSU athletic tra- 
dition. 

Another thing I noticed 
was how these athletes 
root for one another. The 
tennis players were cheer- 
ing on the volleyball team 
like there was no tomor- 
row. 

They screamed and 
hollered and made sure 
that McNeese knew they 
were there. They did what 
we all should do: Support 
our student athletes. 

Go to a tennis match. 
Watch a baseball game. 
Heck, even the basketball 
teams need some love. 

They work hard and 
deserve every ounce of 
support we have. 

On a sad note, I want to 
say goodbye. This is my 
last column. On Dec. 17 1 
will leave this world of 
late night pizza and video 
games to enter the world 
of casual Fridays and the 
dreaded minivan. 

My goal was to inform 
and entertain, and I hope 
I did just that. 

Have a happy Thanks- 
giving and good luck 
with the rest of the semes- 
ter. Thank you. 



Conference favorites 

Demons predicted to win the Southland championship 



By Justin Hebert 

Sauce Reporter 

Its tip-off time for the 
Demons, and people are 
already looking forward to 
some March madness. 

The NSU men's basketball 
team is preparing for their 
first regular season game 
this Friday night at 7 p.m. in 
Stillwater, Okla. 

They will play the Cow- 
boys of Oklahoma State who 
are nationally ranked in the 
top 10. 

"We are just going to have 
to go and compete," Demon 
head coach Mike 
McConathy said. "We need 
to rebound, and we need to 
take care of the basketball. 

If we do these things then 
you don't ever know what 
could happen." 

NSU's 2004-2005 hoops 
team is the preseason pick to 
win the Southland Confer- 
ence while bringing back 
five starters for 
McConathy's sixth season 
with the Demons. 

Demon juniors Byron 
Allen, Jermaine Wallace and 
Clifton Lee, who have been 
part of the youngest Divi- 
sion I basketball team for the 
past two seasons, have been 
picked by the coaches for 
this year's preseason All- 
SLC Basketball Team. 

"You always want to be 
looked at as a quality club, 
but you have got a lot of 
work to do to be able to 




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Junior guard Tyronn Mitchell dribbles past a Henderson State defender at Prather Coliseum Nov. 7. The 
Demons won the exhibition game against the Reddies 66-56. NSU opens regular season play Friday. 



obtain that goal," 
McConathy said. 

NSU is looking to benefit 
from the experience and 
depth that comes with 



bringing back 12 letter win- 
ners when they take on a 
tough non-conference 
schedule. 
Their schedule includes 



games against Oklahoma 
State, Tulsa, Tulane, LSU, 
Valparaiso, Cincinnati, Day- 
ton, Northern Iowa, and Illi- 
nois, all of which made the 



NCAA Tournament just a 
year ago. 

"Hopefully it will put us 
in a position where we 
played the best and 
improved, we competed and 
hopefully we can win some 
game," McConathy said. "If 
you can do that then I think 
it'll be beneficial." 

McConathy said he plans 
to have his team approach 
every game this season with 
the same hard-working 
mentality so that they do not 
get themselves too excited 
for some of the tough games. 

"I think you have to take 
every game as if it is a game, 
because you don't want to 
build them up so much that 
mentally you give your kids 
a disadvantage," 
McConathy said. 

One of the biggest 
rewards of the Demons com- 
peting in such a strong 
schedule outside of the 
Southland is getting used to 
playing tough teams, espe- 
cially when the games are on 
the road. 

"If we play in these tough 
venues there is not any- 
where in our conference 
that's going to be more diffi- 
cult than going to Stillwater, 
Dayton, Cincinnati, or LSU," 
McConathy said. "But the 
most important thing is 
understanding that our sea- 
son is based off of our 16 
conference games and the 
conference tournament." 



NSU crew hosts annual marathon 



By Jamie Clark 

Sauce Reporter 

Twenty-five course records 
were set Saturday at the 15th 
Annual Marathon Rowing 
Championship on Cane River 
Lake. 

Contestants raced 26.2 
miles, beginning at Melrose 
Plantation and ending at the 
downtown riverbank. 

The marathon had a record- 
breaking 108 entries, which 
was comprised of 350 com- 
petitors. Some came from as 
far as England. Last year 
there were 72 entries with 285 
participants. 

"This year was clearly the 
best ever for the marathon," 
said coach Alan Pasch. 
"Entries were as high as they 
have ever been." 

The Marathon was graced 
with its first Olympic com- 
petitor, Jim Dietz. He is a 
three-time Olympic rower, 
two-time Olympic rowing 
coach and is the current head 
coach at the University of 
Massachusetts. 

Dietz set a course record in 
the Men's Master E Single 
event at 3:27:16 and beat the 
previous record by almost 



five minutes. Dietz said he 
was impressed with the 
marathon and plans to return 
next year. 

He said he may even bring 
his team from the University 
of Massachusetts. 

"It was a total surprise; we 
couldn't have paid to have 
better publicity," Pasch said. 
"He stayed around until 
everyone had their pictures 
taken and questions 
answered. It helps out the 
Marathon to have a person of 
that caliber to participate in 
the event. It will definitely 
have an impact on next year." 

NSU entered two racing 
shells (boats) in the marathon. 
The first was a men's open 
four-boat that set an NSU 
record and took the bronze 
medal with a time of 3:18:09. 

Varsity rowers Ricky 
Ziegler, Matt Hooker, Dave 
May, Chris Lee and coxswain 
Kilburn Laundry raced the 
boat. May has competed in 
the Marathon for the past 
seven years. 

"It's in my blood," May 
said. 

The second shell was a 
novice women's four-boat 
that took gold in its division 



and set a NSU record with 
4:43:26. The shell consisted of 
Maryellen Dickey, Jessica 
Craig, Danielle Champagne, 
Sadie Winterstein and 
coxswain Kori Escalon and 
was the first all novice 
women's boat to be entered in 
the history of NSU. 

"Not many people can say 
that they rowed a marathon, 
so when we were presented 
with the opportunity, we 
grabbed it," said sophomore 
Jessica Craig. "In the end, it 
was well worth it." 

Even with the great weath- 
er conditions, teams ran into 
trouble on the water. The Uni- 
versity of Wisconsin missed 
setting a new course record 
for the men's open eight-boat 
by 1:09 because they broke 
their skeg. 

The skeg is essential for 
steering the shell. The team 
was forced to stop and fix the 
skeg on the water. 

"That's unheard of for a 
team to have an extra skeg 
with them, much less to fix it 
in the middle of a race," said 
assistant NSU coach Jason 
"^gy" Ingargiola. 




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Demon crew team rows the marathon last Saturday. Rowers rowing 
are (front) Ricky Ziegler, Matt Hooker, Dave May and Chris Lee. 



Demons to battle SFA for the Chief 



By Patrick West 

Sports Editor 

NSU's last game of the 
season is for all the marbles: 
a championship and Chief 
Caddo. 

If the Demons beat the 
Stephen F. Austin Lumber- 
jacks Saturday, NSU will 
win a share of the South- 
land Conference champi- 
onship, receive an automat- 
ic bid to the I-AA playoffs 
and bring Chief Caddo back 
to Natchitoches. 

The winner of the Sam 
Houston State-Texas State 
game will win the other 
share of the SLC champi- 
onship. 

"This is for all or noth- 



ing," Demon head coach 
Scott Stoker said. "This is 
where you want to be at the 
end of the season with a 
chance to win a champi- 
onship." 

If the Demons win, it will 
capture their sixth SLC 
championship and first 
since 1998. 

The Demons won the con- 
ference championship in 
1988, 1997 and 1998 while 
making the playoffs five 
times. NSU made the play- 
offs in 1988, 1997, 1998, 2001 
and 2002. 

The Demons are coming 
off a huge win against then 
No. 3 ranked SHSU 45-27, 
while SFA is coming off a 
blowout win against 



McNeese St. 55-7. 

NSU leads the all time 
series 38-19-3, but SFA beat 
the Demons last season at 
Turpin Stadium 42-35 and 
took Chief Caddo to Nacog- 
doches. 

"It was a big win for us 
and we expected to win that 
football game," Stoker said. 

Chief Caddo is college 
football's largest trophy as 
the mythical Native Ameri- 
can stands at 7 feet 6 inches 
and 320 pounds, which goes 
home to the winner of the 
NSU-SFA game. 

The Chief Caddo tradi- 
tion started in 1961 with 
NSU leading the series 24- 
13-1. 

The wooden statue is a 



tribute to the Native Ameri- 
can heritage of both univer- 
sities' home regions and 
every Demon fan knows 
Chief Caddo likes Natchi- 
toches over the Lumber- 
jacks. 

For the Demons to win, 
NSU will have to rely on the 
Purple Swarm defense, 
which is coming off a domi- 
nating performance against 
SHSU. 

The Purple Swarm leads 
all of Division I-AA in total 
defense and rushing 
defense. The Purple Swarm 
held SHSU to a season low 
309 total offensive yards. 

"Coming into the game 
against Sam Houston we 
knew we had to win," sen- 



ior linebacker Jamall John- 
son said. "We need to win 
this week to get a ring." 

The Demon offense, how- 
ever, has picked up speed 
the last two weeks, piling 
up 806 rushing yards and 
has outscored opponents 
89-34. 

NSU was lead against 
SHSU bv lunior running 
back Derrick Johnese who 
had 252 yards rushing on 24 
carries with two touch- 
downs. 

Stoker said the Demon 
offense cannot afford to 
turn the football over and 
needs to be consistent on 
offense. 

"It will be difficult to run 

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This Just In 

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Football 

Tickets on sale 
for SFA game 

Seats in the NSU section 
at the Demons' football 
game Saturday at Stephen 
F. Austin in Nacogdoches, 
Texas, are just $7 and can 
be reserved through the 
NSU Athletic Ticket Offioj 
beginning Tuesday. 

Ticket orders can be 
made by calling the NSU 
ticket office at 357-4268 
from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. begin- 
ning Tuesday through Fri 
day. Tickets will also be on 
sale at the stadium 
Nacogdoches on game 
day. 

All NSU tickets are for 
the east side behind the 
Demons' sideline, and 
NSU supporters buying 
tickets on game day 
should use the east side 
ticket booth to get seats in 
the Northwestern section] 
Children ages 10 and 
under are admitted free a: 
SFA. 

Tickets for students ages 
11-18 are $4, and tickets 
for NSU students present* 
ing a current student ID 
are also $4. 

Football may 
play next 
Saturday 

If the NSU Demon foot) 
ball team wins Saturday 
afternoon at Stephen F. 
Austin, a first-round Divis 
sion I-AA playoff gam] 
could be held next Satua 
day afternoon, Nov. 27, ill 
Turpin Stadium. 

Tickets for students fffl 
the playoff game woui 
be $5 each, with that pria; 
set by the NCAA. Pairing 
and game sites for tfl 
playoffs will be 
announced at approxS 
mately noon Sunday on 
ESPN News, and will bj 
featured on the 
www.nsudemons.cofl 
website. 

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Lights, lights, lights! 

City festival to twinkle with new display additions 

By Courtney LaCaze » 

sauce Reporter Christmas Festival 



Every year the residents of 
Natchitoches look forward to 
the Christmas Festival. This 
year spectators can enjoy 
more lights, more set pieces 
and the chance to purchase a 
spot along the riverbank to 
view the events. 

The Christmas Festival will 
kick off this Friday at 6 p.m. 
with a lighted barge parade 
on Cane River Lake. Satur- 
day will be a daylong Christ- 
mas celebration with arts, 
crafts, food vendors, enter- 
tainment, a parade, a fire- 
works show and the lighting 
of more than 300,000 Christ- 
mas lights. 

The lights now include an 
NSU light set piece, a new 
Santa face, an American Flag 
and a rotating ice skating 
rink. More than 77 set pieces 
will be on display along the 
riverbank. 

The fireworks show will 
once again be followed by a 
laser show. The fireworks 
and laser show will last about 
30 minutes beginning at 6 
p.m. Saturday. 

Due to increased atten- 
dance in recent years, the city 
sold sections along the river- 
bank for spectators to view 
the lights. The barricaded 



Schedule of events for Saturday's celebration 



10 a.m. Opening cere- 
mony at Fleur de Lis 
stage. 

1 p.m. Christmas Festival 
Parade 



• Afternoon Live musical 
entertainment on the 
Fleur de Lis Stage 

• 6 p.m. Fireworks and 
turning on the Christmas 
Lights. 

Source: City of Natchitoches 



sections are $50.00 and the 
city has a limited number to 
sell. 

Courtney Hornsby, Main 
Street director, said the city 
expects a huge turnout this 
weekend with more than 
100,000 people expected to 
attend. The 78th Annual 
Christmas Festival and lights 
are expected to attract more 
than half a million people 
during the month of Decem- 
ber. 

There is always something 
for everyone at the festival. 
There will be an area desig- 
nated for children this year 
called "The Washington 
Square," with activities 
including games, clowns and 
balloons. The children events 
will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
Saturday and the cost will be 
$2 per child. 

U.S. Senator-elect David 



Vitter will serve as Grand 
Marshall in the Christmas 
parade, which begins at 1 
p.m. He will also take part in 
all other festival events, 
including the opening cere- 
mony and the Christmas 
Gala at NSU. 

Other visitors at the parade 
will be the Budweiser 
Clydesdales. The Clydes- 
dales will come into town on 
Friday to make appearances 
before serving in the parade 
Saturday. 

"I have high hopes for the 
festival and we want to 
encourage all Northwestern 
students to participate in all 
the festival events," Hornsby 
said. 

The City of Natchitoches 
will close down streets on 
Saturday morning about 6 
a.m. to get ready for the 
events. 




Leslie Westbrook/f/u Ci reentSauci 
Cane River Lake reflects an NSU light display, one of the several 
new additions to the menagerie of lights regularly set up and turned 
on during the holiday season in Natchitoches. 



Where's the WRAC? 

Center's construction delayed again, but parking lot work persists 




SGA commissioner 
keeps her position 



Leslie Westbrook/f/ie Current Sauce 
A construction worker smoothes out asphalt Nov. 19 for the new Sabine parking lot. 



By Eva Sterling 

Sauce Reporter 

Seven years and still count- 
ing. The question on many 
students' minds is When will 
the Wellness Recreation Activity 
Center finally open ? Director of 
the Physical Plant Chris 
Sampite said that it's hard to 
pinpoint, but the center 
should be complete in early 
spring but probably will not 
open until March. No dates 
have yet been selected for the 
Grand Opening Ceremony. 

There are many things left 
for the University to do 
before the center can open., 
bad weather has delayed 
progress at times, Sampite 
said, and only 50 percent of 
the roof is complete. In the 



next two weeks, the facility is 
going to be dried in and any- 
thing goes no matter what 
the weather, Patrick DuBois, 
the associate director of stu- 
dent activities for recreational 
sports and intramural said. 
This means that the ceiling 
will be finished, preventing 
any more water from enter- 
ing the building. At that 
time, the contractors can fin- 
ish the drywall and electrical 
outlets. 

The construction team has 
increased their numbers to 
speed up the project's com- 
pletion, DuBois said. 

"We are disappointed as 
are many that it has taken so 
long to complete, but there 
have been some factors that 
have been uncontrollable," 



Sampite said. 

In addition to the WRAC 
construction, additions and 
renovations have been made 
to two parking lots on cam- 
pus. 

The Sabine parking lot was 
repaved during Thanksgiv- 
ing break and is now com- 
plete. An extra exit and 
entrance was added to help 
traffic flow. The parking lot 
was re-stripped creating 45 
additional parking spaces, 
which is 370 spaces total. 
Extra lighting is still to be 
added to the parking lot for 
student safety, Sampite said. 
The closing of Caddo parking 
lot is being considered. 

Another parking lot is 
under construction on the 
■ See Lots, page 3 



By Victoria Smith 

Sauce Reporter 

In a failed attempt to 
remove Shantel Wempren 
from her position as Com- 
missioner of Academic 
Affairs on the SGA, Sen. Fred 
Kuechenmeister brought five 
articles of impeachment 
against her at Monday's SGA 
meeting and charged her 
with a gross dereliction of 
duty. Eleven senators voted 
for her removal, but this was- 
n't enough. 

According to Kuechen- 
meister's articles, Wempren 
failed to ensure that her 
department completed at 
least two projects this semes- 
ter, work with NSU's vice 
president of academic affairs 
in various areas, provide 
SGA representation on all 
available University academ- 
ic committees, organize the 
Educational Programming 
Committee, and address 
teacher evaluations this 
semester. 

After formally presenting 
the charges, Sen. Kuechen- 
meister said he had nothing 
to add and that he was only 
presenting the facts. 

Earlier this semester, the 
Distinguished Lecturer Com- 
mittee proposed to bring 
feminist speaker Gloria 
Steinem to speak at NSU, but 
the bill failed to pass. 

"There has been no effort 
or any other plans to bring in 
another project," Kuechen- 
meister said. 

Carlos Hartwell, member 




of the Distin- 
guished Lec- 
turer Com- 
mittee, said 
the commit- 
tee's main 
focus on proj- 
Wempren ects is the 
speaker. 

"If you vote it down that's 
having to start over because 
it's been completely shut 
down," Hartwell said. 

"There was a dereliction of 
duty in communicating with 
the vice president of academ- 
ic affairs and because of this, 
the University terminated a 
degree program without any 
representation from the Stu- 
dent Government Associa- 
tion or Academic Affairs," 
Kuechenmeister said. 

During the fall 2004 semes- 
ter Wempren also failed to 
present the senate with 
appointments to the Scholar- 
ship Appeals Committee and 
the Subcommittee Grade 
Appeals for Admission, 
Credits, and Graduation 
Council. Kuechenmeister 
said there was disregard for 
teacher evaluations after 
Jerry Whorton resigned from 
the senate earlier this semes- 
ter. 

"These charges are 
grounds to remove Ms. 
Wempren from commission- 
er of academic affairs," 
Kuechenmeister said. 

Wempren said that these 
charges were unconstitution- 
al. 

"You can impeach me, you 
■ See SGA, page 3 



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By Kyle Carter 

News Editor 

The baseball field has been get- 
ting the final touches on its surface 
using a new design in artificial turf. 

Mitch Gaspard, head coach of 
the baseball team, said a new turf is 
going to be placed on the field 
made of a rubber-sand mixture. 
This mixture allows for a safer, 
more natural playing surface for 
baseball, he said. In football, the 
100 percent rubber surface of the 
old turf provides a cushion, which 
allows for safer tackling and better 
bounce, but in baseball, a bouncy 
surface is not needed. 

"In baseball you want a natural 
type of playing surface for a natu- 
ral bounce, and the sand allows for 
this," Gaspard said. 

He said because this new turf is 
becoming the standard, the Uni- 
versity will probably have people 
from across the Southern region 
coming to see the new turf. Many 
baseball teams, both professional 
and collegiate, have been moving 
to this type of turf, he said. 

There were two main reasons for 
replacing the surface on the base- 
ball field. Chris Sampite, director 
of the physical plant, said first, the 
baseball field needed to have the 
old turf replaced because it had 
outlived its usefulness. Second, the 
drainage on the field needed to be 
reworked. The project cost about 
$270,000, he said. 

Gaspard said the previous sur- 
face was an Astro Turf surface first 
played on in the Superdome for 




Leslie Westbrook/rte Current 
Work on the baseball field's new surface is currently in progress. Drainage cor 
rections have been made to the field, and new artificial turf has been laid. 



eight years. It was laid on the field 
in 1994, making this turf almost 
two decades old. 

"This turf is only supposed to 
last 12 years," Gaspard said. "Just 
wear and tear over time pushed 
the resurfacing forward." 

Charles Bourg director of ath- 
letic facilities, said it is hoped that 
the field will be ready by the mid- 
dle of December if rain does not 
delay the project. He said all that is 
needed to do is place the inlaid 
logos, baselines and dugout lines 
followed by the rubber-sand mix- 
ture placed over the artificial grass- 
like surface. The field will not have 
to be painted for every game like 
Turpin Stadium, Bourg said. This 
will make maintaining the field 
cheaper and easier because field 
paint will not have to be constantly 
swept off of it. 



NSU Police Blotter by Elizabeth Bolt 



11-15-04 
1:52 p.m. 

A man was on campus with a 
firearm. He was advised that NSU 
is a gun-free zone and was escort- 
ed off campus. 
7:04 p.m. 

A litter of kittens was found 
behind Varnado. The animal shel- 
ter was advised the next day. 

11-17-04 

11:30 a.m. 

There was a fight at the Health 
and RE. Majors' Building. All 
units went and broke up the fight. 



7:49 p.m. 

A caller from Dodd requested 
an officer for a disturbance 
between a resident and a male 
visitor. Two kitchen knives were 
confiscated from those involved. 
The man was transported to the 
campus police station to write a 
statement. They were advised 
that campus police would take 
further action if problems persist- 
ed. 

11-18-04 

12:08 p.m. 

There was a fight at Iberville. 



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lie down than the older Astro Tur( ^n, bring 
Bourg said. He said it costs abou. jepartment 
$100,000 less than the old turf. fte Edua 
Sampite said the baseball fiel Committee i 
has been experiencing problem isign langu 
with drainage caused by too fen (our ideas 
drainage outlets. The problem ha spring leisui 
been corrected by reworking th "If I didn 
drainage below the field before thj supposed to 
new turf is laid. academic af 

Bourg said keeping up the fieli jize," Wemj 
has been a problem with the oli The SGA 
drainage system. He said wate otnmending 
had been flooding and ponding jj hours of opt 
the area around third base on thj 
field, causing the old turf to begii I ^\^T 
to tear and dry rot. I 

At press time, the drainage syj 
tern was corrected, but the artificial east side of c 
turf is on the field without the rub. Center pari 
ber-sand mixture. But weathei help ease soi 
allowing it will be done soon. itation on th 

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One subject with a bloody nose 
was transported to the campus 
police station. Witnesses rilled out 
statements. 

11-21-04 

1:32 p.m. 

Campus police were advised 
that a vehicle was overturned 
near the softball field. An ambu- 
lance and fire truck went. A 
wrecker service did not have the 
equipment to turn over the vehi- 
cle. The subject was not transport- 
ed to the hospital. 

11-23-04 

10:05 a.m. 

Two vehicles collided at the 
traffic light at Sam Sibley Drive. 




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FROM PAGE 1 




kick me off, but you can not 
ording to the constitution strip 
from my commissionership," 
pren said. 
Wempren said she talks to stu- 
ts and teachers and does her 
: for the students of NSU. 
This is a witch hunt," Wempren 
d. "They're after me this week; 
y could be after you next, 
ybe I didn't do mv job but I tried 
best." 

[Sen. Patrick Feller said that the 
fcnmissioner of Academic Affairs 
Ids out what they are supposed to 

*It's a thankless position," Feller 
id. "You do a lot of work and get 
credit for it, but it's your respon- 
sibility." 

Wempren said it is the commit- 
cheaper |) je's job to go out and get informa- 
\stro Tuij jjn, bring it back and then the 
osts aboy Apartment works on it as a whole. 
1 turf. fte Educational Programming 
eball fiefc Committee is currently working on 
problem »sign language class and there are 
y too fen four ideas formulating for the 
oblem »ring leisure series. 
)rking tj* "If I didn't do everything I was 
before thi supposed to do as commissioner of 
jcademic affairs, I sincerely apolo- 
d the fiei rize," Wempren said, 
th the oh The SGA also passed a bill rec- 
aid wate ommending an extension for the 
londing ij |»urs of operation of the Friedman 
ise on thi 

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student union computer lab to bet- 
ter benefit the students. 

Sen. Matt Bartley said he talked 
to many students who kept coming 
to use a closed computer lab. 

"The only reason the lab closes 
so early is because the SGA passed 
the hours," Bartley said. 

The new recommended hours 
would extend from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., 
instead of the current 8 a.m. to 5 
p.m. hours. 

The SGA also passed a bill rec- 
ommending that the University 
level the brick crosswalks located 
on Caspari Street and Sam Sibley 
Drive over the Christmas holiday. 
Co-sponsors of the bill said the 
crosswalks have deteriorated to the 
point of becoming potentially haz- 
ardous obstructions to motor vehi- 
cles. 

Sen. Kie Boyett said there is an 
inch or more drop in the cross- 
walks. 

"Anyone driving over that at 
any rate of speed can be potentially 
dangerous so we're asking the uni- 
versity to level the bricks," Boyett 
said. 

A bill was passed to spend $3,500 
to bring, a U.S. soldier from Iraq, 
John Crawford, to NSU this spring 
as part of the Distinguished Lectur- 
er Series this spring. 



FROM PAGE 1 



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le artificial east side of campus for the WRAC 
it the rub Center parking lot. It will also 
t weatha help ease some of the parking lim- 
itation on the east side of campus, 
Sampite said. This lot will hold 75 
cars, be made from concrete and 
be complete by the end of Decem- 
ber, though it was also delayed by 
)he weather. 

During the last two years, 
Sampite said NSU has spent suffi- 
cient time and money to increase 
ampus parking. More than 350 
parking spaces have been added. 

Plans have been made to make 
repairs at Russell, Boozman and 
Vamado Hall parking lots Christ- 
mas break. A street overlay will 
extend from the front of the foot- 
ball field to about the tennis com- 
plex. 



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on Nov. 19 to clean off the old surface 
of the Sabine parking lot before it is 
to be recovered. 



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historic site is 'better than flipping burgers' 



By Thorn LaCaze 

Sauce Reporter 

The year is 1716. You and a small 
company of colonial soldiers are 
sent to Natchitoches to build and 
garrison an outpost to keep Span- 
ish forces from crossing the borders 
of the French Louisiane. 

You live at this outpost, working 
day in and day out protecting the 
inhabitants and supplies it holds. 
You repair the fort and perform the 
everyday activities needed for sur- 
vival. 

Only a dream? Not for a few 
Northwestern students who work 
at Fort St. Jean Baptiste. 

For these students, reliving the 
past is an everyday event. 

"It's much better than flipping 
burgers," John Downing, junior 
Scholars' College student, said. 
The fort is "a little more intellectu- 
ally engaging." 

Downing, who serves as a Wage 
Interpreter at the fort, dresses in a 
colonial outfit provided by the fort 
and gives demonstrations on many 
18th century activities such as skin- 
ning animals, starting fires with 
flint and steel and even firing 
authentic cannons. He gives tours 
of the fort to visitors and reports on 
its history and traditions 

"You don't have to show up an 
expert," said Manager Rick Seale. 
"Just show interest [and] since 



school comes first, we work around 
student schedules." 

After a few weeks of training and 
learning about the time period, any 
new employee can be ready to han- 
dle interpreting life on the fort. 
Chances for promotion and 
advancement are available, Seale 
said, to those who devote enough 
time and effort. 

Because the new building is 
opening soon on Jefferson Street, 
more jobs are might open in the 
future. The new visitor center will 
include a little theatre, and a stand 
still museum. 

Working at the fort "gives you 
physical exercise and time to 
think," Chris Harris, a senior biolo- 
gy major, said. 

"I much rather work outdoors" 
said Harris who has been working 
there for two months. 

Not all the jobs on the fort 
involved dressing in colonial 
clothes and giving tours. Some jobs 
are tailored toward specific inter- 
ests or skills. Such is the case with 
Harris, who spends most of his 
time at work with maintenance 
chores like chopping wood, mow- 
ing the grass or repairing the fort. 

"There's always a project to be 
working on," Harris said about his 
job. 

The fort, open Monday through 
Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 
offers many opportunities to learn, 
develop, and perfect skills present 




Chris Reich/rteCiRRENT Sauce 
Senior Psychology major Nicky Roach keeps the tradition of finger weaving alive 
while working at Fort St. Jean Baptiste in Natchitoches. 



in both 18th century life and today. 

"If s best to take a tour first," 
Downing said in advice to any stu- 
dent interested in applying. 

The greatest reward of working 
at the fort? Downing said it is the 
amazement of a large visiting 
school group. 



One chance to see what the fort 
is all about is to attend the 18th 
Century Re-enactment on Dec. 11, 
beginning at 10 a.m. Admission is 
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Economics 101 review 




By J. Aaron 
"Q" Brown 



The Republicans' newest pet 
project is to overhaul Social Securi- 
ty. The basic plan is simple: 
replace the current system, under 
which today's tax payers fund the 
benefits of today's seniors, with 
one in which, in addition to the 
current system, a portion of each 
person's taxes would go into a per- 
sonal retirement account, owned 
by a private corporation. Of 
course, doing this without increas- 
ing the costs or cutting current 
benefits, as the Republicans prom- 
ise to do, is a mathematical impos- 
sibility. However, the GOP touts 
privatization, which has to gener- 
ate profit in addition to all this 
extra money, as a miracle solution. 

And this whole time we're still 
borrowing more from Social Secu- 
rity funding. As ridiculous as it 
was to hear Al Gore bang away 
with the phrase "lock box" in 2000, 
it was a good idea. America is 
sinking itself deeper and deeper 
into debt and further devaluing a 
currency that is already losing 
ground against the Euro every day. 
This is a bad idea! 

Bush should know this is a bad 
idea. He made a policy of hiring 
top-notch economists for the Com- 
merce Department, but he routine- 
ly ignored their advice. Now, with 
a second term coming on, Bush is 
seeking replacements for all but 
one of the nation's five top eco- 
nomic posts (he likes his budget 
director). He'd hoped to catch 
some high-profile experts to help 



sell his tax code "simplification" 
and Social Security reform, but 
according to a recent Washington 
Post article, top-notch economists 
are no longer biting. 

And who can blame them? 
Many of them have been routinely 
ignored for two years, expected to 
be White House cheerleaders. MIT 
economist James Poterba declined 
to chair the Council of Economic 
Advisers, and Stanford's John 
Cogan, who worked for Bush sen- 
ior, has turned down a place on 
Dubya's Social Security reform 
squad. No one wants a position 
without influence. 

The mistakes Bush made in his 
first term are coming back to bite 
him in the hindquarters, but I 
doubt he will learn from them. 
For all his talk of relying on "a 
good team" to make informed 
decisions, he shows every sign of 
simply clamping down even hard- 
er on dissent within the adminis- 
tration to present the image of 
unity. 

Mr. Hargis wrote some things 
last week that were ridiculous. In 
fact, there were so many of them 
that were so ridiculous, I just did- 
n't have room to cover it here, so I 
have posted an open letter to him 
at i-55.com/~q for those who care 
to read. You can also expect two 
or three updates on that site over 
the break. 

Everyone have a happy holiday 
season, and I'll be back next 
semester! Write to 
saucefiller@gmail.com if you've 
got something to say. 

James Aaron Brown is a senior 
Humanities and Social Thought 
major. His opinions do not 
reflect the Sauce staff or the Uni- 
versity. 



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Issue: June 24, 2004 




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Alumnus calls for students 
to "Practice What You 
Preach" 

Mr. Shatwell's column concern- 
ing the moral majority's misdirect- 
ed approach to abortion issues 
made me decide to write about an 
issue which has troubled me for 
many years. Namely, that this 
"moral majority," and indeed the 
right in general, has appropriated 
Jesus and his teachings for them- 
selves and their representative 
party. My problem with this is that 
their attitudes and behaviors are 
completely divergent from the 
spirit and character of Christ's 
teachings. Christ was a doer, a real 
grassroots activist who made sure 
his actions matched his rhetoric. 
He spoke of inclusiveness and love, 
not labeling and hate. He brought 
the prostitute into his fold because 
he knew that she had just as much 
right to life in this world as any- 
body else. I might add that he 
pointed out that we are all sinners 



(yes, even you conservative 
activists). You, too, are not perfect. 
But, if you really believe in the 
teachings of Jesus, which is your 
business, you should be trying to 
emulate Christ and avoid sin, and I 
am afraid that means accepting 
others even if they are sinners. 

Not only that, and this is going 
to come as a shock to the Republi- 
cans out there, it means actually 
helping your fellow man. I know, I 
know, one would think that Jesus 
would definitely be for deregula- 
tion of business across the board 
and getting rid of taxation outright, 
but, upon further examination, I 
think you'll find it more likely that 
he would be heavily pro-welfare 
and support any other organiza- 
tion dedicated to eradicating 
poverty. He believed one should 
give away worldly possessions for 
the benefit of others, not that accu- 
mulation of wealth was a worth- 
while goal. He himself practiced 
what he preached and lived a pau- 
per's life dedicated to helping the 



less fortunate. Bad news for the 
corporations and wealthy individ- 
uals who are carving up the world 
amongst themselves, turns out the 
poor and meek shall inherit the 
earth. Think about that next time 
before you write them off without a 
second thought. 

A final word for those who will 
probably wand to write back, it 
also means you probably shouldn't 
be full of hate and poisonous invec- 
tive. If you find yourself agreeing 
with the nasty, bitter, and just plain 
mean opinions spat out by Ann 
Coulter and her ilk, you probably 
don't see eye to eye with Jesus 
Christ. I am tired of listening to 
alleged Christians shout angrily 
about their "faith" and issues con- 
nected to it. I would point out 
once again that Christ did not 
behave this way. The only time 
Christ yelled in anger (pay atten- 
tion Republicans) was when he 
threw out the moneylenders. He 
met all other challenges, including 
his own death, with a calm accept- 



ance. Just thought I would pnj 
empt any sarcastic and catty analy. 
sis by Miss Rhea, or any angry sug, 
gestions that I leave if I don't like i 
by Mister Cason, or whatever vitjj /\ / %A 
olic drivel Mister Hargis miglj/jLl / 
direct my way. Oh, and don't both, 
er writing in about my hypocritica 
writing style, I'm not a Christiai 
and don't claim to follow Christ 
When I didn't find any Christian) 
in the church, I took Mister Cason'i As th 
advice and left it. I hope Mistq ights up 
Hargis in particular pays attentioi al, NSU 
to my message, because some q tage foi 
his letters are so full of hate that faction c 
can't believe he isn't embarrassed Gala. Tl 
I imagine a meeting between hdhursda 
and Jesus would end with Jesus Frederic! 
saying something along the lina lentatior 
of, "Hey, you in the back. Didn't 9 p m 
you hear me tell you to put down 
that stone?" 



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Chris Billioux 
NSU Alumnus 



THE RIGHT SIDE Sales tax: love it or hate it? 




By T. Hargis 



As the holiday season and the 
national season of black is in full 
force, that is the time of year 
where most retailers move from 
the red to the black in financial 
matters, we are all doing budgets 
for the Christmas shopping spree. 
I guess you could buy the gifts 
ahead of time and spread out the 
pain on your wallet, or you could 
be like the rest of us who spend 
the money now on credit and pay 
most of it off at 22 percent when 
tax refund checks get in around 
May. So why can't we be on a cash 
system? Let me spend my cash 
now and not get raped by the 
plastic card companies. Insert the 
national sales tax. 

No, Steve Forbes isn't running 
for president. If you don't remem- 



ber, he was the guy who wanted a 
flat tax for all Americans regard- 
less of what you made, also called 
the "fair tax" or "your fair share." 
The poor and lower-middle class 
hated it because, hello, it would 
increase their tax liability. No one, 
especially the poor, deserves to 
pay more in taxes. 

Let's look at the overall picture 
of this latest version, and there 
have been many, of the national 
sales tax bills making their way 
through the House and Senate. 
Generally, they are the same with 
both setting a national flat sales 
tax on goods and services. Your 
first $15,000 would be free in one 
bill and a rebate in another. This is 
the poverty level that currently 
receives no tax liability in the fed- 
eral system. The tax has been sug- 
gested at 25 -30 percent, but that 
still has to be worked out in com- 
mittee since both bills will have 
different ideas as to how to struc- 
ture this mass transition. The tax 
would be collected by retailers and 
regulated at the state level. 



People who will love and hate 
the national sales tax: 

Love it - Environmentalist 
whackos - no more IRS paper- 
work to file 

Hate it - H&R Block - no more 
IRS paperwork to file 

Love it - Spouses who have to 
shelter themselves from the family 
during tax season 

Hate it - Spouses now have to 
find another excuse to shelter 
themselves from the family dur- 
ing "tax season" 

Love it - The federal budget 
should shrink by 7 billion dollars 
and eliminate the IRS as we know 
it 

Hate it - The state budget will 
have to hire a few people to collect 
this new tax 

Love it - "Soccer Moms" - 
when they buy their family's 
Christmas gift, and have more 
money to spend 

Hate it - "Soccer Moms" - 
when they get sticker shock at the 
front checkout counter 

Love it - Students in Dr. Aich's 



constitutional law class- one less 
amendment to learn! 

Hate it - Legislatures that have 
to ratify this change to the consti- 
tution and have to listen to the 
hours of debate that won't change 
a thing 

Love it or hate it, we as a nation 
need to keep an eye on this bill so 
it won't be unfair to the bottom 
two thirds of the national work 
force. I think all high end items 
should carry an additional per- 
centage to offset a lower end 
model's discounted percentage. 
Want a Ford? Pay the average tax] 
Want a Lexus or a BMW? Pay a 
higher tax. If you can afford the 
car, you should be able to afford I 
the tax. The only real winners are 
the lobbying groups that are going 
to be making a fortune fighting for 
every side of the coin. I just hope 
I'm on at least one side. 

T. Hargis is a senior general 
studies major. His opinions do 
not necessarily reflect the Sauce 
staff or the University. 



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Chief Caddo: the Myth and the Reality 




By Justin 
Shatwell 



Once again, our school has par- 
ticipated in a long standing rivalry 
with Stephen F. Austin to deter- 
mine who will get to hang on to 
Chief Caddo this year. For those 
who don't know, Chief Caddo is a 
large wooden trophy carved to 
look like an American Indian 
wearing leather clothing with a 
large feathered headdress. It is 
meant to honor the great Caddo 
Chief who sent his two sons to 
found the sister towns of Natchi- 
toches and Nacogdoches. 

Unfortunately, this chief never 
existed. His legend is not only 
false, it isn't even a Caddoan leg- 
end. It's just a rumor that kind of 
appeared sometime during the 
early 20th century. It has no roots 
in the Caddoan oral history, and 
more than likely, it was just made 
up as a story for the tourists. Also, 
the American Indian portrayed in 



the statue is by no means a Caddo. 
Chief Caddo is clearly a Plains 
Indian. The actual Caddo were 
not. The carver apparently knew 
little about the culture of the 
Caddo when he crafted the statue. 

I am strongly against the use of 
American Indians as mascots. 
Though I understand that they are 
not meant to be derogatory, I think 
the practice shows a deep igno- 
rance amongst the American peo- 
ple about the history and heritage 
of American Indians. These mas- 
cots do not honor the historical 
reality of these tribes. Rather, they 
evoke the mythic Indian archetype 
of the Old West legends. When 
we think of Indians, we think of 
John Wayne and Clint Eastwood, 
and of tomahawks, war parties 
and scalpings. To most people 
today, American Indians are the 
thing of dreams and legends, not 
an ethnic minority with a rich her- 
itage and a full history. 

This is what makes Chief Caddo 
and other Indian mascots deroga- 
tory. While we claim to honor 
them with the Tomahawk chop, 
we ignore the gruesome history of 
our country's relations with these 



people. The U.S. government 
committed genocide against the 
American Indians. This is a fact. 
As a nation, we are guilty of theft, 
murder, rape and deception. Yet 
what do we do to atone for this? 
Instead of owning up to our past 
and earnestly teaching our chil- 
dren of our fore-father's mistakes, 
we dedicate a baseball team in 
Atlanta to those people whose 
land was stolen to build the city 
upon, and exchange bills bearing 
the face of the man who perpetrat- 
ed this tragedy for foam toma- 
hawks to cheer on America's pas- 
time. 

I have actually had the pleasure 
of meeting the real Chief of the 
Caddo. His name is Rufus Davis 
and he is a middle aged man who 
lives in the Adais community near 
Spanish Lake, north of Robeline. I 
have studied the history of his 
people and know that there are 
many true stories we could cele- 
brate about them. For instance, in 
1731 Natchitoches was attacked by 
the Natchez Indians. The inhabi- 
tants of the fort would have been 
massacred had it not been for the 
hundreds of reinforcements the 



Caddo tribes sent to our aid. 
Despite this act of friendship and 
sacrifice, outside of the historical 
associations there are only two 
public memorials to the Caddo 
people in the city of Natchitoches. 
One is a plaque on Front Street 
that commemorates the day we 1 
shipped them from their homes to 
Oklahoma. The other is a large 
wooden football trophy that com' 
memorates a mythical Indian for 
committing mythical deeds. 

I am not against having a trophy 
that celebrates the Caddo people. 
They are worthy of our praise and 
our thanks. However, would it 
kill us to retire the current Chief 
Caddo for a monument that truly 
represented the Caddo people arid 
respected their heritage and histo- 
ry? For those who would answer 
no, I suggest you find a Caddo 
and try to explain your position W 
them. 



Justin Shatwell is a Louisiana 
Scholar's College Student. His 
opinions do not reflect the Sam 
staff or the University. 



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lescue the Christmas ornaments of 
(lis town, which were stolen by 
Alexis, a girl who hated the holi- 
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members of the choir, the orches- 
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great job." 

She said large crowds are 
expected to attend the Gala. 

"It is a great way to get into the 
Christmas spirit," Laureant said. 
"It will be fun. It is our largest 
show, and it is also the opening of 
the Christmas Festival." 

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Destiny s Child 

Destiny Fulfilled 

This year has been an exceptional year for 
all three musicians in Destiny's Child. They 
took three years off from the group thing to 
experiment with solo careers. After their 
Wak, they came together again with their 
latest release titled Destiny Fulfilled. 

The reunion of Beyonce Knowles, Kelly 
Rowland and Michelle Williams brings back 
three young divas ready to soar off with a 
likeable collection of female empowering 
anthems, sensual romantic ballads and fun 
"Ooty-shaking grooves. 

These three ladies reveal a more mature, 
?exy side, especially on songs like the march- 
ing band inspired first single "Lose my 
Breath," the chatty "Cater 2 U" and the taboo 
"T-Shirt." 

The last song, however, overly exerts a "too 
^xy" overtone — Beyonce implausibly 
^oans Miss Jackson style to her lover to 
"keep it right there." Despite that little 



calamity and the fact that Michelle's voice 
sounds like a deeper version of Alvin Chip- 
munk, Beyonce's strong, fiery vocals keep the 
ladies on track with classic, soulful tracks 
such as "Is She the Reason," "Free" and 
"Through with Love." 

For the most part, Destiny's Child lives up 
to its reputation as being the Supremes or 
Pointer Sisters of the new millennium. How- 
ever, it is not quite like Diana Ross's return to 
the Supremes. This album is not the reunion 
of a super-group, but it does have potential. 

This group can sing and shout and sound 
both strong and sexy. But their sweet, classic 
vocals can sometimes get a bit overwhelmed 
by their powerhouse, Beyonce. The other 
girls' voices become buried by her sultry, yet 
larger-than-life one. 

Throughout the album, the harmonies 
sounds great and a few cuts stand out like 
lights in the dark. I'd say that with this 
album, the group's Destiny's Fulfilled. 

Raquel Hill 

Life Editor 



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Linkin Park and Jay-Z 

Collision Course 

Mash up: (verb) to take elements of two 
or more pre-existing pieces of music and 
combine them to make a new song. This 
definition is from urbandictionary.com 
and is the focus of a new collaboration 
between the Alternative band Linkin Park 
and Rap artist Jay-Z, titled Collision Course. 

The six-song album contains a bonus 
DVD with live performances and produc- 
tion footage. The tracks grew on me after I 
put a technical issue behind me - more on 
that later. I actually liked the songs; they 
combine popular Jay-Z and Linkin Park 
tracks to create something that some will 
hate and some will love. 

I'm going to be honest. I'm a bigger fan 
of Linkin Park than of Jay-Z, and I found 
this a little hard to listen to at first. His 
lyrics don't always sound right with the 
music of Linkin Park, and vice versa. 
Hearing "Papercut" over the music of 



"Big Pimpin'" sounds very odd, but at the 
same time, it works. "Dirt Off Your Shoul- 
der" over "Lying From You" doesn't work 
so well because the lyrics and music are 
not a perfect match. 

About the only song that seems to stand 
out on its own is the heavily played 
"Numb /Encore." That's my biggest gripe 
about this album; it just seems that more 
time was spent on this one song than the 
rest of the album. If s as though this was 
recorded in a studio specifically for this 
album, not like it was two old tracks 
mashed together to create a new one. 

Overall, I think this album is all right. 
It's definitely one that needs to be listened 
to before it is purchased. There is no way 
to really decide from a review whether 
this is a CD to buy or not. It just has to be 
listened to. 

I enjoyed it, and it was a worthwhile 
buy; however, it won't be going into the 
regular playlist on my iPod. 

Chris Reich 

Graphics Editor 





Gwen Stefani 

Love.Anqel.Music.Baby. 

itiZiXut? (originality, style) 
tifft (listening pleasure) 

Gwen Stefani's status in the pop- 
ular music world has been demot- 
ed from "Ska Queen" to "Ghetto- 
fabulous Wannabe." As much as I 
really like the girl herself, I'm not 
sure if this was the correct path for 
the Queen. 

The brand new album 
"Love.Angel.Music.Baby" is Ste- 
fani's first attempt to go solo. It 
reveals that this is not an album 
she could have made with a group. 
It's too poppy and club-centric. 
The album is fashion-obsessed and 
too weird to be a No Doubt record. 

The album begins with "What 
You Waiting For?" which is the 
first single of the album. It's fun. 
That's about all a listener can tell 
from the song. As long as it is fun, 
it will sell, and that is why many of 
Stefani's loyal fans will purchase 
the album — for a fun song. She 



starts out with soft, sultry vocals, 
then a dominant techno beat 
jumps in. The time reminds me of 
a 2001 Weezer single (guess which 
one!). The song is rather amusing. 
Her vocals remind me of an early 
Madonna and then surprise me 
with lyrics like "take a chance you 
stupid 'ho'." 

The second song on the album I 
would rate as a five on a scale of 
one to 10. It is a modern rendition 
of the classic "If I Were a Rich 
Man" from the Broadway play 
"Fiddler On The Roof" and enti- 
tled none other than "If I Were a 
Rich Girl." Rapper, Eve, even 
comes in to add a little "flava." Its 
Arabic sounds make it fun and 
something to bob your head to. 
But remember, you are not a doll 
on a station-wagon dashboard. 

A hard-stomping beat with no 
melody comes in the third 
track,"Hollaback Girl." The Nep- 
tunes-inspired pulses mixes new- 
wave charm with old-school 
anthem rap for an outcome that is 



phenomenally funky. 

The rest of the album is more of 
a blur until track six. Remember R. 
Kelly's "I don't see nothing wrong 
with a little bump and grind?" Ste- 
fani's power-grinding ballad, 
"Luxurious," is sexy and makes 
the listener think of nothing more 
than dirty thoughts. 

Stefani's determined desire to 
get her own patchwork style 
together while still clinging to her 
new wave chic and urban goddess 
personas can be both fascinatingly 
odd and irresistible. No matter 
how hard she tries, she is not a cul- 
tural pioneer like Madonna. 
Unlike Madonna, she gladly 
adjusts to and admires her col- 
leagues instead of forcing herself 
to become one of them. 

This fashion-inspired album gets 
two different ratings from me: a 5 
stars for originality and style, and 2 
stars for listening pleasure. 

Raquel Hill 

Life Editor 



Fashionable 

Focus 




Boots that 
make me go 
"UGG!" 

Ugly: (adj.) displeasing to the 
senses and morally revolting. 

Pretty simple and well-known 
definition, right? 

Ok, so what's the definition for 
"UGGS?" I would say that if s 
pretty darn close to the same one 
for "ugly." 

A little UGG History 

UGG Boots originated in Aus- 
tralia earlier this century when 
World War I pilots were pictured 
wearing their fleece-lined "Fug 
Boots" (Presumably flying ugg 
boots!). Blue Mountain Uggs go 
back to 1933 with sheep shearers 
finding them cozy and warm, 
and in the late 1950' s, Mortal's 
Sheepskin Factory began pro- 
ducing a line of "ugh boots." 
Their original ugg boot style was 
very basic - essentially two 
pieces of sheepskin in the shape 
of a boot joined together down 
the center-front and back with a 
soft sole attached to the bottom. 
They didn't even have hard 
soles, so they were really no 
more that a posh sock. Then in 
the late 1960s, Australian surfers 
decided it was real cosy to jump 
out of the surf and into a pair of 
sheepskin boots to help get 
warm. 

Uggs arrive in the USA 

UGG boots made their first 
USA appearance in the 1970s 
when California surfers took to 
warming their feet with these 
lovely soft boots after riding the 
waves in the cold waters of the 
Pacific Ocean. 
UGGs then lurked around the 
counterculture scene throughout 
the 1970s, mostly as a ski or sport 
shoe. But they could rarely be 
seen east of the Mississippi. They 
disappeared from the main- 
stream in the 1980s and didn't 
reappear until Pamela Anderson 
began wearing a pair regularly 
on "Baywatch" in the early 
1990s. This put UGGs back on 
the scene but didn't make them 
an overnight success - probably 
because not many TV viewers 
ever looked at Pamela Ander- 
son's feet. 

Giving UGGs 'the boot' 

It really perturbs me that the 
fashion-sense of our southern 
society has taken in a style made 
especially for snowy, winter 
weather. Is it that snowy or that 
wintery here in northern /central 
Louisiana? That would be a 
great, big NO! The coldest the 
temperature has been this 
fall/ winter, (if you want it call it 
that) has been, at lowest, 45 
degrees Fahrenheit. So why do I 
see girls, and some ^ 
guys, wearing these 
hideous Abom- 
inable Snowman 
shoes around j 
campus? 

Out of< 
curiosity, I asked 
girl why she decid- 
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them, and she' 
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saw them in' 
Vogue, and they 1 
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Samantha Foley 

Sauce Reporter 

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In "Bridget Jones: The Edge of 
Reason" Renee Zellweger gives a 
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Helen Fielding's sequel to "Bridget 
Jones' Diary." In this romantic com- 
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fabulous job of humanizing the 
character Bridget Jones by present- 
ing her as astonishingly cute, 
quirky and pleasantly plump. 

She could easily be the girl next 
door or someone sitting next to you 
in class. Bridget relies on nicotine, 
vodka and the wisdom of three 
friends, whose advice can be dan- 
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ship slump. Throughout the movie 
she is jealous of her boyfriend, 
Mark Darcy's professional relation- 
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She assumes that Rebecca's girly 
looks and perfect bod will eventu- 
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ridding him of her love. 

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again find and keep her prince 
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Mark Darcy, played by Colin 
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for Bridget. Mark's rival, the very 
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and create a whirlwind of confu- 
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The movie ends with wedding 
bells, but the bride is not Bridget. I 
must say that the decor of the wed- 
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entire time I was watching this 
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new players 



Thursday, December 2, 2004 — the Current Sauce — Sports 7 



Courtesy 
Sports Information 

www.nsudemons.com 

NSU head baseball coach Mitch 
e ' y Gaspard has announced the sign- 
ing of six players to a National 
fetter of Intent for the 2006 sea- 
jon. 

Signing with the Demons are 
pitchers Heath Hennigan of 
pineville High School, Justin 
[yNeal from Ruston High School, 
Taylor Keith out of St. Thomas 
More High School in Lafayette, 
Brew Brown out of Panola Junior 
College and Frasier Robinson 
from Bossier Parish Community 
College. 

I Also signing was infielder Wes- 
fey Turner from Eunice High 
Ijchool. 

"We felt like we needed to meet 
some pitching needs to fill," said 
Gaspard. "We got some very 
»ood in-state high school players 
that were being sought after some 
exceptional programs." 

Hennigan and O'Neal standout 
among the group. 

Hennigan is a 6-6 righty who 
has compiled an 18-6 record as 
the Rebels' ace at Pineville. He's a 
two-time 3-4A all-district and All- 
Cenla performer with a fastball 
that clocks in the 85-90 range. 

"He's got the premier pitching 
body," said Gaspard of his 6-6 
frame. "He's got three pitches 
lhat will find the strike zone." 

O'Neal is a lefty that will also 
be used at firstbase or the out- 
field. 

The six-footer from Ruston 
earned first team All-District, All- 
Area, All-NE Louisiana and was 
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member in 2004 after hitting .399 
while striking out 53 batters in 36 
innings pitched. 

Robinson, a transfer from 
BPCC and a native of Ottawa, 
Canada, will give the Demons 
more of an intimidating look on 
the mound with his 6-5 structure. 
As a freshman, he compiled a 4-3 
record, tossing 61 innings and 
striking out 51 batters. 

Brown is a 6-4 RHP from 
Spring, Texas. As a freshman at 
Panola, he compiled a 3-0 record. 

"O'Neal is definitely one that 
will be able to step in and have an 
immediate impact," said Gas- 
pard. "He can do a lot of things, 
whether we have him on the 
mound or at the plate, he's a 
tremendous athlete. 

Robinson is another lefty that 
will fit well in our rotation. He's 
got three got pitches that he'll be 
able to set the hitters up on while 
Keith has a lot of ability and will 
probably be used as a set up man 
while he is young." 

Turner, the only true position 
player signed by the Demons, 
will be used to play the middle 
infield, either second or short- 
stop. He earned All-District hon- 
ors at Eunice, hitting .390 his jun- 
ior season. 

"He's got great arm strength," 
said Gaspard of Turner. "He can 
also hit the ball, but his defense is 
his strength. He's one of those 
hard-nosed players that will get 
to the ball wherever it is hit. 

I'm just real excited about this 
class. The coaches did an out- 
standing job and we were able to 
get some kids from the area." 



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Basketball home games 

• NSU vs. Tulane 
Dec. 6 @ 6:30p.m. 

• NSU vs. Huston- 
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Jan. 3 @ 6:30 p.m. 



Women's Basketball 

• NSU vs. LSU- 
Shreveport 
Dec. 2 @ 6:30 
p.m. 

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Monticello 
Oct. 3 @ 1 p.m. 
NSU vs. Centenary 
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Thursday, December 2, 2004 
the Current Sauce 



Sports 




Patrick 
West 

The Way 
I See It 



An era 
ends 

sportseditorcs@yahoo.com 

Well, graduation is 
upon us and this is my 
last column of my colle- 
giate writing career. I 
cannot believe this day is 
already here and I hope 
for the last five semesters 
I have entertained you 
with my column. 

I also hope I did an 
adequate job of covering 
all sports and I kept the 
student body informed 
about all NSU athletics, 
and I apologize for leav- 
ing any sports uncovered. 
I tried my best all these 
semesters. 

Last Saturday some- 
thing happened that I did 
not want to see-another 
blow out against Mon- 
tana. That place is our 
kryptonite. 

No matter how good 
the Demons are, we stink 
in Missoula, Mont. I am 
still scratching my head 
at the Division I-AA play- 
off committee for making 
us go up there and letting 
Sam Houston State have 
a home playoff game as a 
wild card. I was literally 
nauseated while watch- 
ing the football game. 

While writing for the 
Current Sauce, I have seen 
the Demons basketball 
team go to the NCAA 
Tournament along with 
the Lady Demons' cham- 
pionship run and now 
the Demon football 
team's championship. 

I will surely miss this 
place and the hard work- 
ing athletes and coaches 
who strive for perfection 
and bring championships 
to Natchitoches. 

I would like to end this 
column by saying thank 
you to a few people. First 
off, thanks Linda for con- 
vincing Rob to give me a 
chance. You are my 
unsung hero. 

Thanks to Kaleb and 
Rob who got me started 
on the sports writing 
path and gave me a 
chance to excel. 

Also thanks to all the 
professors for answering 
my questions and putting 
up with all of my crap 
while I wrote for the 
paper. 

I also have to say 
thanks to Mr. Doug Ire- 
land and NSU Sports 
Information for always 
arranging interviews or 
helping me whenever I 
needed it. 

Also, thanks to Athlet- 
ics Director Greg Burke, 
along with the NSU 
coaches and players for 
answering my questions. 

I would also like to 
thank Cheryl Thompson 
for being a great sports 
photographer. I could 
always depend on you 
and I am sorry for being 
hard on you at times. 

Lastly, I would like to 
thank Josh Barrios, a 
close friend that stuck by 
me for four of the six 
semesters. 

I was truly lost during 
the week without you 
helping me write stories 
or just telling me to chill 
out when I was upset. I 
wish you the best of luck 
in the future with your 
family. 

I would like to dedicate 
everything I have accom- 
plished in my collegiate 
writing to my grand- 
mother who I truly miss 
and passed away during 
my second semester as a 
writer 

You never know what 
will happen. 




Gary Hardamon/.V.ST Media Serivce 

The NSU Purple Swarm Defense try and stop a Montana Grizzly running back in last Saturday's playoff game. The Demons did not fare well in Missoula, Mont., losing 56-7. 

NSU mauled by Montana 



Courtesy 
Sports Information 

www.nsudemons.com 

NSU brought the top- 
ranked defense in Division 
I-AA football into Satur- 
day's first-round playoff 
matchup with Montana, but 
it was the Grizzlies who 
looked the part while blast- 
ing the visiting Demons 56- 
7. 

Montana (10-2) ran for 268 
yards, nearly four times the 
average yield by the 
Demons, and the Grizzlies 
characteristically threw for 
275 more. 

Meanwhile, NSU(8-4) 
never established its run- 
ning attack, managing just 
75 yards rushing and only 
177 overall. 

"They won the battle up 
front on both sides of the 
ball, and it all starts there. 
They manhandled us," said 
Demons' coach Scott Stoker. 
"Give credit to Montana for 
making the plays, but we 
were pretty pitiful with the 
missed tackles, missed 
assignments, mental errors 
and physical mistakes. This 
was embarrassing." 

The Grizzlies got 171 
yards rushing and a school 
record-tying four touch- 
downs (24, 61, 30 and 2 
yards) on just 14 carries by 
tailback Lex Hilliard. 

Colorado transfer Craig 
Ochs completed 19 of 30 



passes for 234 yards and 
three touchdowns (11, 9 and 
51 yards). 

Montana covered 54 yards 
on six snaps to grab the lead 
on its first series of the 
game, scoring on Hilliard's 
24-yard burst. 

The Grizzlies doubled the 
spread on their third posses- 
sion, covering just 35 yards 
after an interference penalty 
on a punt return at midfield 
gave them a short field and 
led to Levandar Segars' 11- 
yard TD catch with 3:27 to 
go in the opening period. 

Hilliard popped his 61- 
yard touchdown up the 
middle of the field 6:46 
before halftime, starting a 
string of five straight Mon- 
tana possessions that pro- 
duced touchdowns. 

The Griz capped the first 
half with a 13-play 58-yard 
drive culminated by a 9- 
yard Ochs-to-Segars TD 
with six seconds left, mak- 
ing it 28-0. 

Hilliard added two more 
scores on Montana's first 
two series after the half. 
NSU finally crossed mid- 
field for the first time down 
42-0, moving 75 yards in 
eight plays for its only 
points, scoring on a 10-yard 
Davon Vinson pass to Clay- 
ton Broyles. 

"I never saw this coming," 
said Stoker. "We had a good 
week of practice and we had 
been playing very well over 



the last three weeks. Today 
was a bad time, in this stadi- 
um against a team that is 
peaking right now, to play 
as badly as we did." 

Grizzlies coach Bobby 
Hauck was very pleasantly 
surprised by his team's 
blowout win. 

"I think we did play our 
best game today, we played 
very well," he said. "Obvi- 
ously I didn't believe we'd 
beat them 56-7, but we've 
been playing awfully well of 
late. It's a confident team 
that's playing extremely 
well. Our tempo was better 
than theirs today. 

"I said on the radio this 
morning that Northwestern 
State was one of several 
teams that really had a shot 
at running the table and 
winning the national cham- 
pionship. I gained great 
respect for them watching 
their film this week," said 
Hauck. "That tells you how 
well we played today." 

Montana's Ochs said 
scouting the Demons' top- 
ranked Purple Swarm 
defense provided all the 
incentive the Grizzlies need- 
ed. 

"Watching the film we 
were all very impressed by 
those guys, and we had 
tremendous focus in prac- 
tice this week," said Ochs. 
"We knew the game would 
be decided by the offensive 
line, and kudos to the big 




Gary Hardamon/NSt- Media ! 
Demon junior cornerback David Pittman jumps up and tips the 
attempted pass away from the Grizzly receiver Saturday. 



guys up front, because they 
had their best game of the 
year today." 

The final total was the 
most points allowed by the 
Demons since 1951. The 49- 
point margin of defeat was 
also the worst for NSU in 53 
seasons. 

"We couldn't get off the 



blocks and get to the quar- 
terback," said Demons' jun- 
ior linebacker Paul Mefford, 
who had a game-high 14 
tackles. "We didn't do our 
jobs, and Montana did a 
great job blocking us. I think 
it was a combination of 
them having a great day and 
us having our worst day" 




ons on three-game win streak 



Courtesy 
Sports Information 

www.nsudemons.com 

Sophomore guard Keenan 
Jones scored a career-best 20 
points in 16 minutes off the 
bench Tuesday night, lead- 
ing five NSU players in dou- 
ble figures as the Demons 
relied on superior depth and 
54 percent shooting to beat 
visiting Centenary 83-76 at 
Prather Coliseum. 

The Demons (3-2) won 
their third straight and 
ended a three-game skid at 
the hands of Centenary (0-3) 
in one of the state's oldest 
active college basketball 
rivalries, dating back 131 
games and 83 years. 

The contest marked the 
midpoint of a five-game 
homestand for Northwest- 
ern, which is back in action 
Wednesday night at 6:30 




Leslie Westbrook/ffe Current Sauce 
Sophomore forward Jermaine Spencer attempts a layup in Tuesday's 
game against the Centenary Gents. The Demons won 83-76. 



against Jarvis Christian and 
plays host to Tulane at 6:30 
Monday night. 



Jones sank five of six shots 
from the field and drained 
10 of 13 free throws in his 



career night. 

Junior guard Jermaine 
Wallace scored 15, while 
junior forward Clifton Lee 
had 11 points and eight 
rebounds and sophomore 
forward Jermaine Spencer 
added 11 points and seven 
rebounds. 

Freshman Colby Barge- 
man added 10 points and 
three steals in 21 minutes off 
the bench as the Demons 
used 10 players for at least 
13 minutes. 

"I thought our rotation 
helped keep Centenary at 
bay," said sixth-year North- 
western coach Mike 
McConathy. "They're so well 
coached by Kevin Johnson 
that they just wouldn't go 
away. We tried to deliver the 
knockout punch and just 
couldn't close the door on 
them because they played so 
hard and so smart." 



NSU led 40-31 at halftime, 
taking the lead for good dur- 
ing a 14-4 burst over four 
minutes to go ahead 29-22 
after three free throws from 
Jones, who scored the last 
seven points in that run. 

The Demons quickly 
moved up 14 points, 45-31, 
less than two minutes into 
the second half but the Gen- 
tlemen battled back within 
five, 52-47, with 12:23 to go. 

NSU got a three-point 
play by Wallace with 8:43 
left to push it back to a 16- 
point lead, 68-52. Centenary 
got no closer than the final 
seven-point margin after- 
ward. 

NSU hit better than 50 
percent from the field for the 
third straight game, making 
28 of 52 shots. 



This Just In 

Courtesy 
Sports Information Burea 

Basketball 

Demons to 
face Tulane 

There's a big entertain 
ment menu and a couple of 
ticket discounts available 
for the historic matchup 
Monday night in Prather 
Coliseum between visiting 
Tulane and coach Mike 
McConathy 's NSU Demons 
basketball team. 

The 6:30 p.m. game Mon- 
day will mark Tulane's first 
trip to Natchitoches for a 
basketball game, and the 
first time a Conference USA 
member school has visited 
Prather Coliseum. 

Tulane is the most promi- 
nent basketball program to 
play at Northwestern it 
several seasons, since the 
Steve Alford-coached 
Southwest Missouri Bears 
visited Prather Coliseum in 
1996 and Colorado State, 
coached bv Boyd Grant, vis- 
ited NSU in 1990. 

"Getting the chance 
play Tulane on our horn* 
court is a coup for Coadi 
McConathy and our basket- 
ball program," said NSU 
athletic director Greg Burke. 
"We are hoping for the same 
kind of home court advan- 
tage that carried our Lad| 
Demons to the Southland 
Conference Tournament 
championship when they 
played three home games it 
March Madness last seasonj 
and a key part of that is get 
ting a big crowd out 
Prather Coliseum Monday 
night." 

Any adult who shows ar. 
admission bracelet froii 
Saturday's Natchitochat 
Christmas Festival will geta 
$1 discount at Monday 
night's game. 

Anybody, adult or sttt 
dent, who donates a toy H 
the Natchitoches Area 
Jaycees "Toys for Tots" col 
lection drive Monday nigB 
at Prather Coliseum wit 
also get a $1 discount, drop 
ping prices to $5 for adutt 
and $4 for students ages 5 
18. 

Children under 5 alt 
admitted free along will 
current NSU students p» 
senting university ID cards 

The full complement 
Northwestern spirit group 
will be performing at W 
game: the NSU Pep Band 
the NSU Cheerleaders, M 
Purple Pizazz Pom Pon Li* 
and the Demon Dazzlers. 

The popular local bal» 
"Johnny Earthquake and tH 
Moondogs" will also pe<| 
form during the contesl 
which will be televise* 
statewide to nearly 1 muli* 
Cox Communications caw 
subscribers on Cox Sport 
Television. 

"This is going to be a gre» 
opportunity to showed 
Natchitoches and Nortk 
western to viewers aroul* 
the state," said Burke. "0l ! 
Sports Television will i» 
footage of the Christfli* 
Festival and the City * 
Lights and our beautif* 
campus, and combing 
that with a great 
and an exciting enviro* 
ment for college basketba" 
it should be a tremendo^ 
experience for everybody' 
the coliseum and quite 
show for viewers arou" 
the state." 

The Southland Conf* 
ence champion Demon (cp 
ball team will be recogruZ* 
at halftime. Special activiW 
for NSU students will 
staged during TV timeotf" 
with prize giveaways, 

Full ticket prices for $ 
game are $6 for adults a 1 * 
$5 for students ages 5-" 
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English professor named finalist 
in national poetry competition 

Julie Kane, an associate professor of 
English at Northwestern State University, 
has been named a finalist for one of the 
major prizes in American poetry, The 
Poets' Prize for the Best Collection of 
American Poetry. 

A prize of $3,000 will be awarded to the 
winner during a ceremony on May 19 at 
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Kane, a previous winner of the National Poetry Open 
Series Competition, was honored for her collection 
"Rhythm & Booze," which was published by the Univer- 
sity of Illinois Press. 

"I was thrilled to be nominated for this award. Being 
named a finalist is like icing on the cake," said Kane. 
"Having my book read by the distinguished poets who 
are on the award committee is enough for me. It is 
gratifying to know that they voted for my work because 
they liked it." 

The Poets' Prize is awarded annually for the best book 
of verse published by an American in the previous cal- 
endar year. The prize money is donated by 20 U.S. 
poets, who also serve as judges and nominate works 
for the prize. 

Courtesy of NSU News Bureau 

Ceremony to celebrate new 
residence hall groundbreaking 

Groundbreaking ceremonies for Northwestern State 
University's new residence hall will be held Wednesday, 
Jan. 26 at 2:30 p.m. off Tarlton Drive next to the 
Health and Human Performance Building. The public is 
invited to attend. 

The 380-bed residence hall is scheduled to be com- 
plete this fall. Contractors began dirt work at the site 
after the start of the new year. 

Northwestern has selected Century Development 
Corporation of Houston to build and manage the resi- 
dence hall. Century Development operates the Univer- 
sity Columns Apartments on campus, which were con- 
structed in 1994. 

The complex will include a clubhouse/office, swim- 
ming pool and games area, Internet and cable connec- 
tions, laundry facility and parking lot. Each unit will 
include a kitchenette and small living area. The devel- 
oper was requested to consider the historical architec- 
ture of the campus reflected in buildings such as Rus- 
sell Hall, Warren Easton Hall and Caldwell Hall. 

Courtesy of NSU News Bureau 

ftpRLp News 

Scientists call for system to 
Warn of approaching tsunamis 

Experts confirmed at the U.N. World Conference on 
Disaster Reduction in Kobe that countries around the 
Indian Ocean should take primary responsibility for 
Establishing an early tsunami warning system there, 
Du t that support from the international community 
w ould be forthcoming. 

A special session to discuss the introduction of an 
ear 'y tsunami warning system to cover the Indian 
Ocean regions was held Wednesday, following a propos- 
a ' by the Japanese government in response to the 
re cent disaster that killed more than 170,000 people. 

The conference is being attended by tsunami and 
Meteorological experts from the countries affected by 
recent disaster and other countries. 

The participants agreed to set up within the next six 
Months a provisional tsunami warning system in the 
re °Jons using an existing warning center in Hawaii. 

They plan to use existing telecommunications systems 
|J n d current seismic and sea level data obtained in the 
Pa cific Ocean. 

They also agreed that a permanent tsunami warning 
Astern should be launched within two years. The 
| e Port will be submitted to a plenary session scheduled 
0r this morning. 

Courtesy of KRT Campus 




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Northwestern students and Natchitoches locals relax at Yesterday's. The popular bar will soon relocate to 1821 South Drive. 

Yesterday's prepares for future 

Local bar gears up 
for relocation 



By Cheryl Thompson 

Sauce Reporter 

Yesterday's, a popular bar 
for many NSU students, is 
moving and making some 
improvements while trying to 



keep the same atmosphere 
that students have known for 
mo* than 30 years. 

The entire shopping center, 
which includes Yesterday 7 s as 
well as Natchitoches Music 
and Feng Cheng, is scheduled 
to be turned into doctors' 
offices. 

"There's so much history 
here," the manager of Yester- 
day's, Leta Pridgen said. 



Pridgen said she was told 
Dec. 23 that she had to vacate 
within 30 days, citing a busi- 
ness decision by the owner of 
the building. 

"It was very sudden," Prid- 
gen said. 

The new location will be 
1821 South Drive. The last 
night at the current location 
will be Jan. 23. Pridgen said 
she hopes to re-open by Jan. 



28. 

A major complaint that cus- 
tomers have had with the cur- 
rent location is poor ventila- 
tion. Pridgen said the new 
location will be, "bigger, bet- 
ter and [with] better ventila- 
tion." 

It will also have a larger 
dance area and more pool 
tables. 

Pridgen said she will try to 



change Yesterday's as little as 
possible. The bar will have 
the same drink specials. 1 

"Tiki Bowl is coming with 
us," Pridgen said. 

Pridgen said she would be 
trying to add some new 
events such as Greek Night 
and a Karaoke Night, but she 
has not finalized any plans. 
One problem students have 
■ See Bar, page 2 



Few ULS students 
request tsunami 
tuition waivers 



By Elaine Broussard 

Editor in Chief 

Officials of the University 
of Louisiana System voted to 
offer tuition relief to students 
from countries affected by 
the Dec. 26 tsunami that 
struck the Indian Ocean 
region. But so far only a 
handful have applied for the 
help. 

The board that oversees 
the System's eight schools on 
Jan. 7 granted the schools 
authority to offer full or par- 
tial tuition waivers to stu- 
dents from Indonesia, India, 
Sri Lanka and Thailand who 
were affected by the tsunami. 
Waivers will be considered 
on a case-by-case basis. 

A press release from the 
System office claimed that 
about 780 students from 
these countries attend ULS 
schools. This figure is based 
on statistics from fall 2003 
and is the most recent figure 
the System office can pro- 
vide, said Catherine Heit- 
man, the System's director of 
communications . 

Yvette Williams, associate 



registrar for admissions, said 
there are no students from 
these countries at NSU. 

A check of the four schools 
with the largest population 
of students from the affected 
areas showed that only five 
students have asked for 
assistance so far. All five 
attend the University of 
Louisiana at Lafayette. The 
other three schools are 
Louisiana Tech University, 
the University of Louisiana 
at Monroe and McNeese 
State University. 

Officials at the four schools 
said about 885 students are 
from the affected countries. 
Louisiana Tech leads with 
436, while ULL has 335, 
ULM has 60 and McNeese 
has 54. 

Rose Honegger, interim 
director of the office of inter- 
national affairs at ULL, said 
the affected students' fami- 
lies were not physically 
harmed by the disaster, but 
they have been financially 
affected. 

"They may not have lost 
any family members, but 
■ See Tsunami, page 2 



Department head 
Colavito to step down 



By Ashley Gordon 

Sauce Reporter 

The Department of Lan- 
guage and Communications 
will be under new authority 
come August 2005. 

Assistant professor of Eng- 
lish Joseph "Rocky" Colavito 
will resign as department 
head this fall. Colavito said 
this decision is based on per- 
sonal issues, and it was com- 
pletely his choice. 

"I don't want to put myself 
in the position where I have 
to give the job of being 
department head less atten- 
tion because of these issues," 
Colavito said. 

Despite rumors, he assures 
faculty and students that he 
will still be a part of the Eng- 
lish Department. 

"I am not going anywhere 
but down the hall," Colavito 
said. 

Colavito turned in his 
intent to resign and 
announced his decision to the 
department last December. 
He intends to work through 
the academic year and 
through the summer until 




Chris Reich / the Current Sauce 
English major Ann Coleman takes notes as Rocky Colavito teaches 
his Tuesday night Film and Narrative class. The class is discussing 
the film Freaks. 



Aug. 15 as department head. 
At that point the new depart- 
ment head will take over. 
Colavito said there are cur- 
rently no candidates for the 
position, but candidates will 
be chosen with the help of the 
department. 

"As far as I know the job 
has not been advertised yet," 
Colavito said. 

Colavito has been depart- 
ment head for five years. 

He also plans to make the 
transition very smooth. 



"I intend to make sure that 
there will be no surprises for 
the faculty," Colavito said. "I 
hope to leave the department 
in as good a condition as I can 
leave it in." 

Colavito says there will be 
advantages to not being a 12- 
month faculty member. 

"I'm working on reinvent- 
ing myself as a film studies 
person," he said. 

Colavito said this is not a 
sad departure and that he 

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NSU grad returns to give recital 



By Kyle Shirley 

News Editor 

Mezzo-soprano opera singer 
Katherine Sherwood White 
returned to NSU Tuesday night to 
perform in Natchitoches for the 
first time since her graduation five 
years ago. 

Along with her husband bass- 
baritone Edward White, Jr. and 
piano accompanist Betsy Allums 
Widhalm, Katherine performed 
classic Italian, German and Ameri- 
can love songs and opera excerpts 
for a crowd of about 60 professors 
and students in Magale Recital 
Hall. 

Katherine, who earned her bach- 
elor's degree in vocal performance 
from NSU in 1999, said she was a 
"little nervous" she might lose her 
concentration while performing for 
her old instructors and friends. 

"I have a bad habit of really see- 
ing an audience and being like 'oh, 
there's such and such. Where am I 
in the music?'" Katherine said. 
"But this is a great hall to sing in, 
and of course I'm on stage with my 
partner and our accompanist who 
we really trusted." 

Katherine said she began her 
vocal studies at NSU under associ- 
ate professor of voice Phyllis 
Siegler, and the two still work 
together over summer breaks. 

"I've had lessons with many 
teachers in my life, but I always 
come back to the basics with her 
because she was my first teacher," 
Katherine said. "I understand her 
language and she understands 
mine, and she can really keep my 
voice growing." 

Siegler said she was pleased 
Katherine returned to give the 
recital. 

"Kay studied with me five years, 
and she's been gone five years," 
Siegler said. "So it's always nice to 
have alumni come back and let 
us... see their progress." 

After graduating from NSU, 
Katherine moved to Austin to pur- 
sue her master's degree in vocal 




Leslie Westbrook/ f/u-Ci um vi Su ci 

NSU alumna Katherine Sherwood White performs a duet with her husband 
Edward White, Jr. Tuesday night in Magale Recital Hall. Pianist Betsy Allums Wid- 
halm looks on. 



performance at the University of 
Texas. Edward said he was work- 
ing on the same degree when he 
met Katherine through the school's 
music department. 

After earning their degrees, the 
couple moved to Kentucky togeth- 
er to continue their education in 
the University of Kentucky's doc- 
toral vocal performance program. 

Edward said he and Katherine 
have sung together in church 
choirs, operas, musical theater pro- 
ductions, oratorios and recitals. 
The couple currently lives in New 
Orleans, where they sing in 
churches and direct a children's 
choir while taking a break from 
their studies. 

After finishing their doctoral 
degrees, Katherine and Edward 



plan to pursue careers in teaching 
vocal performance at the universi- 
ty level somewhere in the South- 
east. 

"We like the South; liberal south- 
ern cities," Katherine said. "We're 
just looking for a place that's cul- 
turally growing... (where) we can 
contribute to the cultural commu- 
nity and sing and bring joy to peo- 
ple through music." 

Siegler said she has always been 
confident in Katherine's abilities. 

"She's gone an extra mile. She 
was always inquisitive, so I knew 
she'd make it," Siegler said. "And 
as a duo, a husband and wife team 
is just a perfect scenario for both of 
them. You can see that they tell us 
their story as well as the story of 
the music." 



Construction begins on new dorm 



By Shannon Harper 

Sauce Reporter 

Construction of the new resi- 
dence hall, which will be located 
between the Health and Perfor- 
mance Education Building and the 
Teachers Education Building, 
began Jan. 10. 

Chris Sampite, Director of the 
Physical Plant, said students 
should expect minor traffic prob- 
lems for the duration of the project. 

The speed limit on Tarlton Drive 
has been reduced to 15 mph, and 
the access road from Sabine Hall to 
the TEC parking lot is now closed. 




A new road, accessing Tarlton 
Drive, is being built but will not be 
used until after the project is com- 
pleted. 

Students are upset over these 
current traffic situations, but many 
understand that the new residence 
hall will be good for Northwestern. 

Students are also sympathetic to 
those who live in the University 
Columns. 

Kori Escalon, a sophomore social 
work major, said "I feel bad for 
those people. They have to drive all 
the way around to get to classes." 

Walking access to the TEC build- 
ing has also been altered. A new 



Tsunami 



temporary route north of the con- 
struction site has been created, so 
students should take the sidewalk 
north of Iberville, then west to the 
TEC building. Students are asked 
not to walk down Tarlton Drive to 
access the TEC building or the 
H&PE building. 

Completion of the final building 
is expected to be sometime late 
October. 

Please direct any further ques- 
tions to the Physical Plant office at 
ext. 5581 or Auxiliary Services at 
ext. 4300. 



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their parents may have been pay- 
ing for their tuition, and their 
sources of income may be affect- 
ed," Honegger said. "We are cur- 
rently in the process of evaluating 
that." 

Daniel Erickson, international 
student office director at Louisiana 
Tech, said that as far as he knows, 
the most closely affected student at 
Tech is a Sri Lankan Ph.D. student 
whose wife lost an uncle and two 
cousins. 

There are 430 Indian students at 
Louisiana Tech, but none are from 
areas of India directly hit by the 
tsunami, Erickson said. 

"Most of our Indian students are 
from Andhra Pradesh, a province 
which is a little further up the coast 
than the area that was affected," he 
said. 

ULM International Student 
Office Director Mara Loeb said stu- 
dents from the affected regions do 
not typically attend ULM. 

"However, we did have some 
former students from Sri Lanka 
who had gone home to Sri Lanka 
for the holidays. They were so dar- 
ling. They called us to reassure us 
that they were okay and not in 
affected areas," Loeb said. 

Preble Girard is the director of 
international student affairs at 
McNeese. 



Rocky 



"I've gone out of my way to call 
students who I thought might have 
been impacted, and most of the 
students were not from areas 
immediately impacted," Girard 
said. 

However, she said that other fac- 
tors may be taken into account in 
the future when determining if stu- 
dents would need financial assis- 
tance. 

"Indonesian students, for exam- 
ple, have been concerned about 
currency fluctuations and things 
that are somewhat indirect but cer- 
tainly have an impact on a stu- 
dent's ability to stay in the United 
States," Girard said. 

According to the UL System 
office, the individual universities 
in the System have not yet been 
asked to report how many directly 
affected students have come for- 
ward. The plan to ask for these 
reports was not addressed in the 
Board of Supervisors' resolution 
but is likely to happen, Heitman 
said. 

The eight schools in the UL Sys- 
tem are NSU, ULL, ULM, 
Louisiana Tech, McNeese, Gram- 
bling State University, Nicholls 
State University and Southeastern 
Louisiana University. 



FROM PAGE 1 



enjoyed working as department 
head. 

"I would like to thank the facul- 
ty and staff of the Department of 
Language and Communication for 
being the absolute epitome of pro- 
fessionalism," he said. "They have 
given of themselves in the pursuit 



of making things better for the 
institution. 

"Whoever ends up taking the job 
is going to be a very lucky individ- 
ual to be working with people I've 
had the pleasure of working with 
for the last five years," he said. 



NSU Police Blotter 



1-10-05 
1:52 p.m. 

There was a wreck involving a 
red Camaro and a red Sunfire. 
Both vehicles suffered minor dam- 
ages. 

7:35 p.m. 
A student's father called 
requesting an officer at Sabine for 
his daughter who was being 
threatened by non-students 
involved in a fight that occurred 
earlier in the day off campus. 

1-11-05 

12:11 p.m. 

There was a call about students 
stuck in an elevator on the third 
floor of Kyser. The fire department 
responded. 

1-12-05 

11:49 a.m. 
The City Marshall's Office 
called requesting an officer to pick 
up a student in Vic's who had 
active warrants. 

4:24 p.m. 
A call came in from the 
Columns about a drug violation. 
An officer was dispatched to 
speak with the subject who had 
paraphernalia in his possession. 



1-13-05 
11:40 a.m. 

A call came in from Red River 
Sanitors about a disturbance 
between two employees. When an 
officer arrived, the situation was 
under control. 

12:24 p.m. 

A call came in about a person in 
the Rapides parking lot having a 
seizure. The fire department and 
an ambulance responded. The 
person was treated at the scene 
and transported to the Natchi- 
toches Parish hospital. 

9:11 p.m. 

A woman from the city police 
department called about a 911 
hang up call from an apartment in 
the Columns. Two officers were 
dispatched. They talked with the 
subjects who denied making the 
call and gave them warnings. 

1-14-05 

3:10 p.m. 

There was a call from the hous- 
ing office about a theft. An officer 
was dispatched. The student was 
actually getting a voucher out of 
her backpack, not putting a book 
in it. 



7:07 p.m. 

The stop sign at Tarlton Dr. and 
College Ave. was knocked down. 
1-15-05 
1:43 a.m. 

A student called in a medical 
emergency at Sabine. An ambu- 
lance responded. The ambulance 
had yet to arrive at 1:58 a.m. A sec- 
ond call was made. 
12:15 p.m. 

A call came in from the front 
desk of Sabine. A student was 
having an asthma attack and 
requested an ambulance. 

1-16-05 

1:21 a.m. 

An officer responded to a call 
about screaming at the Columns. 
The officer knocked on the door 
but no one answered. The CA sug- 
gested that the door be kicked in. 
Everything was fine and everyone 
was advised to leave. 

1-17-05 

12:30 p.m. 

A call came from Sabine about a 
medical emergency. An ambu- 
lance responded. 

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NSU 22 shuts down for semester 



By Warren Hayes 

Sauce Reporter 

NSU 22's production will be 
delayed this semester because of 
studio installations planned to be 
finished in April, excluding the 
time needed for employees to 
learn the new technology. 

Students will not see the usual 
news, weather and sports updates 
because of the time needed to 
switch from analog to digital 
equipment. 

David Antilley, director of NSU 
22, says the journalism department 
is waiting on the equipment need- 
ed to complete the transfer. 

"The problem the department 
has is that we can't connect the 
cameras and other equipment to 
the control room," Antilley said. 
"Without the proper cables, the 
cameras won't operate. We are try- 
ing to re-cable the entire control 
room." 

NSU 22 will also upgrade its 
weather system. 

"We've negotiated with Weather 
Central for a new weather sys- 
tem," Roy Davis, chief engineer of 
the journalism department, said. 
"They will re-vamp our old weath- 
er system." 

Weather Central will provide 
NSU 22 with two satellites; one for 
data and the other for video. With 
the new technology, NSU 22 will 
receive live weather data every 10 




Chris Reich/ tfteCuRRENi Sm 
Mary Brocato lectures a group of journalism students amidst packing materials 
from new camera equipment. 



to 15 minutes. The satellites will 
also provide moving radar of local 
and national weather. 

Students considering broadcast 
journalism have nothing to worry 
about. Antilley says that current 
journalism students will continue 
their broadcast concentration with- 
out any problem. 

"Journalism students will con- 
tinue to shoot and edit packages," 
Antilley said. "The only bad thing 
about the upgrade is that they 
won't be able to do news casts." 

When the equipment is 
installed, there will be a new learn- 
ing process. 

Senior broadcast major Jon 
Turnipseed said the new equip- 



ment is a great addition to the Uni- 
versify, but he hates the necessary 
time to install everything. 

"The new equipment will help 
advance the journalism depart- 
ment because everyone will get 
their own camera in class instead 
of sharing one," Turnipseed said. 
"I hate the delay because I am 
graduating senior, and I want a lot 
of on-air experience." 

"When installations are complet- 
ed, it will take the department 
three weeks to learn how to oper- 
ate the new equipment," Antilley 
said. "Besides, the journalism stu- 
dents will have fun and learflj 
something new." 



Bar 



FROM PAGE 1 

with the move is that the new loca- 
tion will be less convenient. 

"The reason it's so wonderful is 
because it's so close," Senior Brian 
Jarreau said. "It's right in the mid- 
dle of town." 

Rebecca Quirk, a senior theatre 
major, said, "You could walk 
home." 

Junior Shane Stelly said that it 
will be more inconvenient to go to 
the new Yesterday's, but he will 
still be willing to find out if the 
new location will be worth the 
travel. 



Junior English major Adam 
Carter said he would go to the new 
location. 

"I hope the same people come," 
Carter said. 

Pridgen said the new location is 
about a mile and a half from the 
current one on Highway 1 South 
toward Natchez. 

She doesn't believe the move 
will have an affect on the business. 

Many students said Yesterday's 
was a tradition for them. Quirk 
said she and her friends used to go 
every Friday. She described it as, 




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Chertoff dangerous pick 



By J. Aaron 
"Q" Brown 



The new head of the Depart- 
ment of Homeland Defense, a 51- 
year-old man named Michael 
Chertoff, is being promoted to the 
post from a two-year stint as a 
federal judge. A graduate of Har- 
vard, he worked at Latham and 
Watkins, a Washington law firm, 
for a few years before becoming a 
federal prosecutor. 

He made a name for himself as 
an attorney in 1986 when Rudy 
Giuliani put him in charge of the 
important prosecution of several 
New York crime families, and he 
went on to make a lot of friends 
in the Republican party as an 
ethics attorney during the scan- 
dal-mongering Gingrich years. 

From 1994 to 1996, he serve as 
the government's lead counsel in 
the Whitewater trial, and in '94 
Latham and Watkins took him on 
again (this time as partner) for 
several years until he left to pur- 
sue work in the Bush Justice 
Department in 2001. 

Chertoff is a disturbing choice 
for head of the DoHD. The for- 
mer head was Tom Ridge, a two- 
term governor of Pennsylvania 
who had proven himself a devot- 
ed and administratively skilled 
Bushie, but Chertoff comes from 
a background as a federal attor- 
ney. 

In his position with the Justice 
Department, he often served as a 
judicial attack dog for Ashcroft, 
and in discussing the war on ter- 
ror, he has made several rather 
ominous statements concerning 
the proper level of government 
access to Americans' computer 
files. Longtime friends say that 
he has very clear ideas about 
what is right and wrong, a char- 
acterization that jibes well with 
Bush's polarized moral rhetoric, 
and he has proven himself quite 
loyal to the administration. 

He not only approved but later 
defended the detention of hun- 
dreds of Arab "material witness- 



es" in the wake of Sept. 11, 
absolutely none of whom turned 
out to have been involved. He 
has since ruled in favor of the 
ridiculous "security precautions" 
involved in the case against 
Zacarias Moussaoui. This 
includes a completely bogus rul- 
ing that the Court could not order 
the government to produce its 
star witness because he was out- 
side the country, even though (get 
this) he was being held in an 
undisclosed location for reasons 
of "national security" by the fed- 
eral government! 

Chertoff has also used this 
interpretation of what constitutes 
"outside the country" to justify 
the detainment of the Guan- 
tanamo Bay prisoners. For those 
of you playing the home game, 
Gauntanamo is a military base, 
definitively American soil. 

The promotion of Condee Rice 
from security advisor to head of 
national diplomatic relations is 
discouraging in and of itself, but 
in concert with appointees like 
Chertoff and Alberto "Architect 
of Abu Ghraib" Gonzales, the 
new head of the Justice Depart- 
ment, Bush is demonstrating a 
clear shift in Republican focus. 
The legal eagles Bush is appoint- 
ing to every possible position are 
a clear indication that he intends 
to reinterpret the law in his sec- 
ond term instead of just flagrant- 
ly violating it. 

This week's trivia! The Russian 
phrase for which KGB stands 
translates roughly to "Committee 
for State Security," or alternately 
"Department of Homeland 
Defense." Other neat trivia, 
unpublished articles, and deli- 
cious primary source materials 
are available now at i-55.com/~q. 
Write to saucefiller@gmail.com if 
you have something to say. 

Cited sources: govexec.com, 
whitehouse.gov/homeland/, and 
usdoj.gov. 

James Aaron Brown is a senior 
Humanities and Social Thought 
major. The opinions expressed 
in his column or on his personal 
Web site do not reflect the Sauce 
staff or the University. 



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Cash and power topics of hour 




By T. Hargis 



The Associated Press ranked the 
Chinese government's donations 
to the victims of December's 
tsunami seventh among Asian 
countries. It makes you wonder 
about the attitude and nature of 
the only major world power that 
employs a centralized communist 
government. It also casts a vision 
of how a world could have 
responded to this disaster had 
communism spread like the Sovi- 
ets intended. 

China, which has the world's 
fastest growing economy, had 
almost been choked by a govern- 
ment struggling to maintain 

control over it's people. 

Surprisingly the very people 
who live under this system have 
found ways to reach out through 
private donations that have out 
pleaded the central government 
almost 10 to 1 and growing. 



This outpouring of freedom and 
the individual expression of con- 
cern are direct results of a free 
market economy that has reached 
into the depths of the Chinese 
society. Americans, along with 
other people from all over the 
globe had the ability to provide 
something, no matter how small, 
as a show of support to the people 
who needed it. They had some- 
thing to share, something to show 
as a sign of their labor. 

In a truly communist system 
this would not be the case. A gov- 
ernmental authority would tell the 
people of Sri Lanka how much 
they "needed" to rebuild. There 
would be no other avenue and 
their cries would be drowned out 
by the sounds of governmental 
officials bragging as to the success 
of the communist system. 

Big organizations in charge of 
large amounts of capital are 
doomed to corruption. Following 
the Sept. 11 attack, the Red Cross 
solicited billions of dollars in the 
name of relief victims, some of 
whom never saw that money. 
Some of the funds were funneled 
elsewhere to other projects having 



nothing to do with the Sept. 11 
victims. 

This has been remedied but only 
after questions were raised and 
investigations followed. The U.N. 
Oil for Food scandal is another a 
sign of a big organization with too 
much power and capital with no 
oversight. We may never know 
how many millions were siphoned 
from the mouths of Iraqis that we 
now have to feed and provide for 
with American tax dollars. And all 
this brings me to the Social Securi- 
ty Fund. 

It must be the sickest joke of my 
generation that we all love to 
share. On payday we look at our 
checks and we see three lovely 
line items that Uncle Sam took 
away: FICA, MCARE, SOCSEC. 

I have no problem paying my 
taxes. I know there is waste but at 
least I know the interstate system 
doesn't have Louisiana size pot 
holes and I'm willing to pay for 
that. 

Medicare is something I person- 
ally think should be expanded for 
all Americans, but that is a column 
for another day. 

When it comes to that Social 



Security line, we might as well die 
young because chances are we 
will never see it. 

I want that money. If I want to 
invest my few dollars in Microsoft 
or Wal-Mart, I will have beat the 
government's return on my dollar 
by almost 40%. Google it and see 
how much your social security 
check would be if you put your 
money where you would like it 
invested. 

I don't like that my money 
today is spent on someone else's 
retirement. I want to decide how 
much I get when I retire and not 
have it weighted on the inflation 
rate. People know how to manage 
their money better than any gov- 
ernment or organization and I 
think it's about time that our Stal- 
inistic Social Security system is 
changed where society gets a 
chance to be part of the Social, 
because I sure as heck don't feel 
secure. 

T. Hargis is a senior general 
studies major. His opinions do 
not necessarily reflect the Sauce 
staff or the University. 



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Shatwell shifts focus to social compromise 




By Justin 
Shatwell 



"We cannot remove our respec- 
tive sections from each other, nor 
build an impassable wall between 
them . . . They cannot but remain 
face to face, and intercourse, either 
amicable or hostile, must continue 
between them . . . you cannot fight 
always; and when, after much loss 
on both sides, and no gain on 
either, you cease fighting, the iden- 
tical old questions as to terms of 
intercourse are again upon you." 

Abraham Lincoln said these 
words in his first inaugural 
address as he was inheriting rule 
of a nation on the brink of civil 
war. One hundred and forty-four 
years later, we still find ourselves 
in a house divided. Though no 
side is advocating secession, in 
many ways the divisions are just 



as deep as they were in 1861. 

You cannot turn on the televi- 
sion these days without being 
accosted by evidence of the grow- 
ing sectionalism in our country. 
Unlike during the Civil War, these 
divisions do not fall neatly upon 
geographic lines. Instead, every 
state, county, and town is divided 
along lines of liberal or conserva- 
tive, gay or straight, religious or 
secular. What's worse is that our 
would-be leaders are encouraging 
these divides to harness our fear 
and hatred to achieve their own 
goals. It seems that they have for- 
gotten the art of polite discourse. 

It is no longer enough for our 
politicians and TV personalities to 
disagree with their opponents in a 
civilized manner and present logi- 
cal counterarguments. Instead, 
they climb onto their national 
soapboxes and spew hateful 
insults and libelous insinuations at 
one another. No longer is it possi- 
ble for two politicians to simply 
have differing points of view; one 
must be motivated by some secret 



agenda or be accepting bribes 
from some shadowy entity. No 
longer is it possible to simply state 
that you think you opponent is 
wrong; that person must be a 
crook, a liar, or pure evil itself. 

This semester I have decided to 
concentrate my column on one 
topic alone; I will advocate the 
ongoing struggle to develop a 
society in which all people can live 
together in peace, regardless of 
gender, race, or creed. I wish to 
make everyone understand that 
just because someone disagrees 
with you, it doesn't make them 
dangerous, evil, or unpatriotic. I 
denounce the popular belief that 
every issue can be divided into 
black versus white. 

I encourage people to analyze 
the grey spaces between us, and 
through so doing find the compro- 
mises that will allow us to live 
together as a unified national com- 
munity. I also encourage all those 
who read my column to join me in 
discussion and debate on the 
issues I cover. I only ask that you 



do so civilly; insults have never 
made an argument more convinc- 
ing and only serve to add personal 
animosity to public issues. 

I leave you this week with the 
words of hope that closed Lin- 
coln's inaugural address. I hope 
you will enjoy my column this 
semester, and that you will join me 
in the search for a viable middle 
path for our country. 

"We are not enemies, but 
friends. We must not be enemies. 
Though passion may have 
strained, it must not break our 
bonds of affection. The mystic 
chords of memory, stretching from 
every battlefield and patriot grave 
to every living heart and hearth- 
stone all over this broad land, will 
yet swell the chorus of the Union 
when again touched, as surely 
they will be, by the better angels 
of our nature." 

Justin Shatwell is a Louisiana 
Scholar's College Student. His 
opinions do not reflect the Sauce 
staff or the University. 




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Promise Rings 

Dear Readers, 

Since all of the holidays have 
died down, I am sure it has 
come to your attention that the 
months of December and Janu- 
ary tend to yield an alarming 
amount of engagement 
announcements and promise 
rings. Whether it's that extra 
outpouring of love that the holi- 
days bring or that little some- 
thing extra that was poured into 
the eggnog, no one can deny the 
rise in women draping that little 
left ring finger in gold by the 
end of January. 

Now, far be it for me to vilify 
engagements, this is a time-hon- 
ored tradition (though it would 
be interesting to compare the 
number of engagements that 
begin in December and mysteri- 
ously fizzle out around spring 
break time), but I do want to 
talk about a somewhat new and 
strange trend in relationships - 
promise rings. 

The dictionary simply defines 
a ring as a circular band that is 
worn around the finger. But as 
everyone knows a ring, when 
placed on that left hand, is also a 
symbol for love, fidelity, etc. To 
most, this would be a good defi- 
nition for a wedding ring. Now, 
an engagement ring is a promise 
of commitment, a pledge to get 
married and fulfill the things 
symbolized by the wedding 
tong. 

So then, a promise ring, it 
must be assumed, is a promise 
to promise to commit to love 
someone. Its definition does not 
sound like very much of a com- 
mitment when put that way. 
Nor, may I remind you is a ring 
a deterrent for cheating - rings 
can always be removed. (If only 
there was a way to brand the 
taken ones with something 
unremovable, like forehead tat- 
toos. . . ) Anyway this seems a lit- 
tle ridiculous in the way of mak- 
ing a statement about your com- 
mitment as a couple. By the time 
you are in college, if you are 
ready to make a commitment 
you should take the plunge and 
buy the engagement ring. It is 
time to put away the childish 
promise ring by at least the age 
of 21. 

Indeed, the promise ring 
sounds like something made up 
ty a high school girl to scheme 
more jewelry out of her 
boyfriend's (or more likely his 
Parents') bank account. In case 
you have not noticed, we are no 
longer in high school. So is this, 
Possibly, just a fashion state- 
ment? Is it the next cool thing 
mat will soon be replaced with a 
Purse? In other words, if there is 
little meaning behind this token, 
e *cept to look fashionable, then 
*hat is all it will ever be - a 
token gesture. Finally, by the 
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^g, a wedding ring, and proba- 
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sary ring? 

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l^elry for someone, but are not 
j^ady to commit, buy a neck- 
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j! finger other than the one on 
*at left hand. This is really not 
hard, readers, and this way 
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fychiatrist, and I base my advice 
Wwt on my own personal experi- 
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f*. or sex? Email Tallulah at ask- 
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This year, III.., 

10 random NSU students tell the Sauce their New Year's resolutions 



"...drink only three 
nights a week and 
have a better GPA." 

Cassi Priser, junior liberal 
arts and psychology major at 

LSC 





stop being 
the group fool." 

-Kenyetta Jackson, freshman 
criminal justice major 



••• 



bring up my 



GPA." 

-Charles Guidry, junior public 
relations major 





"...be in the 
newspaper, 



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-Tegan Rymer, freshman 
humanities and social 
thought and political science 
major at LSC 





... not have any 
resolutions. I'm 
happy with the way 
I am." 

-Robert Wood, junior 
scientific inquiry major 



make better 
grades." 

-Twashmika Criff, freshman 
pre-pharmacy major 



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finally 
graduate." 



-Salamander Majure, senior 
business administration 

major 



get in shape, beat 
my best Mend at 
wrestling, and be 
healthy." 

-Jeff Springman, sophomore 
theatre major 







"...have everything I do 
be strictly business 
oriented - business 
before pleasure." 

-Christopher Lyons, junior 
accounting major 



"...be a better 
catholic." 

-Jonathon Dubret, sophomore 
journalism major 



Photos by Savanna Mahaffey/ the Current Sauce 



WARNING! 



Tobacco addictions 
closer than they appear 



By Victoria Smith 

Sauce Reporter 

Editor's note: the names in this 
article are fictional due to the delicate 
nature of the content. 

Surgeon General's Warning: 
Tobacco Smoke Increases the Risk 
of Lung Cancer and Heart Disease, 
Even in Nonsmokers. 

The effects of smoking have 
been made well known by the Sur- 
geon General since the release of 
the first report on smoking and 
health in 1964 yet 22.8 percent of 
the American population still 
smokes. Smoking affects roughly 
48 million Americans who pumped 
$88 billion into the national econo- 
my in 2001. 

The question, "Why do you 
smoke?" arises quite frequently 
and most answers stem from stress, 
health, and comfort. 

Senior Terry-Lynn smokes to 
keep her weight down. Some 
studies have shown that regularly 
engaging in cigarette smoking can 
increase metabolic rate, decrease 
appetite, and stimulate bowel func- 
tion. 

"As soon as I eat, the food is 
gone," Terry-Lynne said. 




Cheryl Thompson/ the Current Sauce 

From left, senior medical science major Perry Thigpen has been a smoker for 2 
years. He started smoking at 27 years old because of boredom and trying to fit 
in. He said he is trying to quit gradually.Sophomore nursing major Christopher 
Russell started when he was 20 years old because of stress. Now at age 30, he 
said he has been able to keep his smoking to about a pack every two weeks. 



Freshman Louise smokes when- 
ever she is drinking or stressed. 

"Family and personal problems 
stress me out and I smoke a lot 
whenever I'm stressed," Louise 
said. 

Since the release of the first Sur- 
geon General's report on smoking 
about 10 million people have died 
from smoking-related diseases in 



the United States like heart disease, 
lung cancer, emphysema, and sev- 
eral other respiratory diseases. 

The latest report released from 
the National Center for Chronic 
Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion concluded that smoking 
harms nearly every organ of the 
body, creating diseases and overall 
health issues for the smoker . 



More deaths are caused each 
year from tobacco use than from 
the combination of HIV, illegal 
drug use, alcohol use, motor vehi- 
cle injuries, suicides, and murders. 
Cigarette smoking causes 440,000 
deaths, or 1 in 5 deaths each year in 
the U.S. each year. 35,000 of these 
are from secondhand smoke expo- 
sure. 

Terry-Lynne said that she hopes 
to stop smoking before spring 
break. 

"I'm addicted and there is 
always that stress factor and there's 
really no time for exercise," Terry- 
Lynne said. 

Alvin, another NSU student, 
thinks smoking is unhealthy. 

"I used to smoke because I liked 
it for a while," Alvin said. "I 
stopped smoking because of PT 
and I needed to be healthy." 

"I feel sad," Louise said. "I'm try- 
ing to quit. My New Year's resolu- 
tion was to quit. There are kids 
that I used to baby-sit for are start- 
ing to smoke and it's shocking" 

"If I ever see a child, I don't 
smoke around them," Terry-Lynne 
said. " I only smoke around people 
my age or older. I wouldn't want to" 
influence someone younger than 
me to start smoking." 



Fashionable 

Focus 




Coming out 
of the Closet 

No, I don't mean coming out 
to your pals that you are same- 
sex oriented. 

I mean coming out from 
behind closed doors and show- 
ing off your true "fashionabili- 
ty." You know you have the 
power to be anything and any- 
one, but why would you sacri- 
fice your appearance for the 
meager chance that someone 
will take the time to find out 
exactly who you are before they 
even tell you hello? Let's face 
it— in this day in age, appear- 
ances are everything and first 
impressions get you what you 
want. 

As brutal as it is, the funky, 
spunky chick in the jeans, flip- 
flops and beanie cap doesn't 
stand a chance at a job inter- 
view compared to the cool- 
mannered lady in the Chanel 
suit. But there is hope. Just 
because you don't own any- 
thing Chanel or DKNY doesn't 
mean you can't own up to your 
own fashion capabilities to 
impress someone of stature. 

This is the beginning of a new 
year and hopefully a new you. 
The New Year is a great time to 
reflect on your past experiences 
and think, "I didn't get as much 
out of the year as I think I 
should have." The question 
now is, "How much of what I 
wanted didn't come from dress- 
ing the part?" 

Granted, NSU is probably 
one of the more laid back 
schools when it comes to fash- 
ion in the classroom, almost as 
bad as LSU. In "Tiger Land" 
students roll out of bed and 
walk to class in their pj's and 
house slippers, much like the 
students here in "Demon 
Land." But, seriously folks, 
although you might think that 
you need not to impress any- 
body in class, think again. You 
might get a professor that really 
rocks and really pushes you to 
succeed, which makes you want 
to ask them for a letter of rec- 
ommendation for an internship 
or job. Although some teachers 
might be inclined to give any- 
one a letter just for showing up 
to class, most teachers take a 
look at you as a student and ask 
themselves: "Were they always 
prepared for class? How well 
did they do academically?" And 
then of course they'll remember 
how you looked. 

Right now you're probably 
recalling that time you showed 
up to your 11 a.m. English class 
in a grungy T-shirt, dirty hair 
and torn Levi's. It's not impres- 
sive, and even though your 
teacher will still probably give 
you the letter, he or she will also 
comment on your attire, and it 
won't be pretty. 

So to make a pleasant transi- 
tion from "total makeover proj- 
ect" to "modish modela," first 
things first. Realize that not all 
fashion-tips are secret codes 
from Satan. Be open to new 
ideas and listen to those who 
are willing to help. 

Next, go window shopping. 
Before jumping in to a pool, you 
always test the waters right? 
Same concept here. Browsing 
the racks without trying any- 
thing on gives you the mental 
sketchpad to model outfits in 
your head. If you think before 
you try on, you won't set your- 
self up for disappointment in 
the dressing room. 

While mentally picking out 
ensembles, remember that your 
look needs to be tailored. If 
your physique is tall and a little 
curvy, go for things that accen- 
tuate the best parts of you. Got 
a great pair of legs? Go for a 
skirt that's about knee length 
and a nice crisp, button-down 
blouse. Impressed with your 
decolletage (cleavage for those 
who don't know)? Don a low- 
cut sweater with maybe a lacy 
camisole underneath — and of 
course combine it with a great 
pair of wide-legged trousers 

■ See Closet, page 6 



6 Life — the Current Sauce — Thursday, January 20, 2005 



Diet pills not a 'quick fix' 



By Samantha Foley 

Sauce Reporter 
Raquel Hill 

Life Editor 

Editor's note: the names in this 
article are fictional due to the delicate 
nature of the content. 



No exercise. No dieting. Just a 
simple pill. 

Diet pills are hot on the market, 
and some NSU students are taking 
advantage of their availability. It is 
so simple; you do not even have to 
visit a doctor any more, just point 
and click 



But, is it safe? 

Not consulting a physician prior 
to taking any medication including 
a prescription diet pill is definitely 
not safe. However, the event of 
ordering prescription diet pills off 
the internet without ever engaging 
in a doctor's visit is becoming more 



Ephedra and its dangers 

The stimulant ephedra, sold as a diet supplement, can pose a serious 
hazard when used in heavy doses or with factors that increase risk. 



Physical side effects 

- High blood pressure 

- Tremors 

- Rapid heart rate 

- Seizures 

- Strokes 

- Heart attacks 

- Death 




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Psychological 
side effects 

- increased 

irritability 

- Anxiety 

- Paranoia 

In rare cases, 
complete break 
with reality 




These increase ephedra risks 

Anything that raises body J^t 
temperature can lead to heat P 
exhaustion or heatstroke 

- Heavy exercise 

- High air temperature 
and humidity 

- Overweight 

- Heavy, poorly 
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common. 

"Who has time to exercise these 
days with school and work?" asks 
Jane, an NSU student. "I ordered 
prescription Adipex off the internet 
and lost 20 pounds in two months, 
and I love my new look." 

According to weight-loss-diet- 
i.com, Adipex is an oral medica- 
tion, used as an appetite suppres- 
sant. And like any other diet pill, it 
should be used in association with 
healthy diet, exercise and lifestyle 
modification advice as a short- 
term aid in the management of 
obesity. 

The website also says to consult 
your doctor and explain your com- 
plete medical history especially if 
you have high blood pressure, an 
over-active thyroid, glaucoma or 
diabetes, or if you think you are 
pregnant or before breast-feeding. 
It is also wise to let him know 
about all the medicines or medica- 
tions you use, including other 
weight loss pills and even simple 
anti-cold / flu / cough medicines. 

But did Jane ever consult with 
her doctor prior to taking Adipex? 
No, because to her, taking it is 
worth the risks. 

"I know people who have taken 
it and it worked for them so it is 
worth the risk if I lose weight," she 
says. 

The pressure from society to be 
thin drives people to endless meas- 
ures to accomplish weight loss, but 

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out your body shape, and dress 
accordingly. (For more informa- 
tion on how to figure your body 
shape visit MSN: Women and 
search "Flatter Your Figure.") 

By the time you have modeled 
enough outfits in your head, it's 
probably time to take your 
thoughts and put them to action. 
Grab what worked best for you in 
your head and head to the dress- 
ing room. It's time to play dress- 



how far is too far? 

Some diet pills are associated 
with raised heart rate, raised blood 
pressure and heart failure. This is 
why it is so important to first con- 
sult your doctor and regularly visit 
your doctor during your diet pill 
use. 

Also, some diet pills, especially 
stimulant-based diet pills, are 
habit-forming and can be easily 
abused. 

Because of this, the USDA has 
banned Ephedrine (or ephedra) 
from diet pills in the United States. 
According to WebMD.com and the 
U.S. Secretary of Health and 
Human Service Tommy G. Thomp- 
son, "This FDA rule reflects what 
the scientific evidence shows — 
that ephedra poses an unreason- 
able risk to those who use it. The 
regulations prohibit the sale of 
dietary supplements containing 
ephedra, and we are taking swift 
action against anyone who puts 
consumers at risk by continuing to 
sell such products after the prohibi- 
tion takes effect." 

Ephedra is one of a group of 
plants that is a source of ephedrine 
alkaloids, including ephedrine and 
pseudophedrine. When chemically 
synthesized, the FDA regulates 
these substances as drugs when 
chemically synthesized. 

Although the U.S. government 
regulates ephedra, other ingredi- 
ents like those found in Adipex are 



not and may be extremely haz- 
ardous. 

"I know it is dangerous, and Ij 
could form a habit but I have con- 
sidered ordering diet pills off thej 
net, but it is such a quick solution j 
for weight loss, and I really need to 
lose weight," says NSU student 
Diana. "I mean everything is badj 
for you, so why not? I know a lot ofj 
girls here at Northwestern whoj 
have ordered diet pills off the Inter- 
net that were not affected in a bad 
way." 

According to an article written.! 
by Michele Stanten in Preventioi 
Magazine if it sounds too good 
be true it usually is. 

For example, claims like "Yod 
won't gain the weight back" aw 
simply false. No product can 
change your body's physiology soj 
that once you stop using it, youj 
keep off the weight forever. Even 
while taking prescription diet pills, 
some weight regain is expected. 

Or the ridiculous claim, "Safely 
lose more than three pounds a 
week for more than four weeks 
without medical supervision." 
Although it is possible to lose more 
than this a week through extreme 
dieting, it does increase your risk of 
adverse effects such as gallstones. 

Before purchasing pills off the 
Internet, do the necessary research 
and make sure to consult with your 
doctor about them - it is vital to 
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entire wardrobe in one shopping 
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From left, Demons Clifton Lee, Byron Allen, and Marcellas Ross all jump for a 
rebound in Saturday's win over SLU. 



By Chris Salim 

Sauce Reporter 

NSU head basketball 
coach Mike McConathy was well 
aware of the challenges that await- 
ed his team going into the 2004 sea- 
son. 

The Demons had one of the 
toughest non-conference schedules 
in the country. 

"We felt that playing difficult 
foes would prepare us for confer- 
ence," said McConathy. "If we can 
compete with the big schools we 
can compete with anyone." 

The Demons' non-conference 
schedule included trips to national- 
ly ranked powerhouses Oklahoma 
State, Cincinnati, Illinois, Tulsa, 
Dayton, Valparaiso, LSU and a 
showdown at Prather Coliseum 
with Tulane which the Demons 
won 85-72. 

Though the Demons came up 



short in the other games, 
McConathy said he believes that 
the Tulane win gave his team a 
boost. 

"I felt the win at Tulane gave us 
the swagger and confidence we 
needed before going on the long 
road trip," McConathy said. 

McConathy has attributed the 
depth of the team to the quick 3-0 
start in the conference. The 
Demons have used a 12-man rota- 
tion in which no one on the team 
averages more than 25 minutes per 
game. 

"I feel that our depth wears 
teams down," said McConathy. 
"We feel that if we are still in the 
game during the last eight minutes, 
we will dominate the rest of the 
game." 

Junior guard Jermaine Wallace 
has become one of the premier 
scorers in the conference. 

Assistant coach Dave Simmons 



sees him as a target. 

"It puts a target on his back, all 
the defenses are keying on him and 
he has to come ready to play every 
night," said Simmons. 

Another bright spot for the 
Demons has been freshman guard 
Colby Bargeman. 

"I am impressed with how calm 
and poised Colby has been," 
McConathy said. "He can shoot 
and handle the ball. He is going to 
be a player." 

The balance of scoring has also 
made the Demons a difficult team 
to play. Wallace has led with 11.5 
ppg, with Jermaine Spencer and 
Clifton Lee scoring 8.6 and 8.8 ppg. 

The Demons also have five oth- 
ers averaging between five and 
eight points per game. 

"You never know who you are 
going to have to stop, said Sim- 
mons. "Any one of them can hurt 
you on any night." 



Though year has been success for 
the Demons, it did not come with- 
out some growing pains. 

"We didn't have any leadership, 
everyone was looking at each other 
instead of someone stepping up," 
junior forward Byron Allen said of 
the 2002 season. 

McConathy said he attributes the 
success of this season to the hard- 
ships he and his team faced in 2002. 

"It was rough having to coach 12 
freshman when everyone else we 
played had seniors, but that is the 
way to build a program from the 
ground up," McConathy said. 

The Demons (10-8,3-0) own three 
conference wins against Stephen F. 
Austin, Texas-San Antonio, and 
Texas- Arlington. 



Demon softball players earn preseason honors 



Courtesy of Sports 
Information 

www.nsudemons.com 

Defending regular-season and 
tournament champion Texas-San 
Antonio was a landslide pick to 
defend its titles, taking nine of 10 
first place votes in polls of league 
coaches and sports information 
directors. 

UTSA led all schools with 
seven players on the preseason 
All-SLC team, with Northwest- 
em and Texas State second by 
taking three spots apiece on the 
23-woman squad. 

NSU senior outfielder Nicole 
Martin, bidding to make the All- 
SLC team for a fourth straight 
year, made the preseason list as a 
second -team pick while junior 
outfielder Sarina Noack was a 
first-team selection and sopho- 



more catcher /designated player 
Margaret Patterson made the pre- 
season second team. 

Noack, who hit .265 overall 
with 17 steals in 18 tries, carried a 
.300 average in SLC games. Pat- 
terson, who batted .306 with 2 
home runs and 20 RBI overall, 
had a .318 average in conference 
action. 

Martin batted .286 overall with 
21 steals and 3 home runs, carry- 
ing a .274 average in SLC games. 

In the coaches' poll, Sam Hous- 
ton State was the second-place 
choice followed by Texas State, 
Northwestern and Texas-Arling- 
ton in the top five. 

In the poll of softball SIDs, 
Texas State got the nod for the 
runner-up spot followed by Sam 
Houston, UTA and Northwestern 
in the top five. 

"The Southland Conference 



plays great softball year in and 
year out, and we believe we stack 
up with any other team in our 
league," said first-year head 
coach Mike Perniciaro, a former 
Auburn assistant. "We're very 
excited about our prospects for 
this season. I know there are 
some very talented players on 
our team and everybody has been 
working very hard with the idea 
of winning the conference cham- 
pionship and turning some heads 
along the way." 

The Lady Demons have played 
in NCAA Tournaments in 1998, 
2000 and 2002. NSU won 17 of its 
final 23 games last year in a late 
season surge that brought coach 
Eileen Schmidt's team to a 35-28 
final record. Schmidt was hired a 
month later as head coach at Ken- 
tucky. 

Perniciaro's first Northwestern 



club opens the season Feb. 4 at 
the Louisiana-Lafayette tourna- 
ment, then plays at Alabama and 
in tournaments hosted by 
Auburn and Texas A&M before 
opening its home season Feb. 23 
against 1-49 rival Centenary. 

Conference play begins for 
Northwestern on Feb. 26 with a 
homefield doubleheader at the 
Demon Diamond against 
Stephen F. Austin. 

Home doubleheaders against 
non-SLC foes ULL and Baylor 
highlight the March schedule. 

In Southland competition, 
Northwestern will host SFA, 
Nicholls State, Louisiana-Mon- 
roe, Texas State and Sam Houston 
State in three-game series. 

The SLC Tournament is May 6- 
8 in San Marcos, Texas. 



Demon's Upcoming 
Schedule 

-Men's Basketball 

Jan. 20 @ Texas State 

Jan. 22 @ Texas-San Antonio 

-Women's Basketball 

Jan. 20 @ Texas State 

Jan. 22 @ Texas-San Antonio 

-Track and Field 

Jan. 21-22 @ Arkansas 



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Thursday, January 20, 2005 
the Current Sauce 



Sports 





Justin 
Hebert 

The Full 
Count 



A busy 
break 



justin_hebert@yahoo.com 
Welcome back students 
for another semester at 
NSU which I am sure will 
not disappoint you with 
its exciting blend of 
Demon athletics. 

While we were all out 
enjoying our time off, 
Demon athletics, past, 
present and future, 
remained busy with 
games, awards, signings 
and even a Pro Bowl. 

The men and women's 
basketball teams, both 
preseason picks to win 
the Southland Conference, 
endured tough schedules. 

Most of their holidays 
was spent on the road 
and they are now one- 
fourth of the way through 
league play. 

The Lady Demons 
struggled on the road 
early but found their 
stride at home. A big win 
"in white" against South- 
eastern has bumped their 
league record to 2-2, mak- 
ing them 7-8 overall. 

Men's basketball played 
through the nationally 
ranked toughest schedule 
and dropped a few tough 
road games themselves, 
but have rebounded with 
a four-game tear against 
SLC opponents. Taking 
down all three tri-champi- 
ons of the Southland has 
put them on top with a 4- 
record in conference and 
10-8 total. 

Not to mention, both 
teams are perfect so far 
this year in Prather. 

The Demon football 
players, present, past and 
future, have been 
extremely busy through 
the break despite not 
being in season. 

Congratulations to for- 
mer Demon safety and 
return specialist Terrence 
McGee who was recently 
voted to the AFC's Pro 
Bowl Team as a returner. 
McGee, who was an Ail- 
American at NSU and 
still holds the NCAA's 
Division 1-AA record for 
punt return average at 
17.4 yards per return, has 
returned three kickoffs for 
touchdowns this season 
as a member of the Buffa- 
lo Bills. 

Another hats-off goes to 
all of the members of the 
SLC champion football 
team who were named to 
All-Southland teams, 
especially offensive line- 
man Greg Buckley and 
linebacker Jamall Johnson 
who were named Division 
I-AA All Americans. 

Good luck to Buckley 
and Johnson as they join 
three other Demons, 
including junior running 
back Derrick Johnese , 
fullback Issa Banna, and 
offensive lineman Mike 
King. 

The coaches stayed 
active with recruiting. 
After the loss of Johnson 
the Demons added line- 
backer Marvin Byrdsong, 
a senior transfer from 
Mississippi State. Byrd- 
song started 12 games 
and played in 35 games 
over three seasons at 
State. 

So I assure you Demon 
athletics will only get bet- 
ter. With both basketball 
teams returning home 
early February, track get- 
ting kicked off, plus ten- 
nis, baseball and softball 
starting soon, there will 
be plenty of sporting 
events the students 
should attend and sup- 
port the athletes who 
work so hard. 



Basketball leads SLC 



By Justin Hebert 

Sports Editor 

The NSU Demons basket- 
ball team ran away with it 
early, but had to stick 
around to withstand a furi- 
ous comeback as they beat 
Southland Conference oppo- 
nent Southeastern Louisiana 
65-63 Saturday in Prather 
Coliseum to bump their 
home mark to 8-0 this sea- 
son and improve their 
record to 10-8 overall and 4- 
in conference to take sole 
possession of first place in 
league play. 

"I think being able to get 
four wins under our belt at 
this point in the conference 
schedule is very, very 
important," said Demon 
head coach Mike 
McConathy. 

NSU jumped out in front 
early in the first half when 
they went on a 23-3 run that 
spanned the last 10 minutes 
with the help of junior for- 
wards Byron Allen, who 
scored 10 points on four for 
four field goals and two for 
two from the free throw line 
in the first, and Clifton Lee, 
who was also perfect in the 




Leslie Westbrook / the Current Sauce 
Demon guard Colby Bargeman watches teammate Keenan Jones recover a loose ball from Southeast- 
ern's Nate Lofton. The Demons topped SLU Saturday in Prather 65-63. 



first scoring 6 points on 
three for three shooting. 

The Demons went into 
halftime with the score 36-19 
against a Lions' squad that 
was nationally ranked fifth 



in defense, allowing only 
55.6 points per game, and 
has averaged giving up a 
stingy 50.3 ppg in its first 
three conference games. 
"I just tried to capitalize 



on scoring when I got in the 
paint," Allen said of the 
team's solid first half. 

Allen finished the game 
with 14 points and 5 
rebounds despite fouling 



out with 5:37 remaining in 
the game and the Demons 
clinging to a 5-point lead. 

Guards Tyronn Mitchell 
and Tramaine Hancock each 
scored 13 points for the 
Demons, who were playing 
without Jermaine Wallace, 
the only player averaging 
double-digit scoring for 
NSU. 

Hancock was six for six 
from the free throw line in 
the last three minutes. 

Jermaine Spencer came 
through with a monstrous 
dunk with 19 seconds left to 
hold off the Lions. 

"The heart man, as a 
group we don't want to 
lose," Hancock said. "When 
they started coming back we 
just stepped it up." 

The Demons' next home 
game is Feb. 3 after tough 
road games against Texas 
State, Texas-San Antonio, 
and Sam Houston, but the 
Demons will play five of 
their last seven games at 
Prather. 



Home, sweet home for Lady Demons 




Leslie Westbrook / the Current Sauce 
Demon guard Chassidy Jones attempts a layup during a huge victo- 
ry over Southeastern Saturday. Jones had a career-high 28 points. 



By Justin Hebert 

Sports Editor 

The Lady Demons 
kicked off a doubleheader 
against Southeastern 
Louisiana Saturday in 
Prather by dominating the 
Lady Lions 80-63 to 
remain undefeated at 
home this season and 
improve their record to 7-8 
overall and 2-2 in the 
Southland Conference. 

"Obviously we love 
playing at home," first- 
year Lady Demons basket- 
ball head coach Jennifer 
Graf said following the 
Demons victory over 
Southeastern Louisiana. 
"We love to be in white" 

Sophomore guard Chas- 
sidy Jones had a breakout 
performance finishing 
with 28 points and 9 
rebounds after taking a 
good bit of heat after a 75- 
60 loss at conference lead- 
ing University of Texas at 
Arlington. 

"I think she took that to 
heart. True competitors 
do, and Chassidy is a true 
competitor," Graf said. 
"She took that game to 
heart and then came out 
this game focused and 



ready to go." 

Junior guard Sheronda 
Bell, who had 2 points in 
the contest via free throws, 
contributed to the win 
with 13 assists, including 
9 in the first half, while 
Amanda Bennett scored 14 
points along with her 9 
rebounds. 

"I don't care if Bell never 
scores another point but if 
she can have those assists 
up to 13 like she did 
against Southeastern we 
will be alright and we'll 
win," Graf said. 

With her 9 rebounds, 
Bennett has 505 career 
boards becoming the 15th 
player in Lady Demon his- 
tory to reach the 500 
rebound mark, and is only 
24 points shy of joining the 
other 10 former Lady 
Demons in the 1,000 
point/ 500 rebound club. 

Bennett said she likes 
the idea of being included 
in such a fantastic crowd 
but is much more con- 
cerned with helping her 
team succeed through the 
rest of the SLC. 

"It's great because it 
means that I get to be in a 
club with elite women 
who played here, and it's 



great to do it in front of 
your home crowd," Ben- 
nett said. 

"I'm just concentrating 
on winning. If it happens, 
it happens, I'm not too 
worried about it." 

The Lady Lions held the 
game close in the first half 
trailing by a score of 35-40, 
but NSU pulled away with 
15 second-half points by 
Jones. 

The Demons went on a 
17-0 run five minutes into 
the second half and then 
began another 10 point run 
with 7:46 remaining in the 
game to pull away. 

"As a team we played 
great and did a lot of 
things better," Jones said. 
"We're just going to keep 
working hard and hope- 
fully this win at home will 
give us the boost that we 
need to finish off confer- 
ence with a nice ranking." 

The Lady Demons nit 
the road again for three 
SLC games at Texas State, 
Texas-San Antonio, and 
Sam Houston State. The 
Lady Demons will return 
to Prather and those 
beloved white jerseys Feb. 
3 when they host Lamar. 



Baseball picked to win league title 

Demons are favorites to win Southland Conference crown; 5 named to preseason All-SLC team 



Courtesy of Sports 
Information 

www.nsudemons.com 

With slugging infielder 
Brandon Morgan and Academ- 
ic All-America first baseman 
Bobby Barbier among the 
standouts, perennial South- 
land Conference baseball 
power Northwestern State has 
been picked alongside two- 
time defending champion 
Lamar as the favorites to win 
the 2005 SLC title in a poll of 
league coaches released 
Wednesday by the league 
office. 

Morgan and Barbier were 
two of five Demons named to 
the coaches' Preseason All-SLC 
team, along with infielder 
Hunter Thorns, 
outfielder/pitcher Rusty Jones 
and starting pitcher Daniel 
Lonsberry. 

Northwestern will host the 
2005 SLC Tournament May 26- 
28 at refurbished Brown- 
Stroud Field, the first time 



since 1994 - the last time the 
Demons reached the NCAA 
Tournament - that the confer- 
ence tournament has been 
played in Natchitoches. 

Coach Mitch Gaspard's 
fourth Northwestern team tied 
with Lamar for first in voting 
by the 10 SLC coaches predict- 
ing the league's final 2005 
standings. Conference baseball 
sports information directors 
picked Lamar to win and had 
NSU second. 

Gaspard will try to lead his 
Demon squad to its second 
league championship since his 
arrival and the team's ninth 
title since 1991, the most out of 
all SLC teams. 

The Demons return six field- 
ing starters and three starting 
pitchers in a team that finished 
33-23 overall last year and 
went 16-9 in league play good 
enough for a second place fin- 
ish. The team also went deep 
into the postseason tourna- 
ment before being eliminated. 

"We're definitely excited 



about the new season," said 
fourth year head coach Mitch 
Gaspard. "We're excited about 
the guys we have corning back, 
and very pumped about our 
newcomers." 

Morgan, a junior second 
baseman, led the team in 2004 
with a .381 batting average and 
18 doubles. He also hit two 
home runs and had 41 runs 
batted in to go along with his 
21 stolen bases. 

Thorns hit .300 last year and 
was one of the league leaders 
with 54 RBI. He played most of 
last season at first base but is 
expected to make a move to 
third to allow Barbier to take 
position at first. Barbier, a 2004 
CoSIDA Academic AU-Ameri- 
can, returns after hitting .293 
while leading the team with 
nine home runs. 

Jones split time last year in 
the outfield and on the mound 
hitting .317 with three home 
runs and 27 RBI while going 2- 
3 with a 5.03 earned run aver- 
age. Lonsberry posted a 5-7 




Gary Hardamon/ 
NSU Media Service 

Demon second baseman Brandon Morgan tags out a UTA member 
during last year's game. Morgan was selected to the All-SLC team. 



record with a 3.69 ERA. He fin- 
ished the year strong, posting a 
3-0 mark and a 1.67 ERA in his 
last three starts of the season. 

Both NSU and Lamar gar- 
nered 74 points in the coaches 



poll followed by Texas-Arling- 
ton, Texas State, Louisiana- 
Monroe, Texas-San Antonio, 
McNeese State, Sam Houston 
State, Southeastern Louisiana 
and Nicholls State. 



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Marcus Pitre won fjhj 
men's 400 meter champ! 
onship race in a 49.89 clod) 
ing Saturday to highligj 
Northwestern State's indoc 
track and field season debt 
at the LSU Purple Tig 
Invitational in the Ca 
Maddox Fieldhouse. 

Five Northwestern com 
petitors recorded third 
place finishes: Ravyn Hay 
ward in the men's 60 mete 
dash with a 6.87 tinJ 
Tameshia Miller, running 
25.88 in the women's 20tn Rapj<j es 
J.D. Henry in the men's 2(1 yj(j d 
on a 22.17 clockind g| 
Cameron Waugh, clean* f ; 
6-6 in the men s nigh jump 
Abby Saloman in t» NSU h 
women's 5000 with i Alexand 
19.55.72 time. made it: 

Shanae Steward an and ove 
Miller gave NSU a 4-5 finii 
in the women's 60 meta 
hurdles, with Steward A MAIIOJ 
8.98 and Miller at 9.01 BllSh 
Haley Blount finishe 
fourth for the Lady Demofl 
in the pole vault, clearifl 
10-6 

Miller finished fourth « 



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the women's long juni| Was 
championship flight with 
18-3 1/4 leap. 

Hayward was fifth in rh 
men's 200 in 22.60. Dedri 
Truss gave NSU fifth in 
women's 400 in 1:00.3?' 
Chris Warren ran fifth in th 
men's 800 (2:05.19) for ffl 
Demons. Denise QuezaiK 
gave the Lady Demons 
fifth-place 17-4 3/4 leap 
the long jump. 

Northwestern will coi* 
pete at the University 
Arkansas' Razorback InviB 
tional next weekend. 



Tickets selling 
for Jan. 29 
banquet 

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Jan. 25. 

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NSU and Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexan- 
dria are teaming up to provide for the future health 
care needs of the area. 

By working with Rapides Regional, NSU's College of 
Nursing has been able to accept a class of 20 Bache- 
lor's of Science in Nursing students into clinicals in 
Alexandria. Rapides Regional has given NSU space for 
three classrooms, a lab and faculty offices in the 
Medical Arts Building, in addition to funding for three 
faculty positions. 

The assistance has also extended to NSU's program 
in radiologic technology, which has received two 
$100,000 endowed professorships and funding for 
two faculty positions from Rapides Regional. CHRIS- 
TUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital of Alexandria has 
also agreed to fund a faculty position at NSU. 

"This has become a win-win situation for Northwest- 
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of Nursing Dr. Norann Planchock. "We had the infra- 
structure, but lacked the resources to use it fully. 
Rapides Regional was able to assist us. NSU has pro- 
vided outstanding nursing education for a number of 
years and this will enable us to produce well trained 
professionals who are needed in this area." 

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First part of 
new complex 
to open this fall 

By Jamie Webb 

Sauce Reporter 

NSU officials are hoping 
the first building of a new 
residence hall complex will 
be completed Aug. 1 in time 
for the fall 2005 move-in. 

Jennifer Anderson, direc- 
tor of auxiliary services at 
NSU, said the second build- 
ing should be completed 
Aug. 22, the first day of the 
fall semester, and the third 
building "will be completed 
no later than Oct. 31." 

Justin Owen, assistant 
director of the University 
Columns, said the complex's 
timely completion depends 
on the weather. 

Students living in the new 
facility will have the option 
of choosing a 9-month lease 
or a 12-month lease, depend- 
ing on whether they want to 
stay in the dorm during the 
holidays. Students will also 
be able to choose a double 
bedroom apartment with 
two students per bedroom or 
a single bedroom apartment 
with one student per bed- 
room. Owen said each build- 
ing of the complex, which 
will be located behind Sabine 
Hall, will house about 130 
students. 




Cheryl Thompson / the Current Sauce 
NSU administrators and SGA members participate in the groundbreaking ceremony for the new dorm on 
Wednesday. The dorm's first building is scheduled to be finished in Aug. 1. 



Like Columns residents, 
students living in the new 
dorm will make payments to 
Century Development, the 
company that manages both 
facilities, rather than to NSU. 
Anderson said housing fees 
will not cover the cost. 

Anderson said the latest 
price for a 12-month lease in 



a double bedroom apartment 
is $378 a month. For a 12- 
month lease in a single bed- 
room, the price is $427 a 
month. For a 9-month lease 
in a double bedroom, the 
price is $394 a month. For a 
9-month single bedroom, the 
price is $444. Anderson said 
these prices are subject to 



change. 

Columns bookkeeper 
Tammy Bennett said stu- 
dents will have the option of 
choosing how much they 
want to pay at a given time, 
but a set amount will be due 
at the beginning of each 
month. Students who have 
paid the specified amount 



before the first of the month 
will be credited for that 
amount. 

Each building of the new 
dorm will have card access 
doors, and there is a possibil- 
ity that each individual 
apartment will have card 
access, Frances Conine, 
director of student services, 
said. 

Owen said each apartment 
will have a couch, chairs, 
desks, a coffee table, twin 
beds, dressers with two and 
three drawers, closets, a 
refrigerator, a microwave, a 
sink and two bathrooms. 

This dorm is the beginning 
of a plan to renovate other 
dorms on campus, Conine 
said. 

Provost and Vice President 
of Academic Affairs Anthony 
Scheffler said upon comple- 
tion of the new dorm and the 
relocation of Rapides resi- 
dents, Rapides Hall will be 
torn down. 

One of the main problems 
with halls such as Rapides is 
the heating and cooling sys- 
tems, Conine said. The sys- 
tems are so old that replace- 
ment parts for them are diffi- 
cult to find. 

Conine said the second 
phase of this modernization 
project will involve hiring 
consultants, as officials did 
when planning for the new 
dorm. The main goal of this 
project will be to determine 
whether to remodel some of 
the other dorms or tear them 
down and build new ones. 



Krispy Kreme is 
fresh out of town 



By Kindra Watson 

Sauce Reporter 

Last year, students were 
pleased to see a new Krispy 
Kreme Doughnuts vendor in 
Vic's and the C-store. This 
semester, the doughnuts 
have disappeared, along 
with all traces of Krispy 
Kreme. 

Along with Vic's, Texaco 
and Citgo gas stations in 
Natchitoches were also 
receiving Krispy Kreme 
doughnut deliveries, which 
came from Lafayette. The 
deliveries came to an unex- 
pected halt late last year. 

Ray Campbell, the retail 
manager of Aramark, said he 
called the Krispy Kreme 
delivery service in Decem- 
ber, and a representative told 
him the Vic's delivery would 
come. But as of Wednesday, 
Natchitoches' vendors were 
still without the doughnuts. 

According to news releas- 
es, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts 
Inc. has recently faced a wide 
variety of problems. Stock 
prices have fallen amidst 
federal securities investiga- 
tions and allegations of 
padded sales figures, and the 
company replaced CEO 
Scott Livengood, who had 



been with Krispy Kreme for 
28 years. Livengood is 
accused of failing to handle 
the company's finances 
properly. 

Krispy Kreme's sales have 
been declining since late 

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University plans to welcome 
BPCC students this fall 



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When this September 2004 
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the C-Store. The shelf now 
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By Claire Mayeux 

Sauce Reporter 

NSU is working with 
Bossier Parish Community 
College to accommodate 
incoming freshmen who will 
not meet the fall semester's 
new selective admissions 
requirements. 

Connie McConathy, the 
program director of BPCC at 
Northwestern, said the new 
policy will require mcoming 
students to meet the follow- 
ing criteria: students must 
complete and pass the 
Louisiana Regents Core of 
high school college prepara- 
tory courses, can require only 
one developmental course 
from NSU, must have a sub- 
score of at least 18 on all sec- 
tions of the ACT and have 
either a ininimurn 2.0 GPA, a 
composite score of at least 20 
on the ACT or rank in the top 
50 percent of their graduating 
class. 

McConathy said her job is 
to act as a liaison between 
BPCC and Northwestern, 
coordinating the changes that 
will take place on campus. 

Anthony Scheffler, provost 
and vice president of aca- 
demic affairs for NSU, said, 
"Because of selective admis- 
sions standards we are trying 



to reach out to those students 
who have no other option 
besides attending a technical 
college or no college at all. 
The presence of BPCC on 
NSU's campus will be a third 
option." 

When state officials man- 
dated that NSU follow the 
Board of Regents Master Plan 
for 2005, which requires NSU 
to follow the new admissions 
guidelines, faculty and state 
officials knew they would 
have to do something to 
accommodate the estimated 
300 students who would not 
meet the new standards. NSU 
then partnered with BPCC 
for that purpose. 

"The arrangement is a mar- 
riage of the two institutions," 
McConathy said. "BPCC stu- 
dents will be on campus and 
will have every advantage of 
an NSU student; they will 
simply not be enrolled as an 
NSU student." 

BPCC students will pay 
fees according to the hours 
they take, just like NSU stu- 
dents. They will also have the 
option of living on campus 
and having meal plans. 

"We want BPCC students 
to blend in and take full 
advantage of every resource 
that is offered," Scheffler said. 
"We have taken measures to 



integrate the students so they 
will not stand out. They will 
be community college stu- 
dents in a four-year universi- 
ty environment." 

Once a student has com- 
pleted two semesters at 
BPCC, he or she will qualify 
to become an NSU student. 

McConathy said students 
who require more than one 
remedial class are usually not 
fully prepared to handle four 
years of college, and often 
drop out. 

"The reason for BPCC com- 
ing onto the Northwestern 
campus is simple," 
McConathy said. "Econom- 
ics.. .if you multiply all those 
students who drop out and 
leave debt for the state to 
carry, the numbers are huge. 
BPCC is less of a financial 
burden... to students, so the 
money issues are easier to 
handle if they do not make it 
in college." 

Scheffler said NSU is hiring 
faculty through extra services 
contracts to teach BPCC stu- 
dents. 

"Classes are being set aside 
for BPCC students even 
though we are not sure how 
many there will be," he said. 
"We do not know how this 
will work, but we will make 
adjustments as needed." 



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SGA discusses plans for 
spring events and services 



By Kyle Carter 

Sauce Reporter 

The SGA passed a bill providing 
money for organizational grants, 
nominated senators into campus 
committees and discussed business 
on planned events and new stu- 
dent services on Monday. 

In a unanimous vote the SGA, 
passed a bill that provides a $600 
budget to fund organizational 
grants. Sen. Matthew Bartley said 
the fund is budgeted every semes- 
ter to provide grants to recognized 
student organizations that do 
something to help students, the 
community or the university as a 
whole. 

Last semester about 12 organiza- 
tions applied for a portion of the 
grant, Bartley said. The amount a 
certain organization receives 
depends on the programs in which 
the group is involved. 

Bartley said student organiza- 



tions can begin to apply for the 
grants in February. 

The SGA also nominated two 
senators, Shantel Wempren and 
Ifrah Jamil, to become members of 
campus-wide committees. Alan 
Sypert, speaker of the Senate, said 
plans are in the works to allow 
Greeks and other student organiza- 
tions to build houses on campus. 
The SGA nominated Wempren to 
be a representative in a committee 
that will set up a system of regula- 
tions for this program. 

The SGA appointed Jamil to the 
grievance committee. Sypert said 
this committee is in place to pro- 
vide a forum for students to voice 
complaints with faculty and staff. 
Currently, every school in the Uni- 
versity of Louisiana System is 
involved in working out unique 
policies for similar committees, 
Sypert said. 

The SGA also held a discussion 
on planned events and special 



services for students. Bartley said 
the SGA has selected a date and 
time for this semester's forum, 
which will be with Aramark, the 
campus food service provider. He 
said the purpose of the forum is to 
allow students to be able to voice 
their opinions about NSU's food 
services. The SGA has not released 
the date for the forum. 

Sypert said he had attended the 
Council on Student Government 
Associations at Texas A&M and 
discussed services that could help 
the students and community. He 
said he plans to provide students 
with a list of local businesses that 
offer student discounts and then 
encourage other businesses that do 
not already provide discounts to do 
so. 

"I'd like to get the available list 
on the Web site for immediate 
information, and handouts can be 
expected at the end of this semester 
or next fall," Sypert said. 



Grant to help keep bogs alive 




By Warren Hayes 

Sauce Reporter 

NSU's biology department has 
received a grant to save endan- 
gered plant species in Louisiana's 
wetlands. 

The $86,000 grant came from the 
Coypu Foundation, which was 
founded by the late John S. Mcll- 
henney to support ecological con- 
servation projects. 

The grant will help protect 
Louisiana's bog habitats. Bogs are 
plant communities that have been 



destroyed by land development 
practices. 

One type of bog, known as an 
acid bog, is beneficial to Louisiana 
wetlands because of its ability to 
control the quality and flow of 
water. These bogs are also home to 
several plant species, such as 
orchids. 

Michael Bodri, chairman of the 
Department of Biological Sciences, 
said timber practices and land 
developments are not the only 
things that are destroying the bogs. 

"Agriculture practices and four 



wheelers can destroy a bog's natu- 
ral habitat," Bodri said. 

Bodri said a four-step process 
will be used to save the bogs. It will 
involve: inventory and assessment 
of wetlands, erosion correction, 
monitoring and management and 
educational outreach. 

The project's success will be 
measured and documented by land 
managers. 

Bodri said NSU will propagate 
some of the bog plants in the green- 
houses located in the biology 
building. 



New stoplight at Wal-Mart 



Cheryl Thompson / the Ci'rrknt Sauce! 



The city of Natchitoches installed a stoplight on Keyser Avenue in front of Wal-Mart Wednesday in an effort to ease traf- 
fic flow and reduce the number of accidents in the area. 



Doughnuts 



FROM PAGE 1 



2004. The company's quarterly 
report ending on Dec. 26 showed 
that weekly sales per factory store 
had decreased by approximately 
18 to 25 percent. 

Campbell said there was no 
signed contract between Krispy 
Kreme and Aramark, but the 
doughnuts arrived every morning 
Monday through Friday until late 



November. Despite attempts to 
contact Krispy Kreme, no one at 
NSU is sure if or when the deliver- 
ies will resume. 

Campbell said the lack of 
doughnuts has resulted in a $300 a 
week sales drop for Vic's, prompt- 
ing Aramark to consider replacing 
Krispy Kreme with another 
doughnut vendor. 



BCM finds temporary home in Alley 





Chris Reich / the Citwent Sauce 
A mirror captures sophomore English major Megan Davis' reflection during the BCM's Wednesday night service. 



Lora Sheppard 

Managing Editor 

Baptist Collegiate Ministries, a 
student organization that has been 
housed on College Avenue since 
1969, is temporarily relocating to 
the Alley in the Student Union 
while awaiting the construction of 
a new building on campus. 



The Alley, which student organi- 
zations occasionally use for meet- 
ings and events, is being renovated 
in the wake of the move. BCM and 
NSU students have been cleaning 
and preparing it for use, and BCM 
members have also converted an 
unused coat closet to an office and 
added $1000 worth of lights. All 
new additions made will remain 



after the BCM moves to their per- 
manent location. 

Director of NSU 22 and BCM 
member David Antilley said the 
physical plant is designing a new 
BCM facility on Organizational Row 
between the Kappa Sigma house 
and the softball field. The ground- 
breaking for the new building is ten- 
tatively scheduled for June. 



"We were just wanting a larger 
building," Antilley said. 

At the BCM's prior location, stu- 
dents had to park in the Watson 
Library parking lot and cross Col- 
lege Avenue to get to the building. 
The Alley is more easily accessible 
and has nearby parking, benefits 
the new BCM building will have 
as well. 

The Rev. Bill Collins, director of 
the BCM, said he was looking for- 
ward to the move. 

"It's just going to be better for 
students," Collins said. "We hope 
to be one of the first to build down 
in the Organizational Row area 
this spring. We feel really good 
about moving to that part of cam- 
pus... we're just excited to be able 
to reach more students in a differ- 
ent way with the message of 
Christ." 

The BCM is still in the process of 
moving into the Alley, but has 
already held several worship serv- 
ices there. 

Collins said the BCM is allowed 
to use Student Union facilities like 
any other student organization. 
The BCM will not have exclusive 
use of The Alley, and the area will 
still be open for use by other stu- 
dent groups. 

Dustin Kennemer, a senior engi- 
neering major and president of the 
BCM, said he thinks the move will 
benefit the organization. 

"Surprisingly, at first some of us 



were skeptical and unsure, but I 
think now we're excited and look- 
ing forward to it," he said. 

The BCM has meetings Wednes- 
day nights at 8:31 for worship, live 
music and fellowship. 




Chris Reich / the Current Sauce 
Senior early childhood education 
major Jamie Kendrick relaxes to the 
music of the praise band at the BCM's 
Wednesday night service in The Alley. 



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1-18-05 

8:13 p.m. 

A silver SUV rammed the 
gate at the Columns, which 
would not close. 

10:56 p.m. 

An AC from Sabine Hall 
called to report a couple hav- 
ing an argument in the park- 
ing lot. 

1-19-05 

7:05 p.m. 

A resident of Sabine Hall 
requested an ambulance. 

8:05 p.m. 

An RA from Rapides Hall 
requested an ambulance. He 
was punched in the side of the 
head and was transported to 
the hospital. Police were look- 
ing for his assailant. 

1-20-05 

12:56 a.m. 



A resident of the Columns 
who said his tires had been 
slashed stopped an officer. 

7:58 a.m. 

Someone broke into a vehi- 
cle at Bossier Hall. 

1-21-05 

11:33 p.m. 

A resident of the Columns 
locked himself in his bath- 
room. He said several people 
had forced their way into his 
apartment and threatened 
him. 

1-22-05 

1:20 a.m. 

An AC from Boozman Hall 
called to report a suspicious 
man approximately 6'4" tall 
carrying a metal baseball bat 
on the College Avenue side of 
campus. 



7:37 p.m. 

An RA from Rapides called 
to report possible drug use. He 
couldn't identify the source of 
the smell and was told to call 
campus police if it happened 
again. 

1-24-05 

9:01 p.m. 

A resident of the Columns 
called to report possible drug 
use in one of the apartments. 
An officer saw drug parapher- 
nalia on the kitchen counter 
and found some unidentified 
bottled pills under the coffee 
table. 

10:50 p.m. 

A resident of Rapides called 
to report some residents smok- 
ing marijuana on the fourth 
floor balcony. 

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The Middle Path: Civil discourse must rule the day 




By Justin 
Shatwell 



Perhaps the most contentious 
issue in today's society is the Iraq 
War. It is difficult to find anyone 
who does not have a strong opin- 
ion one way or the other. Unfortu- 
nately it is becoming more and 
more common for these opinions 
to become prejudices against those 
with an opposing viewpoint. For 
instance, many who oppose the 
war claim that the administration 
is waging it on dishonest grounds, 
and those citizens that support it 



are naive and are allowing them- 
selves to be duped. On the other 
side of the argument, many who 
support the war see its detractors 
as being unpatriotic, cowardly, or 
politically motivated. In keeping 
with my theme of finding middle 
ground, I would like to forgo any 
discussion of the merits or demer- 
its of the war, and instead discuss 
the need for a civil discourse on the 
subject. 

I must begin by stating that I dis- 
miss the argument that it is unpa- 
triotic to question the commander 
in chief during wartime. I 
acknowledge that those who serve 
in the military need to respect the 
chain of command and obey 
orders. However, I do not believe 
that this obligation extends to the 



general public, especially during a 
war in which the nation is in no 
risk of being invaded. The danger 
of this idea is that it removes the 
input of the American people from 
the president's decisions. 

The president is not a four-year 
dictator, even during wartime. By 
definition, the president is both the 
leader and the servant of the peo- 
ple; he serves as a first among 
equals who must respect the will of 
those he governs. In an ideal 
democracy, the will of the people is 
demonstrated through some form 
of national discourse. In an honest 
debate, both sides of an argument 
could be heard and the benefits 
and weaknesses of both could be 
discovered. Our leaders could 
then make a more informed deci- 



sion, tempered by the insight and 
wishes of the people. It is not only 
the right, but the duty of American 
citizens to question their leaders. 
Not only does this keep them hon- 
est, it also offers up alternatives 
and concerns these very fallible 
people may not have thought of. 

If we are to have an honest dis- 
course on the war, first we must 
ask ourselves why we have such a 
hard time talking civilly with one 
another about this topic. I think 
the main problem is that we have 
allowed this issue to become politi- 
cized to the point that the legitima- 
cy of the war is perceived to be 
directly tied to the legitimacy of the 
president. Both sides have perpe- 
trated this myth and it has put us 
in a dangerous situation. 



A referendum on whether or not 
to wage war should never be 
decided by a president's populari- 
ty, no matter who is in office. This 
is especially true in the case of Iraq, 
where the question is very 
nuanced. Not only has this war 
cost us billions of dollars and over 
a thousand lives, it has also raised 
complicated questions about inter- 
national law that have strained our 
diplomatic relations with the rest 
of the world. This is far too serious 
an issue to allow ourselves to be 
lured into party lines and cowed 
into silence. 

If we truly wish to support our 
nation during wartime, we should 
work together to find a balanced 
and honest approach to the 
predicament we currently find our- 



selves in. This will never happen j 
we do not abandon the pointli 
hate and insults we sling at 
other in the name of the two d 
nant parries. 

Our leaders continue to mad 
decisions about foreign policy fjj 
will profoundly impact this couj 
try for decades to come. As iti 
our friends and family in unifo* 
who carry out the will of the god 
ernment, it is our duty to provi^ 
our leaders with fair, balanced aqi 
informed opinions rather 
mere cheerful echoes of their o' 
partisan positions. 

Justin Shatwell is a Louisi 
Scholars' College Student, 
opinions do not reflect the Savn 
staff or the University. 



IN RESPONSE Bundy should be alive 



No need to line clothiers' pockets for acceptance 




Given, there are times when you 
need to dress a certain way — you 
usually wouldn't wear a party 
By Danny dress to a funeral — but class is not 
Jackson one of these occasions. 

It is understandable that stu- 
dents feel they must meet a certain 
standard. Clothing companies 
spend millions of dollars on 
advertisements that program soci- 
ety to do just that. New standards 
have been set; not by necessity, but 
by greed, and this is condoned by 
the general public. Advertisers 
know that they can exploit your 
emotions. 

In the past 10 years television 
commercials have put more peo- 
ple on the screen at one time, all 
dressed in the latest trend, to pro- 
mote the idea of the "in crowd," 
and that if you buy one of these 
new shirts or these new vests you 
can be part of that crowd as well. 

I don't foresee these new stan- 
dards disappearing anytime soon, 
but as I said they are not here 



Increased em- 
phasis on public opinion has jum- 
bled the priorities of too many col- 
lege students. "Appearances are 
everything" is the idea being 
shoved down the student's throat, 
and it is just not true. As old-fash- 
ioned as it may seem, some people 
do still form opinions of others 
based on ideas rather than appear- 
ances. 

When a student spends more 
time concerned with cosmetics 
and hair products than text books, 
there is definitely a problem. 
Grades matter. Degrees matter. 
Those are the reasons people 
spend thousands of dollars to go 
to a university. Tuition is not an 
entry fee for a fashion show. 

Letter to the Editor 



because of necessity; they are here 
so rich clothiers can get richer. We 
don't have to accept them. 

We generally agree that racism 
is wrong, and sexism is wrong, 
and ageism is wrong, so I think it 
is perfectly feasible for this latest 
outbreak of "fashionism" to be dis- 
missed as ignorance as well. 

To get back to my original point, 
do not risk being late for class 
because your hair isn't quite right. 
Don't decide not to go because 
you can't find the right thing to 
wear. Look on the syllabus for 
every class you have. You will 
find a section on attendance, but I 
sincerely doubt you will find a 
dress code. 

Danny Jackson is a junior Eng- 
lish major. The opinions 
expressed in his column do not 
reflect the Sauce staff or Universi- 
ty- 



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By Skylar 
DeBrun 



Student responds to last 
week's Fashionable Focus 

I finished reading Raquel Hill's 
column entitled Coming out of 
the Closet, and believe I was the 
one who inspired this article. I'm 
one of those girls who will walk 
around campus wearing jeans, 
flip flops, and a beanie. I'm also 
the kind of person who enjoys 
donning my blue fuzzy slippers 
for my eight o'clock class. Quite 



frankly, I see nothing wrong with 
it. I do agree that going to a job 
interview sporting your pjs prob- 
ably won't get you the job, that's 
just common sense. However, I 
don't believe a professor would 
deny giving a recommendation 
based on my inability to reveal an 
adequate amount of cleavage. I 
find it deplorable that aesthetics 
play such an important role in this 
society, and even more upsetting 
is Raquel's statement, "Let's face 



it - in this day in age, appearances 
are everything and first impres- 
sions get you what you want." 
Not me Raquel. I have gotten 
what I wanted with hard work 
and determination, not by wear- 
ing a Chanel or DKNY outfit to 
class. 

Chandler Crook 

Junior, Social Science Major 



Fifteen years ago, on Jan. 24, 
1989, Ted Bundy was executed for 
the murders of more than 30 
women and young girls. At that 
time, the state of Florida did not 
use today's method of lethal injec- 
tion. Bundy was killed by 2,000 
volts of electricity streaming 
through and around his body, until 
he was pronounced dead eight 
minutes later. 

I cannot imagine how someone 
can forgive another for murder, nor 
can I imagine that time heals any 
wounds. Death is the ultimate 
loss. It creates grief, pain, and sor- 
row; a punishment familiarized 
with this despondency is inherent- 
ly wrong. 

If pain is felt by these families 
and friends, then it only makes 
sense that pain that will be felt by 
another family when its "lost son" 
is taken by the judgment of those 
who sentence him with utter mal- 
ice and disgust. I wish that people 



"If murder is so 
inhumane, then 
find the humanity 
in capital 
punishment." 



wouldn't get murdered or for that 
matter harmed at all, but they do, 
and responding with violence is 
never the answer. 

Bundy should not have been 
executed by the state of Florida. 
Horrific crimes demand conse- 
quences, but not death. Freedom 
can never be granted to such a man 
as this, but execution is never 
deserved, even for one who steals 
what people hold dearest, their 
loved ones. 

History has taught that death 
can only beget death, and it must 
be a lesson well learned. Bundy's 
crimes, no matter how appalling, 
deserve no such punishment as 
death. 

When one solution can be 
applied to many problems, it 
becomes practical for use. Death 
by execution has become a practi- 
cal application in society because it 



is a simple solution to a comple 
problem. 

If murder is so inhumane, tha 
find the humanity in capital pm 
ishment. Are there not of 
means of punishment, equ 
severe but that allow a man to : 
fer for the duration of his life in fli 
most miserable means? 

I am not an advocate of releasim 
criminals; but their punishmaS 
should express the humanitv then 
failed to show. For if you do nm 
treat prisoners as such, they wj 
never grow to know that thri 
crimes were wrong and should at 
be committed again. 

In this light, the death penal 
does not prove a deterrent, but a 
escape from a lifetime of confine 
ment. 

Some crimes deserve strict ami 
severe punishments, but deal 
should never be considered ai 
option when life lasts so mud 
longer. 

Ted Bundy was put to death thai 
Monday, and I wish he hadn' 
been. 

Skylar DeBrun is a sophomoit 
English major. The opinions 
expressed in his column do not 
reflect the Sauce staff or Universi 



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By J. Aaron 
"Q" Brown 

Even sources 
as removed 
from the action 
as Japan 
Today.com 
noticed that 
Bush's inaugural speech last 
week was "shorn of all but the 
most glancing references to the 
dominant political issues of the 
day." Indeed, Bush barely said 
anything at all, but the speech 
was hardly fluff. An inaugural is 
a chance to set the tone for a pres- 
idency, and presidential speech- 
writer Michael Gerson's soaring 
oratory about bringing liberty to 
the rest of the world whether 
they like it or not is very indica- 
tive of the approach our foreign 
policy will take in the next four 
years. 

The address itself was bland 
tripe, but the subtext was 
extremely radical if you take the 
time to translate the fuzzy rheto- 
ric about "ending tyranny" and 
"spreading liberty." Apparently, 
America will no longer rest on its 
laurels waiting for the inherent 
evil of tyranny to manifest as an 
actual threat. Instead, knowing 
that these tyrannical countries 
will always be a danger to free- 
dom and democracy, we will pro- 
actively blow the hell out of other 
countries before they can even 
think about actually crossing us. 

Bush is basically declaring an 
intention to extend the first- 
punch policy set by our preemp- 



tive invasion of Iraq to cover the 
rest of what we determine to be 
"un-free" countries. WMDs are 
no longer a factor. When the 
"Danger, danger! It's Al Qaed — I 
mean Sadam! He has a nuke! 
9/11! 9/11!" tactic failed in the 
wake of Saddam's utter lack of 
serious armament, Bush switched 
over to the "Well, they needed 
liberating anyway!" excuse. 
Now, he's quietly pulled the old 
switcheroo, and Americans are 
actually thinking, "Maybe we 
should just invade the hell out of 
Iran. I mean, they are jerks...." 
Does anyone else remember the 
days when America only blew up 
countries that at least spat on our 
shoes or something first? 

Bush said, "From the perspec- 
tive of a single day, including this 
day of dedication, the issues and 
questions before our country are 
many. From the viewpoint of cen- 
turies, the questions that come to 
us are narrowed and few: Did our 
generation advance the cause of 
freedom?" This ends-justify-the- 
means mentality is pervasive in 
this administration. Condie Rice 
said in her senate hearing, "I 
know enough about history to 
stand back and to recognize that 
you judge decisions not at the 
moment but in how it all adds 
up." I believe the sentiment 
being expressed by both the Pres- 
ident and the soon-to-be Secre- 
tary of State was put most suc- 
cinctly by Fidel Castro, who said, 
"History will absolve me." 

This week's disturbing prece- 
dent! According to tnr.com, 
Maryland Governor Robert 
Ehrlich threw an "invitation only" 
press conference, excluding two 



Baltimore Sun writers who 
exposed, among other things, his 
plan to sell state forest area to 
politically connected land devel- 
opers. This kind of press selec- 
tion is unconscionable, and I sin- 
cerely hope the writers file suit. 
This is a violation of the constitu- 
tionally guaranteed freedom of 
the press, and free press is a 
scarce enough resource as things 
stand these days. 

See www.i-55.com/~q for a 
rehash of why Bush's privatiza- 
tion plan is garbage and for an 
InfoDump link to the President's 
inaugural address. Also, this 
semester I've got a talk show on 
KNWD 91.7 FM every Friday 
morning from 8:00 to 10:00. Call 
357-KNWD to tell all of Natchi- 
toches what you have to say or 
mail saucefiller@gmail.com if 
you have comments you'd like to 
have read on the air. 

James Aaron Brown is a senior 
Humanities and Social Thought 
major. The opinions expressed 
in his column or on his personal 
Web site do not reflect the Sauce 
staff or the University. 




Run, 
Hillary, 
run! 

By T. Hargis 



There is a bright new beginning 
in the Democratic Party, eager to 
win votes with middle America: it 
has begun to sound more centralist 
Republican. We here at the Right 
Side will call this "Neoliberalism." 
Rooted deeply in the arts of snake 
oil peddlers, these representatives 
see only their political aspirations 
when they speak about issues that 
matter deeply to conservatives. The 
new Democrats even have a new 
slogan: "Run Hillary Run!" 

After they undermined John 
Kerry in the past election, the stage 
was set for Hillary, the real brains 
behind the Clinton facade, in 2008. 1 
have to hand it to her that her sheep 
outfit is very becoming of a wolf 
hunting the flock in search of a few 
kills. She knows she doesn't need to 
win every state; she just needs to 



confuse one of the two states Gore 
and Kerry failed to secure for her to 
win. 

Senator Clinton, who represents 
New York, was quoted this week 
during a rally with fellow abortion 
activists saying, "There is an oppor- 
tunity for people of good faith to 
find common ground in this (abor- 
tion) debate. We should be able to 
agree that we want every child bom 
in this country to be wanted, cher- 
ished and loved." And Democrats 
accused Condoleezza Rice bf not 
disclosing the whole truth. 

Fact: the abortion argument 
would be over if not for the dispute 
of what constitutes a child. Anti- 
abortion groups believe, as do I, 
that life begins at conception and 
that a child is protected by the bill of 
rights to live a life without tyranny. 
Advocates of abortion disagree, and 
this is the TRUE issue. Abortions 
would be illegal tomorrow every- 
where if the government acknowl- 
edged the status of a fetal child. 

What is "good faith" to Mrs. Clin- 
ton? 

If s a ploy like her claim that 
under her husband's administra- 
tion the abortion rate fell consistent- 
ly because of their Family Planning 



funding. If life begins at conception 
which is what most middle- Ameri- 
can evangelical families profess 
then abortion at one hour, 40 day. 4 
or six months is not part of thai 
faith. 

Does this make these people 
because they, like I, profess sorr* 
thing so deeply rooted in our faift 
that it cannot be manipulated <* 
swayed to find a middle ground? 

Clinton's ideas that contraceptio' 1 
and the morning-after pill, both 
varying forms of artificially abort 
ing a pregnancy, lowered the occur' 
rence of the actual abortion proces* 
is gross misinformation. She is d# 
perately trying to look more mod 
than the Bush administration, art' 
that is just sick. 

Neoliberalism is a modem-da? 
Siren designed to draw in tfc 
unsuspecting victim with rhetot* 
to mindlessly convert the mass* 
Poop packaged with roses sB* 
smells funny: Run Hillary run. 

therightside@aboywithfish.cotf 

T. Hargis is a senior genei'' 
studies major. The opinio^ 
expressed in his column or on ^ 
personal Web site do not reflect # 
Sauce staff or the University. 



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fromunintentional alcohol-related 
injuries, including motor vehicle 
crashes. 

About 2.1 million students 
between the ages of 18 and 24 
reported driving under the influ- 
ence of alcohol last year. 

Where does NSU fit into these 
statistics? 

The number of students who 
drink and drive at Northwestern 
remains unknown, but students 
who speak out find this criminal 
act one of prevalence. 

"Students at NSU drink and 
drive often. I have several friends 
who have been arrested for it," 
senior business major and local 
bartender Bradon Guy said. "I 
wish I could, but I cannot give 
every drunk at the bar a ride 
home, it is impossible." 

One student suggested the idea 
of Natchitoches acquiring a taxi 
service so everyone can pay for a 
safe ride home. 

"NSU students drink and drive 
all the time, including myself," 
senior general studies major 
Corlyss LeCount said. "I always 
try to find a sober driver but some- 
times it is hard to find one and I 
have to drive. We should have a 
taxi service here in Natchitoches." 

The NIAAA claims an estimated 
110,000 college students are arrest- 
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such as public drunkenness or 



driving under the influence each 
year. 

"When I go out I try to be 
responsible and have a designated 
driver, but sometimes I only drink 
a little and then stop before driv- 
ing," junior business major Maris- 
sa Guy said. "I try to be extra care- 
ful because my roommate got a 
DWI, and that is a little too close to 
comfort for me." 

Junior business major, Grant 
Russell, says, "I don't speak on 
behalf of everyone, but if I go out 
I'm going to drink and drive. I 
don't even think about having a 
designated driver unless I cannot 
walk." 

Out of five NSU students inter- 
viewed, only one student says she 
never drinks and then gets behind 
the wheel. 

Senior nursing major, Grace 
Montgomery said, "It is just plain 
stupidity to drink and drive, not 
only are you risking your career by 
possibly receiving a DWI and hav- 
ing a criminal record, you are risk- 
ing something more precious: 
your life." 

Alcohol use and driving here at 
NSU seems to be nothing out of 
the ordinary. In order to prevent 
this problem, NSU bureaucrats, 
students and community leaders 
must take action. 
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What makes a gadget sexy? 

Several factors can contribute to the sexiness of an 
object: curves, performance, appearance, or tex- 
bre. There is another factor to sexiness that seems 
to be overlooked. A gadget may not necessarily be 
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j^rks with hundreds of 
^ses, flashes and acces- 
sories 

Why it's sexy - This is 
Sptyour normal run-of-the-mill camera -- not by a long shot, 
^st, it is an SLR camera, which means that there is a large 
Section of lenses and other accessories available. Second, it 
m take three frames per second for a total of 144 consecu- 
5 Ve frames without stopping. Third, it has the ability to treat 
D70 as a normal film camera by controlling the shutter 
f^d, ISO, F-stop and focal point. This camera is for anyone 
l^o wants to take his or her photography skills to new 
lights. 



Why its sexy: The ability to have an entire library of music 
with you at all times, the array of add-on devices and its 
small size are all big selling points. Also, with many compa- 
nies producing them, finding a device that transmits the 
music over any stereo wirelessly, turns the iPod into a voice 
recorder or even one that fully integrates it into any car 
stereo, the uses are numerous. 

Apple G4 Powerbook 

What it is - a 12", 15" or 17" laptop that is only about two 
inches thick. 

What it does - comes stock with movie 
editing, DVD burning, music creating soft- 
ware, resistant to viruses and spyware, and 
uses Apple's OS X operating sys- 
tem 

Why it's sexy - The entire lap- 
top is made of lightweight alu 
minum, so even the 17" version 
only weighs 6.9 pounds. It will 
also run the normal slew of 
software including Microsoft 
Office. The sexiness also stems from the 
slim size and very clean lines that are 
trademarks of Apple design. 



Why it's sexy: Like the original 
PlayStation 2, it has retained its 
geek appeal to backward com- 
patibility. Unlike the original 
PlayStation 2, this one comes 
with the network connection 
built in, a slimmer overall height 
but no room for the optional hard 
drive that its larger brother has. 
is much smaller, and more ele- 
gant, than the original, making it 
possible to stack even more con- 
soles under the television than 
before. 

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What it is: the original 
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factor. 

What it does: plays all PlayStation 1 and 2 games, DVD's 
and audio CDs. 



Activator self- 
cleaning shaver 

What it is - an electric shaver with 
its own charging station that keeps the 
blades sharp. 

What it does - The charging station 
not only keeps the shaver charged but 
also cleans the blades so that they do not 
oxidize and become dull. 

Why it's sexy - Simple. This is a shaver 
that will stay sharp for about six months, 
keep your face smooth, and will last about 
three weeks on a single charge. The shave is surprisingly 
close for an electric and the shaving head even warms when 
activated to make the shave closer. There is still nothing like 
a straight-blade shave, but for the student who needs to be 
able to shave in the car while heading to class, this is the 

best you can get. 
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Pink is the 
new black 

"Out with the old and in with 
the new," applies to something 
different this year. This year 
fashionistas are putting aside 
their "black tendencies" and 
taking on a whole new look — 
pink! 

Pink is definitely this year's 
new black. From designers like 
Juicy Couture and Ralph Lau- 
ren to stores like Foley's and 
even Hot Topic, pink is taking 
over the racks. 

Thanks to trendsetters like 
Reese Witherspoon's character 
Elle Woods in "Legally Blonde" 
and model-actor Ashton Kutch- 
er, pink is starting to morph 
from a strictly newborn hue 
and broaden into an entire 
spectrum of consumers. 

Pink has a less bubble-gum 
appeal to it now — it now has an 
entire array of tints and shades. 
The pink family now includes 
fuchsia, magenta, hot pink, 
pale-pink and a string of other 
tones. 

What strikes me as intrigu- 
ing, is that not only do I just see 
the "girly-girls" and "preps," 
so-to-speak, adorning them- 
selves in this ultra-feminine 
color. Some men and even those 
girls who consider themselves 
to be "punky" are trying these 
hues on for size. In fact, Hot 
Topic, a notorious "punk" or 
"gothic" store, has just ordered 
a new line of inventory that 
expresses this new-found theo- 
ry and clearly states it on T- 
shirts, track pants, socks and 
other accessories: "Pink is the 
new black." 

Kimora Lee, Chief Designer 
and creater of the Baby Phat 
Corporation, has incorporated 
almost every single shade of 
pink in all of her lines. The new 
line should be out next fall. 

Ralph Lauren has tried to 
integrate pink into all of his 
designer lines since the 1980s. 
His look is much more tailored 
than the line of Baby Phat but 
also has much more versatility. 
His designs combine the initial 
shade of baby pink with pin- 
stripes, checks, bold stripes, 
solids and angled patterns. 

I think it is great that men are 
starting to come out of their 
shells and have a little fun with 
their wardrobes. My guy, Scott, 
has had an obsession with 
blacks, blues and silvers — and 
he is a rather preppy dresser. 
This fall he surprised me — he 
took me out to dinner on our 
anniversary wearing a red, pink 
and black pinstriped, collared, 
button-down shirt with French 
cuffs — it was amazingly sexy 
and extremely fashionable. I 
was so proud of him! 

Added to my pride is know- 
ing that the same thing is going 
on for those in the "punk" 
department. I have quite a few 
friends that used to wear noth- 
ing but black pants, black shirts 
and black shoes, but now their 
spectrum is broadening, and it's 
beautiful! It makes them look 
so much more fun and 
approachable. Now, granted 
my friend's hair is her pink 
accessory, but it's still a 
change — and it's definitely an 
improvement. 

Pink is not only a fabulously 
fun color, it's also empowering. 
Pink has become the color most 
associated with breast cancer 
awareness. The famous pink 
ribbon for breast cancer aware- 
ness has raised the bar when it 
comes to including pink. You'll 
see this on everything from 
bracelets to rings, from T-shirts 
to scarves; the ribbon has 
become an icon of strength, 
power and knowledge — and it's 
all because its marketers knew 
that the hue that would rule the 
day would be pink. 

And guess what — it does. 
Pink IS the new black. 

*For questions or comments on 
Fashionable Focus, please e-mail 
Raquel at SaucyFashion@aol.com. 

**Please note that what I write is 
only my opinon and not necessari- 
ly that of the Current Sauce. 



Life — the Current Sauce — Thursday, January 27, 2005 



Living the "big time' in a small town 



By Candice Pauley 

Sauce Reporter 

Many people will agree that it is 
hard to balance school, a job, 
extracurricular activities and 
homework. 

Jason Coutee is not an exception. 
Coutee, a senior double major in 
CIS and business administration 
and a minor in art, is no stranger to 
the juggling act that is a student's 
life. Coutee, however, is not your 
average twenty-something college 
student. He is a music producer. 

Coutee grew up just south of 
Natchitoches in Alexandria and 
attended Pineville High School. 
After graduating, he moved with 
his mother to California. While 
there, his interest in computers 
and music blossomed. During his 
year in California, Coutee worked 
for an electrician who taught him 
how to put together computers 
from basic parts. 

When Coutee left California, he 
moved back to Louisiana and 
started school at NSU. 

"I started school with that 
knowledge (of computers)," 
Coutee says "I was already being 
called by family members to 




update... and keep their comput- 
ers updated and virus clean." 

Though Coutee loves comput- 
ers, there is room for one other 
love in his life. That love is his 



music. 



Courtesy DU Productions/Jason Coutee 

"From the time I was 15 or 16, 1 
loved hip-hop music," Coutee 
says. 

While in California he met peo- 
ple who were working in music 
production. When he moved back 



to Louisiana, he began to look 
more seriously into creating his 
own music. 

"When I moved back to 
Louisiana, I knew that's what I 
wanted to do," Coutee says. "I 
knew, no question about it." 

"I had friends who were into the 
hip-hop thing. I was already 
doing stuff like that, writing 
lyrics," he says. "I started record- 
ing my vocals and mixing down 
the beats that I was doing on vari- 
ous programs on my computer." 

Upon his return to Louisiana, 
Coutee became an underground 
MC recording under the name 
"Uno." From there, his interest in 
producing led him to create Uno's 
Underground, his first label. With 
Uno's Underground, Coutee began 
to produce tracks that are offered 
free online at bellsouthpwp.net/ 
j / c / jcoutee / my web / Unohome 
.htm. 

Now Coutee's working label is 
DU Productions. Under this label, 
he produces Louisiana hip-hop 
artists such as Dessaline, Zano, 
Brick City Click and Demetrius 
Collins. 

Though his label specializes in 
urban and hip-hop styles, he also 



works with hard rock heavy metal 
groups. Coutee says that many of 
their beats involve guitar riffs. 

DU Productions is currently 
working on producing, along with 
other production companies from 
Louisiana and Texas, a soundtrack 
to the upcoming movie Man Cry. A 
list of artists on the Man Cry 
soundtrack can be found at visi- 
bilelyrics.com. 

How does a senior double major 
do all of this and keep up with 
school? 

"I write down a schedule when I 
can go to certain people's houses 
to fix their computers. I schedule 
it down whenever we can get in 
the studio and record something." 
Coutee says. 

Because he keeps such a busy 
schedule, Coutee only attends 
classes on Tuesdays and Thurs- 
days. 

When it comes to production, 
Coutee doesn't produce just any- 
one. 

"The thing I look for in an artist 
is uniqueness. Something that 
makes them stand out from every- 
body else," he says. 

"There are many talented people 
just within the vicinity of my area 



De 



that I believe could be up them 
with Jay-Z even," Coutee says. ] 

Collins, who accompanied 
Coutee to the interview, says than 
working with him has been a won- 
derful experience. 

"We get on these certain leve]| 
when we're recording these songji 
It just makes us come togetnaj 
even more," Collins says. 

Coutee draws his inspiration 
from some of his favorite artist 
like Dr. Dre, Eminem, Linkin Pari 
and Jay-Z. The inspiration mu$ 
be serving him well, because hi 
company is on the rise. "We'* 
expanding pretty fast," he says. 1 

But underground fans need not 
worry. "If we ever do hit maiw 
stream audiences and... end uj 
being. . .mainstream, really big, oii 
on every store shelf, we'll still 04 
our underground thing," Coutef 
promises. His strong attachments 
to his roots are what will keep hiij 
in Louisiana, he says. 

His plans for the future are sim- 
ple. He wants to graduate and go 
to work. Once he is able to save 
enough money he wants to regis, 
ter and trademark the label's name 
and start a big-time production 
company. 



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Getting in the game: On-line gaming becoming popular 



By Chanel Savoie 

Sauce Reporter 

Ever been pwned like an uber 
noob while DOTing a re-spawned 
mob by a ganky twinked, griefing 
PKer? 

Do you have any idea what I just 
said? If so, you are probably ROFL 
(rolling on the floor laughing) right 
now. If not, then you must never 
have played a massively multi- 
player online role-playing game 
(MMORPG). 

MMORPGs are a fast-growing 
form of entertainment common to 
high school and college students 
around the world. Basically, a 
MMORPG is a game that played 
online with other real people, fol- 
lowing a semi-storyline and build- 
ing a character. Your character will 
gain levels, whether through fight- 



ing enemies or completing quests 
for experience, and you can contin- 
ue updating your character with 
new weapons, armor, and skills. 

The games are generally open- 
ended with an almost infinite sup- 
ply of new things to do, but with no 
ultimate goal or final boss like most 
games would have. This allows one 
to play for an extensive amount of 
time without getting bored. From 
time to time, expansions will come 
out for the games that will contain 
new character types, areas, items, 
enemies, or quests. 

Most of the well-known 
MMORPGs have to be paid for each 
month, and it is these pay per 
month games that have college stu- 
dents so absorbed. 

Pay-per-month online gaming 
has been out for ages, and boasts 
titles such as Everquest ($19.99, 



including all expansions), City of 
Heroes ($29.99, no expansions), Star 
Wars Galaxies ($16.99, $19.99 for 
expansion), Ultima Online ($55.85, 
including all expansions), Final Fan- 
tasy XI ($29.99, $29.99 for expan- 
sion), and, the title that appears 
most responsible for this hobby's 
increasing esteem, World ofWarcraft 
($49.99, no expansions). The 
monthly fee is generally in the range 
of $10-$15, sometimes with an addi- 
tional fee for multiple characters. 

While there is already a large fan 
base here at NSU, particularly at the 
Louisiana Scholars' College, there 
are still many students who do not 
know about MMORPGs. To give 
NSU students a greater understand- 
ing of this trendy activity, I inter- 
viewed a few students about the 
online games they have played. 

The Players 




Player One 

Name, Age, Classification: Josh 
Douglas, 21, senior, Liberal Arts 
major 

Which games has he played? 
World of Warcraft, Everquest, City 
of Heroes 

How long has he played? 
WoW: five months including 
beta and stress tests, EQ: on 
and off for four years, CoH: four 
months 

What appeals to him the 
most about pay-per-month 
online games? Never the 
same, can interact with 
real people, "It's more 
expansive, and deeper 
than playing on a con- 
sole." 

What would he 
change? server stability 

Does he believe that MMI 
online games are addic- JHHH 
rive? "1 don't think it is 
addicting in any nega- 

five way, its is just 

another hobby like 
building or collecting." 

What does he think about having 
to pay each month? "The game 
really only costs $0.50 a day, when 
you think about it. What entertain- 
ment can you get that is on par with 
an online game for $0.50 a day? 
That won't even buy you a soda." 

What games did he stop playing 
and why? EQ: Sony online Enter- 




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m e n t 
has bad customer 
service issues, 
CoH: got repeti- 
tive too fast 

Player Two 

Name, Age, 
Classification: Christopher Quirk, 
18, freshman, CIS major 

Which games has he played? 
World ofWarcraft, Final Fantasy XI 

What appeals to him the most 
about pay-per-month online 
games? social interaction 

What would he change? WoW: 
nothing, FFXI: make it easier to solo 

Does he believe that online games 



are addictive? "Yes. You have to 
pay for it so you want to play it all 
the time to make sure you get 
your money's worth." 
What does he think 
about having to pay each 
month? "No qualms with 
it as long as you get what 
you pay for." 
What kind of new online game 
would you like to see? "Massive 
multiplayer online strategy 
game." 

Player Three 

Name, Age, Classification: Chris 
Hebert, 21, senior, Liberal Arts 
major 

Which games has he played? 
World ofWarcraft, Ultima Online 

What appeals to him the most 
about pay-per-month online 
games? community- playing with 
friends 

What would he change? WoW: 
more character customization, U0. 
better graphics 

Does he believe that online games 
are addictive? "Yes. There arc 
always things to do, or a new thing 
to get." 

What does he think about having 
to pay each month? "It is kind of 
expensive, but so long as new things 
keep coming and bugs get fixed, it is 
understandable." 

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a program called Drinking and 
Driving Ends All Dreams or 
DEAD. This program was 
designed for DWI prevention and 
prevention of alcohol-related 
deaths among teens and young 
adults. The program has been suc- 
cessful. 



This prevention plan may not be 
right for NSU, but it gives some 
insight as to what we can do to 
decrease the loss of life. 

As responsible young adults 
eager to enter the real world, we 
should not engage in drinking and 
driving but as college students 



responding to peer-pressure and 
social norms, it happens. 

Try to remember it is not fun to 
be arrested or glamorous to spend 
the night in jail. Drinking and 
driving not only leads you to * 
criminal record, it is risking youf 
life. 



'Phantom' gets rave review 



By Chris Reich 

Sauce Reporter 



If you have yet to see this movie, 
and you are reading this, then put 
your new copy of the Current Sauce 
down and go see it. 

I was absolutely blown 
away by this movie, not 
only because of its music 
and visual impact but 
more so by its impressive 
storytelling and emotion 
displayed on the screen. 

The story of Pliantom of 
the Opera revolves around 
a young chorus girl 
named Christine Daae 
(Emmy Rossum). After the 
death of her father, she was 
taken into the Opera Populair 
by the ballet mistress Madame 
Giry (Miranda Richardson). It is in 
the Opera house that Christine 
meets her foretold Angel of Music 
in the mysterious form of the Phan- 
tom (Gerard Butler). The Phantom 
teaches Christine to become a bet- 
ter singer and with a little (in some 
cases literal) strategic string- 
pulling to be the new star. 



A romance blossoms from a rela- 
tionship in which Christine never 
sees the Phantom but still falls in 
love with him. This all changes 




with the return of her childhood 
sweetheart Raoul de Chagny 
(Patrick Wilson) and the first phys- 
ical appearance of the Phantom. In 
the end, it is a bitter struggle 
between beauty and brains when 
both Raoul and the Phantom fight 



for the love of Christine. 

This movie does what few musi" 
cal remakes manage: succeed; f 
even surpasses the original. I sa* 
the musical years ago and loved I 
The movie allows for all the lov* 
fear, compassion and little nui' 
sances of the plot to shin 4 
brighter than ever before. 
The music has changed 1 
little, mainly just an extn 1 
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Phantom (Michael Cra**" 
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and mood of the musical. 

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because it is a moving musical 
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sion, anger and pain to be seen an 
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out. The Demons fared well Thursday against Texas State but lost their first conference game Saturday at UTSA. 



By Chris Salim 

Sauce Reporter 

The men's basketball team split a 
pair of road games this weekend 
with the Texas State Bobcats and 
the Texas-San Antonio RoadRun- 
ners. 

Thursday night, the Demons 
defeated the Bobcats 72-69. The 
Demons built a 13 point lead only 
to see it shrink to three due to the 
hot shooting of Texas State guard 
Josh Nailor who hit four 3-point- 
ers. 

The Demons were able to sur- 
vive several runs by Texas State 
because of Jermaine Wallace's 
shooting and Byron Allen's hustle. 
Wallace had 23 points on 5-11 from 
3-point range. 

"I had not played in a week 
because I was sick, and I was ready 
to go," Wallace said. 

"He is starting to get it going," 
head coach Mike McConathy said. 
"He is getting focused again." 

Allen had 10 points and 11 
rebounds, recording his first dou- 
ble-double as a Demon. 



"I started off with a go get atti- 
tude," Allen said. "I was going to 
go get every loose ball. 

'It is hard to keep him out of foul 
trouble because he plays so agres- 
sively but we get a lot of second 
chance points because of him," 
assistant coach Dave Simmons 
said. 

Remarkably, the Demons out- 
rebounded Texas State 48-18. The 
Demons kept the Bobcats from 
obtaining a single rebound 
through the first 10 minutes of the 
second half. 

"Our depth and energy is key; 
we want our players to understand 
how important second chance 
points are for us and not allowing 
the other team a second chance," 
Simmons Said. 

The Demons allowed Texas 
State to stay in the game through 
turnovers. 

"I thought we made some cru- 
cial turnovers when we were try- 
ing to put them away, but we were 
able to hit some big shot when we 
needed to," McConathy said. 

The Demons, however, came up 



short Saturday night with an 86-78 
loss to the Roadrunners. The 
Demons let the Roadrunners to 
score on their final eight posses- 
sions. The Demons shot just 
41 percent while the Roadrunners 
shot 56 percent. 

"I thought we made some poor 
decisions down the stretch when 
we had a chance to win," 
McConathy said. "We competed 
well, we just did not get the job 
done." 

Kennan Jones, who scored a 
career high 22 points, led the 
Demons. Jermaine Wallace added 
17 points while Jermaine Spencer 
had 15. The Roadrunners were led 
by John Milsap with 18 points and 
Raphael Posey with 14. The 
Demons, who dropped to 11-9 
overall and 5-1 in the conference, 
still lead the conference. 

McConathy, who fainted in the 
second half, said he was feeling 
just fine. 

The Demons look to get back on 
the winning track Saturday at 4 
p.m. as they travel to Huntsville, 
Texas to battle Sam Houston State. 



Joe Delaney Memorial Golf 
Scramble set for March 21 



Courtesy of Sports 
Information 

www.nsudemons.com 

The 15th Annual Hibernia/Joe 
Delaney Memorial Golf Scramble 
will be played Monday, March 21 
at the Shreveport Country Club as 
the Northwestern State Athletic 
Association generates revenue for 
athletic scholarships in memory of 
one of its greatest competitors. 

Entries, at $125 per player, or 
$500 per team of four, cover all 
expenses, including lunch, dinner, 
a tee gift, and a contribution to the 
scholarship fund. 

Individual or team entries can be 
made by calling assistant athletic 
director Charlie Vienne at (318) 
357-4295 or by e-mail at vien- 
nec@nsula.edu. 

The four-person scramble teams 
will compete for prizes for long 
drives, closest-to-the-pin, and low 
scoring teams. On-course refresh- 
ments and food will be served. 



Sponsorship information and 
more data on registration, includ- 
ing the chance to enter online, is 
available at nsudemons.com. 

Delaney, a Haughton native, was 
a two-sport All-American for 
Northwestern in 1979-81. He was 
the American Football Conference 
Rookie of the Year in 1981 and an 
All-Pro tailback for the Kansas City 
Chiefs before he drowned in a res- 
cue attempt June 1983. 

He has been enshrined in the 
College Football Hall of Fame, the 
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, the 
Graduate N Club Hall of Fame and 
most recently into the Kansas City 
Chiefs Ring of Honor last season. 

All proceeds generated by the 
Joe Delaney Memorial Tournament 
directly support more that 250 stu- 
dent-athlete scholarships at North- 
western, said Vienne. 

The tournament has attracted 
current and former pro players 
along with current and former 
NSU coaching staff members. 



Henry takes third at Razorback 
Indoor Invitational for NSU 



Courtesy of Sports 
Information 

www.nsudemons.com 

Northwestern State's J.D. Henry 
took third in the men's 60 meter 
hurdles Saturday providing the 
highlight for the Demons at the 
Razorback Indoor Invitational 
track and field meet hosted by the 
University of Arkansas. 

Henry, a sophomore from 
Bunkie, clocked 8.05 in a race won 
by Antwon Hicks of Ole Miss in 
7.73. 

Henry also ranked sixth in the 
200 meter dash with a 21.69 time. 

NSU's Daniel Yarbrough took 
fourth in the weight throw with a 
46-10 1/4 toss. 

Cameron Waugh ranked sixth in 
the men's high jump by clearing 6- 
4 3/4. 

NSU competitors finished sev- 
enth in five events, with Tameisha 
Miller responsible for two of them 
with her times in the 60 meter dash 



(7.78) and the 60 meter hurdles 
(8.86). 

Also among the seventh places 
from NSU: the men's heptathlon, 
with Michael James scoring 4,432 
points in the two-day competition; 
the men's 4x400 relay (3:17.86), and 
the women's distance medley relay 
(13:14.88). 

The Demons' distance medley 
relay team finished eighth 
(10:39.53). 

Senior Stefon Bostick was eighth 
in the men's shotput, throwing 46- 
11/4. Haley Blount gave the Lady 
Demons a ninth-place 10-8 clear- 
ance in the pole vault. 

The next competition for NSU is 
the Bayou Bengal Invitational Fri- 
day in Baton Rouge. 



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Demons' Upcoming 
Schedule 

-Men's Basketball 

Jan. 29 @ Sam Houston State 

-Women's Basketball 

Jan. 29 @ Sam Houston State 

-Track and Field 

Jan. 21-22 @ LSU 

-Tennis 

Jan. 29 @ Louisiana-Lafayette 



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Thursday, January 27, 2005 
the Current Sauce 



Sports 




Justin 
Hebert 

The Full 
Count 



Play Ball 

justin_hebert@yahoo.com 

I have to admit it is get- 
ting a little depressing 
not having college foot- 
ball to watch on Satur- 
days and preparing for 
the first Sunday in a 
while without the NFL. 
But as some athletes hang 
up the shoulder pads, 
others are oiling up the 
gloves. 

The Demon baseball 
and Softball teams have 
been working hard to pre- 
pare for their upcoming 
season, which starts Feb. 
11 for baseball and Feb. 4 
for Softball. 

The Lady Demons look 
forward to their first sea- 
son under former Auburn 
assistant Mike Perniciaro 
who takes over after 
Eileen Schmidt's depar- 
ture following a 35-28 
season last year. 

Speedsters Nicole Mar- 
tin, a senior outfielder, 
and Sarina Noack, a jun- 
ior outfielder, who were 
both preseason All-SLC 
picks, hope to lead the 
team this year. Martin 
and Noack combined for 
38 steals last season. 

The baseball team, who 
were picked along with 
Lamar to win the SLC 
look to continue their 
great success on their 
quest for postseason play. 

NSU has already 
begun to get things stir- 
ring with their opening 
day banquet, which will 
feature former Demon 
and now San Diego 
Padre's number 1 starter 
Brian Lawrence. 

Students, this is some- 
thing you should be inter- 
ested in. Our athletic 
programs work so hard to 
provide sports entertain- 
ment for you, take advan- 
tage of it and go support 
them. 

The Demon Diamond 
provides fun for students 
with its outfield club 
which fans can join and 
watch the game from 
behind the centerfield 
wall. But no matter 
where your seat is, the 
Lady Demons will be sure 
to provide the excitement. 

The same goes for 
coach Mitch Gaspard's 
team who will be trying 
to live up to their presea- 
son expectations as they 
hit the road through 
almost all of February but 
return to newly renovated 
Brown-Stroud Field, for a 
six game stretch leading 
into March. 

Although there haven't 
been many home sporting 
events for the Demon 
fans to attend lately, 
things will begin to get 
more rousing when the 
men and women's basket- 
ball teams return home to 
face Lamar Feb. 3 in 
Prather Coliseum. The 
Demons play seven of 
their 10 remaining games 
at home; meanwhile, the 
Lady Demons host six of 
their last 10. 

For all tennis fans the 
NSU tennis team swings 
in to action this weekend 
at Louisiana-Lafayette 
and will see their first 
home court action Feb. 12 

But football fans that 
are craving some kind of 
football news besides the 
Super Bowl being next 
weekend should know 
that colleges will be 
announcing their 2005 
signings next week. 

Justin Hebert is a sen- 
ior journalism major and 
the Sauce sports editor. 
His views do not neces- 
sarily reflect the views of 
the Sauce or the Univer- 
sity. 



Frisbee's taste of spam 

NSU students fight to have Ultimate Frisbee chartered as a club sport 



By Leslie Westbrook 

Sauce Reporter 



game 



No referees. No 
clock. No uniforms. 

The game relies on player 
and team self-regulation 
during tournaments. Teams 
decide before a game what 
score will be the cap, and the 
winner usually must win by 
2 points. Grass stains and 
sweat-soaked shirts are the 
only "uniforms" most play- 
ers wear. 

The game is Ultimate Fris- 
bee. Although the name is 
based on a trademarked fly- 
ing plastic disc, tourney 
players usually use a regula- 
tion-weight (175g) disc 
made by Disccraft, not Fris- 
bee. 

After Tuesday's practice, 
NSU teammates, who call 
their team Spam Gumbo, 
nominated and elected jun- 
ior Steven Verbka as team 
captain. 

"We're trying to get 
younger guys to come 
[playJT because most of us 
will be gone in a year and a 
half," Verbka said. 

NSU grad student Shelton 
Meacham said the team is in 
the beginning stages of mak- 
ing Ultimate Frisbee an offi- 
cial NSU club sport. 

"Once we get chartered 
we can do a lot better recant- 
ing," Meacham said. 

Verbka said they need to 
write a charter, a constitu- 
tion and have a steady par- 
ticipation of 15-20 students 
before they can be officially 




Leslie Westbrook/rhe Current Salc 

Chris Boyd, Jason Ingargiola, Ben Apperson and Cievo Strugatskiy play a practice game of Unltimate Frisbee on NSU's IM field in preparation 
for their recent Baton Rouge tournament. 



recognized as a club sport. 

Once chartered, the team 
members would be allowed 
to promote new student par- 
ticipation at Freshman Con- 
nection events in the sum- 
mer. 

Meacham said he hopes 
transportation funding from 
NSU will be a benefit of get- 
ting a charter. Gumbo 
recently returned from its 
first major tournament held 
Jan. 15 and 16. 

"We're still paying for the 
trip to Baton Rouge," 
Meacham said. 



Verbka said tournament 
entry fees can cost from $70 
to $300, and team members 
must pay for gas out-of- 
pocket. 

Junior Alex Strugatskiy 
said some colleges have two 
or three teams and are 
nationally ranked. Gumbo 
played nationally ranked 
LSU and Rice in Baton 
Rouge. 

"Everybody we ran into 
thought [Gumbo] was a cool 
name, especially 
Rice... gumbo just goes with 
rice, so I guess that's why it 



worked," Meacham said. 

Competitions with both 
schools ended in losses for 
Gumbo, but the final scores 
were tight. 

"We forced LSU to respect 
us," Verbka said. 

The team did come out on 
top against Baton Rouge's 
Catholic High School. 

"We beat Catholic High 
School like a red-headed 
stepchild," Meacham said. 

Gumbo doesn't just beat 
high school students, how- 
ever. 

Since last semester, 



Gumbo has been traveling to 
Centenary College for small- 
er games. 

"We lost to them on the 
first game last semester...," 
Meacham said. 

Verbka finished, "...now 
we beat them every time." 

Teams play with seven 
players on the field at a time. 
Beginning at opposite ends 
of the field, one team throws 
the disc to the other team. If 
a player catches it, he must 
then stand where he caught 
it and throw to a teammate 
downfield. 



The disc is thrown, lobbed 
and tossed around and ovq 
defenders. Like football 
teams try to get the disc toj 
player in the other team's 
end zone. Ultimate end 
zones are 25 feet deep with 
70 foot-long playing field 
between them. Each timej 
team scores a player substj. 
tution may be made. 

When fouls, out-of. 
bounds and questionable 
plays occur players and 
audience members decide 
the ruling without the help 
of a referee. 

"Everyone's friendly and 
congratulates each other," 
Meacham said. "Every, 
thing's usually settled pretty 
quickly by the teams." 

Spam Gumbo named their 
team in reverence to an actu- 
al dish cooked up by former 
NSU sculpture professor 
Rivers Murphy. 

Gumbo's next big event 
will be a tournament in Little 
Rock, Arkansas Feb. 19 and 
20. 

The team welcomes any 
students who are interested 
in playing. Gumbo practices 
every .Tuesday, Thursday 
and Sunday starting around 
3:30, and player hopefuls 
should just show up. 
Although the team is cur- 
rently all male, the guys 
made it clear that girls art 
more than welcome to join 
the games. 

Also, anyone interested in 
learning more about the 
Ultimate Frisbee can visit 
www.upa.org. 



Courtesy of San 
Diego Padres 

San Diego Padre 
and former Demon 
Brian Lawrence 
will return as 
guest of honor for 
the baseball 
team's Opening 
Day Banquet. 
Drafted in the 
17th-round by the 
Padres, Lawrence 
made the big 
leagues in 2001. 
He has compiled 
42 wins and a 
3.91 earned run 
average in four 
seasons He has 
been the teams 
No. 1 pitcher for 
the last two and 
collected a career- 
best 15 wins in 
2004. 



MLB star returns for baseball banquet 




By Justin Hebert 

Sports Editor 

The NSU baseball pro- 
gram's biggest fundraiser 
will be joined by one of the 
program's biggest names 
from the past. Former 
Demon, now San Diego 
Padre pitcher Brian 
Lawrence will be the guest 
of honor at the inaugural 
Northwestern State Open- 
ing Day Banquet for the 
night. 

NSU coach Mitch Gas- 
pard and the entire Demon 
baseball program will be 
holding the banquet on 
Friday at 6 p.m at the 
Natchitoches Country 
Club. 

Lawrence, who was the 
1998 Southland Conference 
Pitcher of the year and part 
of the 1997 and '98 All- 
Southland Conference 
teams, will be returning to 
Natchitoches to see his No. 



29 jersey he wore as a 
Demon retired. 

"It's great," Gaspard 
said. "Certainly he's done 
so much for our program 
and made everyone here 
proud." 

Lawrence joins former 
head coach Jim Wells, 
whose number 17 was 
retired recently, as the only 
Demon baseball players in 
history to have their jer- 
seys retired. 

The banquet's activities 
will include a social hour, 
dinner, introduction of the 
2005 Demon baseball team, 
a season outlook from 
Coach Gaspard, an auto- 
graph session, and an auc- 
tion of various sports 
items. The auction will 
include baseballs signed 
by Roger Clemens, Randy 
Johnson, Curt Schilling, 
Alex Rodriguex, and Derek 
Jeter, footballs signed by 
Joe Paterno, Eli Manning, 



Randy Moss, and Deuce 
McAllister, and an LSU hat 
signed by former Tiger 
coach Nick Saban. 

Tickets are still on sale 
for $40 per person and 
only $10 for high school 
students or younger. They 
can be obtained by calling 
the NSU baseball office at 
357-4134. 

"We wanted to bring 
back Lawrence and retire 
his jersey," Gaspard said. 
"With that we felt it was a 
good opportunity for us to 
do an opening day banquet 
to introduce our players, 
kind of get the season 
kicked off, and also we use 
it as a fundraiser to raise 
money for our team." 

Gaspard said Lawrence, 
the first Demon in almost a 
half-century to play in the 
big leagues since Jim 
Willis, will also be visiting 
the Demon's practice Fri- 
day and might even be 



"It's a good 
opportunity 
both for our 
players and for 
him." 

Mitch Gaspard 

NSU head baseball coach 



tossing the ball around. 

"We're excited," GaS' 
pard said. "Brian's actual- 
ly going to come and work 
out with us on Friday and 
throw a little bit and get an 
opportunity to meet all of 
the players. It's a good 
opportunity both for out 
players and for him. " 
should be a real fun week 
end." 

Master of ceremonies f<" 
the evening will be Statf 
Rep. Taylor Townsend. 



NCAA board takes stand on student-athletes 



By Justin Hebert 

Sports Editor 

New NCAA academic 
standards were recently 
passed and many schools 
may be facing penalties 
starting in the 2006 season, 
but NSU Athletic Director 
Greg Burke feels these new 
rules will not greatly affect 
the Demons much. 

"I think based on the his- 
tory of our academic sup- 
port system, I don't foresee 
us having a problem from 
the perspective of when 
athletes get here and they 
stay here and compete for 
four years, just about every- 
one of them gets a degree," 
Burke said. 

On Jan. 10 in Grapevine, 
Texas the NCAA Division I 
Board of Directors were 
wrapping up the NCAA 
convention by approving 
an academic reform that 
would shake the founda- 
tion of some major colleges. 

The Academic Perfor- 
mance Program will affect 



every men and women's 
sport and penalize schools 
that do not assure that their 
student-athletes stay aca- 
demically eligible and grad- 
uate. Penalties for these 
infractions will range from 
losing scholarships to being 
banned from postseason 
activities. 

The NCAA ruled that 
schools are required to keep 
an Academic Progress Rate 
of at least 925 out of 1,000. 

APR points are calculated 
by comparing the number 
of points a school could 
earn and the number of 
points they do earn. 

Schools can earn two 
points for each student-ath- 
lete per semester. They 
receive one point for stay- 
ing in school and another 
for maintaining academic 
eligibility. 

Athletes who do not meet 
either of these requirements 
will be considered "Zero- 
For-Two", and schools will 
not be able to replace that 
student's scholarship for a 



year. 

The main aspect of the 
reform is that schools need 
to focus on making sure the 
athletes remain at that col- 
lege and graduate. 

Schools must now have a 
student-athlete graduation 
rate of at least 50 percent to 
avoid facing penalties. 

The most recent rate at 
NSU was 33%; this was for 
incoming student-athletes 
from the start of the 1997-98 
year. 

NSU had been able to 
remain around the 50-60 
percent graduation range 
but has fallen below that 
mark recently due to a high 
percent of athletes leaving 
while in good academic 
standing. 

Burke said the new plan 
measures the education 
aspect of a person that a 
school recruits and how 
that school will continue 
the student-athlete's learn- 
ing process once they are 
there. "I think the new 
system, the APR system, is 



a much more practical way 
of analyzing whether or not 
you're recruiting young 
people that can get the 
work done in college and 
giving them proper aca- 
demic support once they're 
here," Burke said. "I think 
it is a much truer measure 
of both of those than what it 
used to be." 

NSU Academic Adviser 
Julie Lessiter and her staff 
have worked hard to ensure 
that Demon athletes receive 
the best resources to aid 
their education Burke said. 

Five years ago the athletic 
department built a 2500 
square foot academic center 
on the second floor of the 
field house with privately 
raised money. 

The center consists of a 
study hall with 12 comput- 
ers, study carols, tutoring 
rooms and a group study 
room. 

"Basically whatever they 
need academically, there is 
support for them," Lessiter 
said. 



With the new require- 
ments, Demon coaches 
must think academically 
when recruiting high school 
athletes and make sure they 
stay around to finish their 
education. 

"My focus is, for any rea- 
son, we don't want them to 
leave, it doesn't matter," 
Burke said. "We want them 
to come here, have a great 
four or five years to get a 
degree and they're an NSU 
Demon forever. It's not just 
about getting in here long 
enough to score some 
touchdowns." 

An argument against the 
new legislation is that 
schools will be penalized in 
cases where eligible ath- 
letes leave a school as a 
sophomore or junior to pur- 
sue a career and monetary 
benefits of a professional 
athlete. Then that 

school's athletics suffer the 
next year due to being 
penalized those scholar- 
ships. 

"It's like any other sys- 



tem, especially any nC 
system, there are still son* 
flaws and I think they vrtjj 
have to be worked out 
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perspective, we think it is' 
good thing to continue w 
try to emphasize acadefl* 
success and earning 
degree." 

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with the good standing * 
Demon athletes aJ* 
believes that NSU is p^ 
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because of how much 2& 
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and center topics. 

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and this is a complement " 
Julie, but there is not ' 
whole lot more that ^ 
could do," Burke said. . 

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student-athletes gradua^ 
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and eight had a 4.0 GP^' 
The Demons had 12 athle'f 
placed on All-SLC acadern 1 ' 
teams, six from the footb 3 
team, five from soccer, ai 1 ' 
one from volleyball. 




Magic vs. 
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Check out our guide to Mardi Gras fun 
whether you stay in Natchitoches or 
hit the streets of New Orleans. 



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r> M PUS News 

Spring enrollment drops 

Spring enrollment dropped at NSU this semester for 
the first time in six years. 

The total enrollment for the Spring 2005 semester 
showed that there are currently 9,606 students regis- 
tered for classes. This is a decrease from 10,546 stu- 
dents in the fall 2004 semester and 9,881 students last 
spring. 

Registrar Lillie Bell said the drop in enrollment 
between the fall and spring semesters is a common 
trend, but the drop in number of students from the 
previous spring is something that has not occurred in 
seven years. 

While the drop in enrollment can be attributed to a 
number of factors ranging from the looming implemen- 
tation of new admission guidelines to past changes in 
tuition, no single cause was immediately identifiable. 

The registrar's office expects enrollment to drop 
again next semester when the University implements 
more rigid admission standards. 

Andrew Shirley 

Nursing scholarship created 

A new scholarship is now available for students in the 
College of Nursing. 

The Armand and Docia Lestage LaCour Endowed 
Scholarship was made possible through donations to 
the NSU Foundation from the Rev. Doyle and Barbara 
Bailey of Natchez, honoring Mrs. Bailey's grandparents, 
along with matching donations from the Rapides Foun- 
dation. 

"Nursing is important because my grandmother was 
such a caregiver," Barbara Bailey said. "She took care 
of children, grandchildren, neighbors. A nursing schol- 
arship is a way to honor that and make it last." 

Kelly Kay, development information specialist for the 
NSU Foundation, said the scholarship is for $600 per 
semester and is based on academic standing and con- 
tributions to the nursing field. Recipients must be a res- 
ident of Louisiana and maintain a 3.0 GPA. 

Ann Falcone of Shreveport is the first recipient of this 
scholarship. 

Shannon Harper 



Journalism students offered 
new scholarship 

A new scholarship is available to junior and senior 
journalism majors this semester. 

John and Carol Manno founded the Michael Peter 
Manno Memorial Scholarship, which is named after 
their first child, with an initial gift of $10,000. 

Candidates are preferably from the Caddo and Bossier 
Parishes, and should have a strong interest in the com- 
munity. Candidates should also be outgoing and partici- 
pate in campus activities. 

Daphney Johnson 

NSU nursing wins state award 

NSU's nursing program has been named "Nursing 
School of the Year" by the Louisiana State Nurses Associ- 
at ion Foundation. 

This award was announced at the association's Nightin- 
9ale Awards Ceremony on Jan. 22 at the Holiday Inn in 
&aton Rouge. 

D ebra Shelton, assistant professor for the nursing pro- 
9ram received an award for "Nurse of the Year." 

"I was stunned when my name was announced," Shel- 
ton said. "A number of outstanding nurses around the 
^ate had been nominated, and I was just thrilled to be 
n °minated with them. I have been a nurse for 28 years, 
a "d this was the greatest moment in my life to share 
w 'th my mother and nursing colleagues." 

Susan Pierce, associate professor, and Ann Deshotels, 
distant professor, also received awards. 

Shannon Harper 



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Study 

Agency report 

By Kyle Shirley 

News Editor 

A comprehensive institu- 
tional review of NSU has 
resulted in a largely favor- 
able report, sighting only a 
few areas in need of immedi- 
ate improvement. 

The University of 
Louisiana System hired The 
National Center for Higher 
Education Management Sys- 
tems, a national non-profit 
agency, to conduct the study. 

ULS president Sally 
Clausen, along with NSU 
President Randall Webb and 
ULS and Board of Regents 
members, presented the 
review's findings to a group 
of about 200 NSU faculty 
members and students at an 
assembly in Magale Recital 
Hall Wednesday afternoon. 



gives NSU good review 

claims NSU runs smoothly despite 'limited resource base' 



"The report underscores 
the success and progress this 
University has enjoyed," 
Clausen said. "This is not the 
Bible. This is a snapshot from 
people who are professionals 
in this business." 

According to NCHEMS's 
official report, the review's 
goal was to identify meas- 
ures NSU can take "to 
strengthen the University 
and improve the effective- 
ness of its operations" as well 
as actions ULS can take to aid 
in this process. 

To accomplish this goal, 
the center interviewed a vari- 
ety of people affiliated with 
NSU: Webb, vice presidents, 
deans, department heads, 
enrollment and recruitment 
staff, randomly selected fac- 
ulty members and students, 
state legislators from the 



region, Natchitoches mayor 
Wayne McCullen, members 
of the Louisiana Board of 
Regents and ULS executives. 

The review offers 18 main 
observations and sugges- 
tions, the first of which per- 
tains to funding. The report 
found that although NSU is 
"operating on a very limited 
resource base," the adminis- 
tration is using the available 
resources efficiently and 
spending money appropri- 
ately. 

"There is no evidence 
whatsoever that money is 
being poured into the admin- 
istration at the expense of 
student services," Clausen 
said. 

The report also highlighted 
the high level of "affection" 
the students and faculty feel 
for Webb. 



"This is not the Bible. This is a 
snapshot from the people who are 
professionals in this business." for 
the real good quote in here." 

Sally Clausen 

University of Louisiana System president 



Clausen said this finding is 
noteworthy because it is 
"something the observers 
have never encountered to 
this degree." 

As criticism, the report 
pointed out NSU's need to 
improve communication 
between the administration 
and faculty. Clausen cited an 
instance in which NSU Cabi- 
net members knew about a 
budgetary shortfall but failed 



to inform department heads 
about it. 

For more information on 
the impact of this review as 
well as the findings of two 
other, more specialized 
reviews of NSU, check the 
Feb. 17 edition of the Current 
Sauce. 

The complete NCHEMS 
official report can be found at 
the ULS website, 
ulsystem.net. 



Stolen equipment returned to KNWD 



By Cheryl Thompson 

Sauce Reporter 

KNWD's remote broadcast- 
ing equipment has been 
returned after it was stolen in 
March. 

The stolen equipment was a 
PA speaker, a mixer, and a 
computer. The speaker and 
mixer were damaged. The 
speakers were missing parts 
and their wires were stripped, 
General Manager of KNWD 
Brad Hartley said. 

The Natchitoches Police 
Department has had the 
equipment since the first 
week of October but no one 
came to pick it up until Tues- 
day. 

The stolen equipment is 
used for remote broadcasting 
and did not affect the radio 
station's regular broadcasts. 
KNWD operations engineer 
Roy Davis said the equipment 



was minor. 

"It was nothing that would 
keep us off the air," Davis 
said. 

Hartley said, "If we were to 
have a show that [the equip- 
ment] would be an extra set of 
speakers to use." 

Davis said the station 
would have found other 
means of production if the 
equipment had been vital. 

The suspect in the burglary 
has not been captured and the 
police have put out warrants 
for the suspect's arrest. 

"We know who the individ- 
ual is and will make the arrest 
as soon as we can locate him," 
NSU Det. Sgt. Doug Prescott 
said. 

Police also found a setup of 
speakers and new computers 
that were stolen from Wal- 
Mart. The burglars were 
using the stolen equipment to 
produce their own music. 




Chris Reich / the Ci rrent Sauce 
Natchitoches Police Department employee Joe Metoyer (left) and Detective Sgt. Jeff Franks inspect the 
recovered radio equipment in the NPD evidence storage room. 



Senate meeting focuses on classroom lockouts 



By Kyle Carter 

Sauce Reporter 

After a long debate the SGA 
settled to amend a bill dictat- 
ing when teachers can lock 
their doors after the start of 
class. 

Sen. Shantel Wempren said 
it is unfair that teachers lock 
students out of their class- 
rooms only a few minutes 
after class starts. 

"You go to class and get 
locked out after five minutes," 
Wempern said. "I've heard of 
students showing up to class a 
couple of minutes late and 
having to take notes in the 
hall, and that is not fair." 

The bill originally banned 
teachers from locking stu- 
dents out of the classroom for 
being late except on exam 
days when instructors could 
do so only 10 minutes after the 
start of exams. 

Sen. Fred Kuechenmeister 
was against the original draft 




Cheryl Thompson / the Cirri vr Sauce 

SGA members meet Monday night in the Cane River Room in the Student Union to discuss weekly business. 
The SGA meets every Monday night at 7p.m. and all students are welcome to attend the meetings. 



of the bill. He voiced his wish 
to amend the bill to protect 
those students who do make it 
to class on time. 

"I don't think it is fair to stu- 
dents who make it on time to 
pay for those who don't," 
Kuechenmeister said. "We are 
on a contract to show up on 



time." 

The SGA settled to amend 
the bill to state that teachers 
have the right to lock students 
out of class after 10 minutes 
on both regular class days and 
exam days. This would allow 
for instances of classes run- 
ning longer than normal or for 



other inconveniences that 
make it hard to arrive on time. 

The SGA voted against a bill 
to provide money to speaker 
Denis Brown to come to cam- 
pus. Brown is a motivational 
speaker from Baton Rouge 
with a degree in accounting. 
Brown was scheduled to come 



to campus this evening to 
speak with students. Sen. 
Carlos Hartwell said Brown 
would make a great Black 
History Month speaker to 
bring to campus. The SGA 
voted against paying $1,250 to 
help bring Brown to campus 
because the Office of Cultural 
Diversity had already made 
plans to pay for the speaker 
anyway. 

Vice President Zack Pulliam 
said the Office of Cultural 
Diversity did all the ground 
work to get Brown, and all the 
SGA would be doing is reim- 
bursing them for the speaker. 
The SGA would be getting 
either the good publicity of 
bringing the speaker to cam- 
pus while having done noth- 
ing to get him, or the negative 
publicity of wanting to tack 
themselves onto something 
they had no hand in planning 
just to look good. 

■ See SGA, page 2 



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News - the Current Sauce - Thursday, February 3, 2005 



Bracing for the 'Bracelet 



By Savanna Mahaffey 

Sauce Reporter 

After weeks of rehearsals and 
months of planning, the Student 
Activities Board will present the 
46th annual Lady of the Bracelet 
Pageant. 

The pageant will be at 7 p.m. on 
Saturday, February 12th in the AA. 
Fredericks Auditorium. 

Preliminaries for the event took 
place in the fall, and 17 hopefuls 
were narrowed down to the 12 
remaining contestants. The women 
vying for the LOB title are Denise 
Quezaire, Aimee Hoffmann, Lacey 
Willet, Christina Fisher, Heather 
McCarthy, Courtney LaCaze, Sher- 
reta Fields, Victoria Smith, Lindsay 
Visicaro, Devin Allen, Andrea 
Pang and Crystal Whitman. 

All contestants must be unmar- 
ried, full-time NSU students with a 
2.0 GPA or higher and be between 
the ages of 17 and 24. 

The reigning Miss Louisiana, 
Jennifer Dupont, will be the 
pageant's mistress of ceremonies. 

The Creative and Performing 
Arts Department is helping to pro- 
vide the entertainment, which will 
include the NSU jazz orchestra 
directed by Galindo Rodriguez, the 
NSU Demon Dazzlers, LOB 
Dancers, and the NSU men's cho- 
rus directed by Michael Rorex. The 
current LOB Alicia Schultz, will 




Cheryl Thompson / the Ci rrent Sauce 
Last year's LOB finalists Ashley Dunham, Sarah Jessica Rhodes, Alicia M. Schulz, Andrea Courtlynn Pang, and Wanetah 
Walmsley, receive their awards. 



also perform. 

The pageant consists of talent, 
swimsuit, evening gown and inter- 
view competitions. 

Head of the SAB LOB commit- 
tee, Jessica Lee, said the talent sec- 
tion will include many different 
acts this year. 

"There will be jazz performanc- 
es, pianists, singers and ballet per- 
formances," Lee said. 

Audience members will get a 
chance to participate in the pag- 
eant by voting for their favorite 
LOB contestant for the Liz Car- 
roll's People's Choice Award. Kelly 
Manuel, who co-coordinated the 
pageant with Greek Adviser Yonna 
Pasch, said audience members will 
receive a ballot. The ballots will be 



picked up in the middle of the pag- 
eant, and the results will be 
announced during the awards por- 
tion of the event. 

Miss Northwestern Lady of the 
Bracelet 2005 will be crowned at 
the end of the night, at which time 
she will officially be qualified for 
the Miss Louisiana pageant. She 
will receive a one-year full scholar- 
ship to NSU, free textbooks, a free 
meal plan and a $500 cash scholar- 
ship. 

The first runner-up will receive a 
full paid one-semester scholarship 
and a trophy. Second, third and 
fourth runners-up will receive cash 
scholarships as well as trophies. 

The 2005 LOB will receive a solid 
gold bracelet to wear when she 



represents the University in public. 

The current bracelet was recently 
refurbished and holds charms dat- 
ing back to 1983. The first bracelet 
was retired in 1982 and is show- 
cased in Watson Library. In 1958, 
Kahne Dipola was named the first 
LOB, and since then, every title- 
holder has worn the bracelet. 

A new charm will be added to 
the official bracelet to represent the 
2005 titleholder. The SAB purchas- 
es the charm but allows the title- 
holder to choose it. 

Admission to the pageant is free 
for students who present a current 
NSU identification card, and gen- 
eral admission tickets will be avail- 
able at the door for $5. Children six 
and under are admitted at no cost. 



NSU graduate gives art show 



By Kyle Shirley 

News Editor 



A collection of mythological and 
spiritual works by Texas artist 
Mary Lusk will be on display in 
Orville Hanchey Gallery 2 of the 
Creative and Performing Arts 
building through Feb. 25. 

Lusk said she tries to tell stories 
with her art by blending archetyp- 
al images from different cultures. 
All the pieces on display are mixed 
media works that incorporate 
materials such as acrylic paint, 
newspaper clippings and tissue 
paper. 

"Most of the works are based on 
mythology storytelling and Native 
American totems," Lusk said. "I 
also have a very strong Celtic or 
Welsh background, and I kind of 
incorporated their animal totems 
in with some of it. I have done 
extensive research to pull this 
together to build my own story- 
telling." 

Lusk described the works in this 
show as "practice pieces" that she 
uses as a warm-up to create larger 
works. 

"If I'm going to paint an animal 
or kind of twist the animal in a 
story, I need to go ahead and honor 
it before I go into a painting and 
kind of desecrate it," Lusk said. 

To that end, Lusk said she is cre- 
ating animal images for a calendar 
called Earth and Sky. Two of the 
paintings scheduled to appear in 
the calendar are included in the 
NSU show. 

Lusk said she also paints to help 
sort through her personal 
thoughts. 

"When I get too many cobwebs 
or too much going on in my head, I 
just stop and I start doing these lit- 
tle mandalas to... get ideas from 




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Mary Lusk 

them, and they blend into my story 
images," Lusk said. 

Lusk received her master's 
degree in art from NSU in 1992 
before pursuing a Master of Fine 
Arts degree from Stephen F. Austin 
State University in Texas. She now 
lives in Nacogdoches, Texas, where 
she works on her art full time. 

Bill Bryant, a retired art profes- 
sor, was one of Lusk's instructors at 
NSU. Bryant attended the show's 
opening Monday night to see how 
his former student has progressed. 

"It's quite a change from what 
she's been doing," Bryant said. 
"It's smaller, it's more carefully 
thought out. It's just really well- 
designed... it works together 
well." 

Sophomore elementary educa- 
tion major Carolyn Sarkozi said 
she particularly liked the piece 
"Rabbit: Reconciling Fear." 

"It was about war," Sarkozi said. 
"You had to look close to see the 
newspaper articles were about 
war." 




Leslie Westbrook / the Cirrknt Saice 
Sophomore elementary education major Carolyn Sarkozi studies "Rabbit: Recon- 
ciling Fear" in the closet gallery of the Creative and Performing Arts building. 
The painting was one of the larger works on display by Nacogdoches, Texas, resi- 
dent and former NSU student Mary Lusk. 



Alpha Sigma Alpha 

Alpha Sigma Alpha will 
hold open recruitment Feb. 22- 
24 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the 
President's Room in the Stu- 
dent Union. The tenth woman 
to arrive will receive a door 
prize. 

New Writing Center Outpost 

A new Writing Center Out- 
post is now open at Watson 
Library. The Outpost will be 
open Tuesday through Thurs- 
day from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. to 
accommodate students need- 
ing assistance with grammar, 
style or documenting sources. 

Additional resources are 
available, and walk-ins are 
welcome. The Outpost is the 
latest extension of the Writing 
and Resource Center, located 
in room 337 of Kyser Hall, 
open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
Monday through Thursday 
and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Fri- 
days. 

Demon Softball Outfield Club 

To join the Demon Softball 
Outfield Club and receive a 
free t-shirt, food and bever- 
ages, call the Demon Softball 
office at 357-4234 or contact a 
player. 

the Current Sauce welcomes 
submissions for Connections, a 
free service to organizations 
planning events that will be 
open to NSU students. 
Bring Connections to Kyser 225, 
or e-mail them to 
currentsauce@nsula.edu. 



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SGA 



FROM PAGE 1 



President Mindy McConnell 
said it would be better to save 
the SGA's money to get its own 
Black History Month speaker 
than to pay for this one. 

"We are going to get this 
speaker regardless if we agree 
on it, so we should find our own 
Black History Month speaker," 
McConnell said. 

The SGA voted to admit Rick 
Fridrick, sophomore addictive 
disorders major, into the senate. 
Fridrick said he is happy to be a 
part of the organization and is 
looking forward to making a 
difference in student govern- 
ment. 

"I feel I have my chance to 
have my say in the organiza- 
tion," Fridrick. "Helping people is 
my main goal." 

The senate also voted against 
inducting Daniel Bangeul, a fresh- 
men political science major, into 
the senate. Bangeul said he will 
not let this stop him from pursuing 
further work with the SGA. He 
said he could be rejected every day 
but will keep trying so his voice 
can be heard. 

Sen. Matthew Bartley was 
angered by the decision not to 
accept Bangeul into the senate. He 
said he felt let down for denying 
Bangeul into office, and that this 



"I don't think it's 
fair to students who 
make it on time to 
pay for those who 
don't. We are on a 
contract to show up 
on time. 

Fred Kuechenmeister 

SGA senator 



was the first time in years someone 
has been turned down for a senate 
position. 

"I am ashamed of this SGA' 
Bartley said. "We shot him down 
for being critical." 

Dates were set for "Meet Your 
Senator Day." March 15 and 16 are 
designated as days for students to 
meet the people who represent 
them in the SGA. The campus 
forum has now been finalized fa 
March 3 at 6 p.m. in A.A. Freder- 
icks Auditorium. The forum will 
be about campus dining and wfll 
give students a chance to voitf 
their opinions to ARAMARK. 



the Current Sauce staff wishes you a safe and 
fun Mardi Gras holiday! We will ■ 
return Feb. 17 with our next issue. JU-|" 

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and the fire department were 
on their way. Two subjects 
were transported to the hospi- 
tal. 

1-26-05 
10:01 p.m. 

A resident of Sabine Hall 
requested an ambulance for a 
medical emergency. 

10:04 p.m. 

A woman from the Columns 
requested an ambulance 
because a silver truck hit the 
Columns' gate. 

1-27-05 
2:10 a.m. 

An officer issued a verbal 
warning to a man at the Kappa 
Sigma house who was in pos- 
session of alcohol. 



10:49 a.m. 

A Vic's employee called 
because there was a fight in 
the Student Union. The fight 
was over, and the participants 
were gone by the time the two 
officers arrived. 

12:13 p.m. 

A call came from Roy Hall in 
reference to a man who had 
been hanging around for 
hours. No one knew him, and 
he was acting strange. 

1:07 p.m. 

A woman from Kyser called 
because a trash can was smok- 
ing, and she was afraid it 
might catch fire. An officer 
was sent to investigate. There 
were no flames. 

1-28-05 
2:48 a.m. 

A desk worker from Rapides 
called because three girls were 
trying to sneak in the back 
doors. Officers found no one 
but kept close patrol. 



6:48 p.m. 

A resident of Rapides called 
because the second east floor 
smelled like marijuana. An 
officer was sent to investigate. 
One man was taken to tW 
detention center. 

1-29-05 
11:14 a.m. 

A woman from LSMSA^ 
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woman who was having * 
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5:56 p.m. 

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man beating a woman at the 
RE. Majors' building. When af 
officer arrived, a black Expedi' 
tion was pulling off quickly- 
The officer pulled the vehicle 
over to question the occu- 
pants. A woman in the vehicle 
wanted to get away from the 
man driving. She and another 
woman were transported back 
to the Columns. The man was 
told to leave campus. 



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the Current Sauce 



Opinions I 



Gonzales climbs political ladder I raq i s reac t to elections 




By J. Aaron Brown 

Thirteen Democrats in the Senate 
voted "no" at Condee Rice's Senate 
confirmation, including the party 
powerhouses Ted Kennedy John Kerry and Barbara 
Boxer, all of whom gave her quite a grilling in the 
committee hearing. A president has not faced such 
opposition to his choice for Secretary of State in more 
than 175 years, but I think this is just the opening vol- 
ley in the political war America is about to witness. 
And that is as it should be. 

The Judiciary Committee's near-refusal to pass tor- 
ture-monger Alberto Gonzales is the next test of the 
Democrats' resolve to rescue our republic from dema- 
goguery. You remember Alberto Gonzales, right? The 
man who told the president that the Geneva Conven- 
tion is "quaint" and "outdated?" The man who engi- 
neered the legal policies that have kept prisoners in 
Guantanamo Bay without lawyers or access to the 
outside world for YEARS now? The one Bush 
appointed to the Texas Supreme court, bribed, then 
promoted to the Justice Department? Yeah, that 
Alberto Gonzales. 

Gonzales graduated from Harvard and went to 
work for the prestigious Houston firm Vinson & 
Elkins, whose largest clients were Enron and Hal- 
liburton. When Bush was governor, Gonzales got him 
out of a jury duty assignment that would have 
required him to disclose a 1976 arrest for drunk driv- 
ing. Bush shortly made Gonzales Secretary of State, 
then appointed him to the Texas Supreme Court 
where he, along with several other justices, took 
money from and rendered verdicts in favor of Hal- 
liburton. In light of this "loyalty," Bush has decided to 
take him along on his rise to the top. No longer sim- 
ply counsel to Gov. Bush, Gonzales is about to become 
the arm of American justice. 

This is a laughable image. In spite of ongoing inves- 
tigations attempting to determine whether Abu 
Ghraib torturers were operating under orders from 



higher up the chain of command, Gonzales main- 
tained definitively in his committee hearing, "This 
was simply people who were morally bankrupt hav- 
ing fun. And I condemn that." In regards to the actu- 
al abuses themselves, he said "I obviously don't want 
to provide any kind of legal opinion as to whether or 
not that conduct might be criminal." So much for 
American justice! 

All eight Democrats on the Judiciary Committee 
voted against Gonzales's approval, even though only 
two had told the others they planned to do so at their 
meeting the evening before. The 10 remaining com- 
mittee members, all Republican, were unfortunately 
enough to confirm him as nominee, and this party- 
divided majority win will likely be the case in the sen- 
ate. In 2001, John Ashcroft faced 42 votes against his 
confirmation, all Democrats, but the margin of the win 
was widened by eight party defectors who voted to 
approve him. I suspect we will not see a similar defec- 
tion this year. 

The Judiciary is soon to be overrun by Bush 
appointees and the House of Representatives has fili- 
buster-busting bylaws, leaving Senate Democrats as 
the sole remaining governmental opposition to the 
Bush regime of any significance. The Constitution bal- 
ances the parts of government against one another 
specifically to stop people like Bush from screwing 
things up too badly. Though there is little to be gained 
from even unanimous opposition to Gonzales' nomi- 
nation in light of the backing party's majority, I hope 
Senate Democrats will take these nominations as a 
chance to dig in their heels as a real opposition party 
and begin the task of truly opposing the Republicans. 

By the time you read this, Gonzales will be Attorney 
General. The question is how. 

Write to saucefiller@gmail.com Listen to 91.7 FM 
The Demon this Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. Check www.i- 
55.com/~q for links to my sources. Conform. Con- 
sume. Obey. 

James Aaron Brown is a senior Humanities and 
Social Thought major. The opinions expressed in 
his column or on his personal Web site do not reflect 

the Sauce staff or the University. 



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By T. 
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The Right Side 



With the elections over this week, Iraqis managed to 
hit the polls with such numbers it out-pulled most 
U.S. elections, drawing almost 60 percent. Sunni Mus- 
lim clerics called for a boycott and then cried the elec- 
tions weren't legitimate because they didn't partici- 
pate. 

Welcome to western-style democracy; if you don't 
vote you can't complain about who gets elected and 
even if you did you can't do anything about it until the 
next election. Acceptance of the idea of a representa- 
tional government will be the hardest part of the Iraqi 
reconstruction. 

For most of the nation has known only the brutal 
government of Saddam Hussein and his two sons. 
They lived their lives being told how to live and what 
they got. 

Will the people be able to put the right congressman 
in power to represent them or when the first sign of 
discontent happens over an issue will we see another 
rise in insurgency? 

Recent riots in both Palestine and Afghanistan show 
that representational democracy in the Middle East 
still has hints of tribalism leadership. 

There is always a charismatic leader that doesn't 
best represent the people but has the people's loyalty. 
Arafat, who passed just recently, was elected to the 
head of the Palestinian Authority but ran the show 
with an authoritative tight grip. 

Afghanistan had their elections more than three 
months ago and with the light of the media and the 
world on Iraq, we forget the Afghan version of elec- 
tions was cracking a deal with drug pushing warlords 
to keep the peace. Most of that country is still outside 
of governmental control. 

Were the Iraqi elections legitimate? Probably so, but 



that will not be the test to see if they are successful 
People are elected not to govern the Iraqi people as 
many people would have you think, they are elected 
to write a constitution and a style of government. 

Just like in America in the 19th century, these dele- 
gates then have to go back and sell this new constitu- 

tion to the peo- 
pie as being in 

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elections legitimate? whether or 

not the com- 
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will not be the test ame P wiii "teiL 
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successful." whole Midd le 

East western- 

style democra- 
cy experiment 
is what happens when something goes wrong. 

If they whine and cry when they lose elections and 
use presidential nominee hearings to bash the presi- 
dent's policies then at least there is some resemblance 
of order. 

If they start assassinating the local police chief and 
his officers for enforcing a government policy, the only 
thing we gave Iraqis was the freedom to kill each other 
and our occupying troops. 

T. Hargis is a senior general studies major. The 
opinions expressed in his column or on his personal 
Web site do not reflect the Sauce staff or the Univer- 
sity. 



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Student responds to column on capital punishment 



I am greatly disturbed by Mr.DeBrun's sympathy 
for Ted Bundy and for all murderers who are sen- 
tenced to death. I understand that his reason for 
referring to Bundy was to focus on the brutal 
method, "2000 volts of electricity streaming through 
his body," to which death was imposed upon him. 
However, I applaud the brutality of the state and 
wish it would have been 4000 volts. Ted Bundy killed 
over 30 innocent people. No amount of pain can ever 
be dealt to him that will equal the amount of pain he 
caused for the victims and their families. 

Mr. DeBrun states that "death is the ultimate loss." 
I agree that it is and thus, those who strip people of 
their greatest possession, their life, should be pun- 
ished by receiving the ultimate loss. He also explains 
that families, including those of death row inmates, 
suffer when a loved one is killed. He criticizes the 
"judgment of those who sentence him with utter 
malice and disgust." If Mr.DeBrun has a problem 
with murderers being judged, perhaps he should 
work on eliminating the United States' judicial sys- 
tem, complete with paid judges whose purpose is to 
judge injustices. As for malice and disgust, the death 
penalty is the answer to ridding the country of those 
who act in "utter malice and disgust." 

Mr. DeBrun acknowledges that murderers should 
never be granted freedom. Well, it is not good 
enough for me, or any of my tax-paying friends, to 
accept paying to keep convicted killers alive. Today 
inmates on death row extend their date of execution 
by filing appeal after appeal. The more unfortunate 
fact, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, is 
that in 2001, 53% of prisoners guilty of violent crimes 
were released on parole. So if we follow your plan of 
keeping criminals in jail, they'll just be let out within 
a few years. 

Not only do we need to continue issuing death 
sentences, but we also need to expedite the appeals 
process and execute these beasts as quickly as possi- 
ble. Mr. DeBrun frowns upon the fact that the death 
penalty is practical and so-called "a simple solution 
to a complex problem." I don't understand why any- 



one would prefer impracticality in any area of gov- 
ernment spending. The sentence of death is a simple 
problem to a simple solution. . . you kill people, you 
get killed. There's no complexity about it. Of course, 
pro-life-for-killers advocates may argue that there 
have been death row inmates later proven to be inno- 
cent, but I assure you that it is a very, very small 
number. 

While I recognize the irrevocable tragedy of 
wrongful death sentences, I realize that it is part of ' 
the process of ensuring that sick criminals who 
threaten human existence are removed from the 
world with absolutely no chance of being exposed to 
people's lives again. If we were stricter on mminal 
sentencing, particularly the implementation of imme- 
diate death to convicted murderers, maybe those 
who kill would be scared of the consequences. Cur- 
rently, prison is a reward to most of them. 

Mr. DeBrun asks if there are not other means of 
punishment that are equally severe. Apparently not- 
he doesn't offer a suggestion. He expresses his desire 
for a punishment that expresses the humanity that 
the killer failed to show. I think that removing the 
dangerous beast from society is the most humane 
thing we can do. Criminals will never see that "life- 
time of confinement" that Mr. DeBrun's naivety 
prefers. 

Crime is on the rise and until society realizes that 
harsh, frightening penalties are the only true deter- 
rent, people will continue to be robbed, raped, and 
murdered in increasing numbers. It's really sweet of 
Mr. DeBrun to feel sorry for those of death row, but 
he needs to learn that if they weren't put to death, 
they would be moving into his neighborhood after a 
few years. If Ted Bundy wasn't executed fifteen years 
ago, Mr. DeBrun, you could be having breakfast with 
him tomorrow. Isn't that nice? 

Mindy McConnell 

Senior, Political Science major 



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the Current Sauce 



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It's not you, 
it's me... 

Dear Readers, 

When it comes to breaking up, 
you have probably heard or even 
lised this tired line yourself: It's 
pot you, it's me. If you are guilty 
of this line - shame on you! 
Those five words are the biggest 
a)p-out when it comes to dis- 
agreements or break-ups in rela- 
tionships. So today, I am going to 
try to help you eradicate this 
lame excuse of a reason from 
your minds. 

First of all, I realize that people 
may want to spare other's feel- 
ings by saying this phrase. Now, 
take a moment, and think about 
this. You are breaking up with 
this person; they will be hurt no 
matter what. During the whole 
process of breaking up it is next 
to impossible to spare someone's 
feelings. However, at least in the 
end, if you tell them something 
real and honest, the other person 
may respect you for being so can- 
did. In fact, this may prove easier 
for you. For example: 

Heartbreaker (that is you): We 
need to talk. 

Dumped loser Why? What's 
wrong? 

Heartbreaker: I'm breaking up 
with you. 

Dumped loser: Why? I thought 
we were so happy. . . 

Heartbreaker: I can no longer 
stand by and watch the way you pick 
your boogers and flick them across 
the room. Last night, one hit me in 
toe face. I have reached my breaking 
joint. I just can't date you anymore. 
You're a booger picker and flicker, 
md well, I'm not. .. 

Dumped loser (crying and 
sobbing): How can you say these 
things? I love you! 

Heartbreaker Hey! At least I 
was honest. 

Dumped loser (nodding 
understanding^, almost grate- 
fully): Thank you. 

Okay, so it may not go exactly 
like this, but you get the idea. 
See? This way the heartbreaker 
can walk away relieved with 
everything out in the open and 
no grudges. Also, on the plus 
side, maybe the dumped person 
can fix his or her not-so-attractive 
attributes or attitudes. Thus mak- 
ing them more dateable, which is 
peat because they are single 
now and they need that. 

Now, moving on to the oppo- 
site situation - if the problem 
^ally is you and not the other 
Person. In this situation, still stick 
^th the truth. I know this is a 
n °vel idea, people, shocking 
fcally, but it is easier than coming 
U P with a lie or lame line as seen 
j^ove that will make you look 
*1* an idiot when you get 
^ught. So this one might go 
something like this: 

Heartbreaker I'm breaking up 
*Hhyou. 

dumped loser Why? I ... / 
^ght you loved me. 

Heartbreaker 1 do, but frankly, 1 
^'t see myself sleeping with one 
frson right now. 

Dumped loser (crying): What? 
are you saying? 

Heartbreaker Well, baby, I'm a 
*' sexy woman/man and a lot of 
^°ple want a piece of this... 

Dumped loser (gasps): You 
(runs away sobbing uncon- 
Nlably) 

Maybe you do not need to get 
as detailed when you break 
*P with someone, but they 
"Jj^rve at least a grain of truth. 
■°» the longer the relationship 
lasted, I believe the more 
Tjjftest and candid you should be 
2* er i splitting up. Otherwise, 
?J e other person is left wonder- 
?8 why they just wasted a year 
/.so of their lives with someone 
. n ° does not even have the guts 
tell them why a relationship 

ltn them is just not going to 

° r k. In the end, do not leave a 
I la tionship open-ended by say- 
something like "It's not me, 
P you," the person you are 
a e aking up with deserves more 

^ that, and so do you. 

. Tallulah 



Crashing the Crescent City 

All the trappings of a New Orleans Mardi Gras 




By Samantha Foley 

Sauce Reporter 

Crawfish, king cake and 
Dixie-land jazz. 

That's right folks. The sights 
and smells of Louisiana's most 
distinguished holiday return. 
The 2005 Mardi Gras Schedule 
in New Orleans kicked off on 
Jan. 6 and continues until Feb. 
8, also known as "Fat Tues- 
day." 

The colors of Mardi Gras - pur- 
ple for justice, gold for power 
and green for faith will domi- 
nate Louisiana's decor on flags, 
floats and costumes during the 
Mardi Gras season. 

Also, according to the New 
Orleans Metropolitan Conven- 
tion and Visitor's Bureau, Inc., 
more than 500,000 king cakes 
are sold each year in New 
Orleans between Jan. 6 and Fat 
Tuesday, and another 50,000 are 
shipped out-of-state via 
overnight courier. 
Tourists from across the nation 
flock to New Orleans to cele- 
brate Mardi Gras festivities and 
to experience the ultimate 
party, Louisiana style. The 
metro area's more than 30,000 
hotel rooms are traditionally 95 



the DOs and DON Is of Mardi Gras 2K5 

Tips to make a New Orleans trip safer than you would think! 



DO. 



DON'T 



• Establish a meeting place should you get sepa- 
rated from friend 

• Have ID with contact information on you 

• Cross only at crosswalks 

• Be extra careful when driving or walking near 
parade routes 



• Climb over barricades 

• Assume traffic will stop for you 

» Approach horses unless rider indicates it is OK 

• Run between or chase floats for beads and 
throws 

• Approach any vehicle until it comes to a com- 
plete stop 

Source: The New Orleans Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc. 



percent filled during this tradi- 
tional holiday weekend. 

Mardi Gras is a mixture of 
centuries-old tradition and 
high-tech innovations inter- 
twined for your pleasure. 

The French coined the phrase 
"Laissez le bon temps rouler" 
or "Let the good times roll," 
and NSU students are planning 
to do just that this Mardi Gras. 
"The Sunday night parades on 
Bourbon Street were great last 
year, and I plan to return this 
year," says junior business 
major Matthew Bossier. "Last 
year after the parade was a 



blast because we hung out at 
Deep South Lounge, where 
there is a mechanical bull, and 
beer is served in mason jars." 
Bossier suggests that all stu- 
dents take a trip to New 
Orleans to celebrate this holi- 
day of our heritage. 

Another NSU student who is 
planning to return to Mardi 
Gras ready to party is senior 
political science major Melissa 
Snelling. She says that she 
attended New Orleans parades 
during Fat Tuesday last year, 
and it is worth the drive. 

"I recommend going to any 



parade that is not in the French 
Quarter because it is danger- 
ous." Snelling says. "You are 
better off attending the parades 
in the Garden District or on the 
West Bank." 

Mardi Gras is an OK time to 
party like rock stars, but keep 
in mind Louisiana liquor cita- 
tions such as Minor in Posses- 
sion and Driving while Intoxi- 
cated, better known as MIP and 
DWI, are not fun things to end 
up with. Have fun and be safe. 

For more information regard- 
ing dates of parades visit 
www.neworleanscvb.com. 



NATCHITOCHES TO CELEBRATE 
THE MAGIC OF MARDI GRAS 



By Jimmy Brown 

Sauce Reporter 

Abracadabra, 1-2-3! Magic will 
soon appear on Natchitoches' 

streets. 

The city will host Mardi Gras 
Magic, a series of events consisting 
of street performers, a parade and 
live musical entertainment Satur- 
day, Jessica Breaux, assistant Main 
Street manager, said. 

The festivities will begin at 1 
p.m. as dancers, artists, clowns, for- 
tune tellers and musicians line the 
sidewalks of Front Street and enter- 
tain audiences, Breaux said. 

One of the street performers will 
be the NSU theater improvisation 
group Out on a Limb, Associate 
Professor of theatre Scott Burrell 
said. 

Burrell, who is the adviser of Out 
on a Limb, said the group is com- 
prised of 10 students. He compared 
its performances to those of the 
comedy series Whose Line is it Any* 



way? and said they depend heavily 
on the audience. 

"The audience provides really 
what the scene is going to be about, 
and then the actors improv the 
scene for the audience," Burrell 
said. 

This is Out on a Limb's fifth year, 
and Burrell said the group per- 
forms on campus and around the 
community. 

After watching Out on a Limb 
and the other various street per- 
formers, the attendees then will be 
able to watch the Krewe of 
Dionysos parade, Breaux said. 

The parade begins at 5:30 p.m. at 
the Stage parking lot, travels down 
South Drive and turns left onto 
Keyser Avenue then on to the Pine 
Street Bridge. It will then turn right 
and travel Jefferson Street to Front 
Street and then onto Texas Street. 
Next, it will turn on Second Street 
and end when it approaches the 
Church Street Bridge. 

Breaux said Mardi Gras beads 



and other trinkets will be thrown 
during the parade. 

After the parade, attendees will 
be able to enjoy live music provid- 
ed by River Revue, who will per- 
form on the riverbank stagle. from 
7:30 to 10:30 p.m. V 

Breaux said the band covers 
music inspired by jazz, blues and 
dance. 

She also said food vendors will 
be on the riverbank the entire day. 

The different events of Mardi 
Gras Magic will benefit the econo- 
my and community and would 
complement Natchitoches' trade- 
mark of holding family events that 
attract visitors from different areas, 
Breaux said. 

She said the events will be some- 
thing similar to those of New 
Orleans, minus the vulgarity that 
comes with the New Orleans 
Mardi Gras. No alcohol will be sold 
in any of the food vendors on the 
riverbank, Breaux said. 

However, as part of the festivi- 



ties, Maggio's Package Liquor will 
host a wine-tasting reception 
tomorrow evening from 6:30 to 8:30 
p.m. Participants must be at least 
21 years old, Breaux said. 

Also, the city of Natchitoches, 
and other community sponsors 
will back a Mardi Gras exhibit in 
the Natchitoches Art Center which 
begins this evening at 6 and will 
last until 8:30 p.m. The exhibit will 
continue tomorrow at the same 
hours and Saturday from 1-6 p.m., 
Breaux said. 

The exhibit will display histori- 
cal Mardi Gras paraphernalia 
including costumes, masks and 
photos. 

The parade has been a part of 
Natchitoches since 1998, but this 
will be the first year for the live 
entertainment and street perform- 
ers, Breaux said. She is certain 
Mardi Gras Magic will become an 
annual event. 

All Mardi Gras events are free of 
charge. 



Watch this Actor's 

Nightmare 

Theatre department prepares 
for its newest production 



By Savanna Mahaffey 

Sauce Reporter 

The NSU theater department will 
present the two-part production of 
An Actor's Nightmare and Sister 
Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You 
at 7:30 p.m. from Feb. 16-19 and 
from Feb. 22-26 in Theatre West. 

Satiric playwright Christopher 
Durang wrote the comedic plays. 
Artistic Director Roger Held said 
Durang was a popular comedy 
writer of the American theater in 
the 80s and 90s. 

An Actor's Nightmare is about an 
accountant who suddenly finds 
himself onstage in three different 
plays. His fellow actors believe that 
he is a real actor who is well 
rehearsed. 

The play is a comedic interpreta- 
tion of all the bad things that could 
possibly happen to an actor in 30 
minutes. 

The stars of An Actor's Nightmare 
are Billy Mowbray, Gretchen John- 
son, Marissa Labry, Stacy England 
and Ross Schexnayder. 

Its companion piece, Sister Mary 
Ingnatius Explains It All For You, is a 



dark comedy about taking religion 
to extremes. Four former students, 
who have led unwholesome lives 
not in accordance to Sister Mary 
Ignatius's beliefs and teachings, 
come back to put on a play about 
Jesus Christ. In doing so, they 
reveal their pasts and embarrass 
Sister Mary Ignatius, thus causing 
dramatic effects. 

The cast includes Megan Shea, 
Jamie Hipp, Rob Robinson, Gwen 
Mahan, Melody Jones, Jacob Justice 
and Luke Sexton. 

"A lot of hard work has gone into 
this play, but we're excited to see 
how it turns out because it's very 
different," Hipp said. 

Artistic Director Roger Held is 
directing the play, Philip Kidd is the 
technical director, Bridget Curly is 
in charge of costumes, Eric Marsh is 
the lighting designer and Danielle 
LaKont is in charge of hair and 
make-up. 

Held said the two plays are fun 
and silly, which is very different 
from the fall productions. 

"We did some heavy stuff in the 
fall, and this is light and fun, " Held 
said. 




Cheryl Thompson/the Current Sauce 
Junior Gretchen Johnson and junior Billy Mowbray pose during a rehearsal of An 
Actor's Nightmare Wednesday night. An Actor's Nightmare will run from Feb. 
16-19 and Feb. 22-26 at 7:30 in Theatre West as part one of a two-part pro- 
duction. 



Fake rings? 

By Eric Edwards 

The Orlando Sentinel 
(KRT) 

I wouldn't want to say it's 
easy being a woman. 

If I did, I'd probably get 
strung up by my own small 
intestine before I even fin- 
ished this column. 

But when it comes to dat- 
ing women who have it 
good often suffer an embar- 
rassment of Riches ... and 
Davids and Henrys and 
Chucks. 

It seems some women get 
so much attention from 
admiring menfolk they have 
been forced to devise a way 
to weed out some of the less- 
suitable suitors. 

While there are women 
who would love the extra 
attention, those who are sub- 
jected to that onslaught have 
found that more is not always 
better when it comes to find- 
ing Mr. Right. So in order to 
keep some of the wolves of 
dating at bay, these princesses 
of popularity picked up on 
the fake engagement ring. 

The New York Post recent- 
ly reported that these faux 
rocks are the accessories of 
the season for fashionable 
ladies who just want to be left 
alone. 

They drop $10 on a gaudy 
stone, apply to left ring finger 
and watch as one-time pur- 
suers fade into the back- 
ground. 

One woman told the Post 
that she no longer has any 
trouble walking past leering 
or howling construction 
workers. When the guys stop 
shoveling dirt and start shov- 
eling lines, she just flashes her 
ring and the curtain falls. 

Of course, this raises the 
question: why don't these 
women wear wedding 
bands? But I guess if you're 
going for the fake-out, you 
might as well do it with the 
style that only a diamond can 
bring. 

While I admire any innova- 
tion that makes single life 
easier, I wonder if these 
young ladies realize that not 
only may they be chasing 
away Mr. Wrong, their two- 
carat fake may also be dis- 
suading real catches from 
making passes. 

Let's face it: it would be 
madness for any guy to hit 
on a woman who is wearing 
an enormous jewel. As far as 
I can tell, most women who 
sport engagement rings are 
so proud of their new acces- 
sory you don't even have to 
see the ring to know they're 
spoken for. 

Frankly, there are enough 
honestly engaged women in 
the world who are off-limits 
that it seems unfair for 
women to muddy the waters 
of dating just because they 
hate to tell a guy to buzz off. 

Fortunately for men who 
have fallen victim to the fake 
engagement ring dupe and 
who spend their nights cold, 
lonely and without a tender 
woman's lap on which to lay 
their head, the 'lap pillow" 
has been introduced in 
Tokyo. 

Manufactured by Trane 
KK the lap pillow resembles 
the look and feel of a 
woman's lap in a mini-skirt. 

According to the company, 
which sells the dolls for 
under $100, single men have 
taken an instant liking to the 
pillows, and they have 
already shipped about 3,000 
of them. 

With innovative ideas such 
as the fake engagement ring 
and the fake woman's lap, it 
looks as if society is making 
strides toward segregating 
the sexes so much that our 
grandkids will want to hud- 
dle around the fireside when 
we're old and listen to tales 
about the archaic ritual of 
"dating." 

That is, if we are able to get 
up off our fake women's laps 
long enough to go out and 
find a woman who's not 
wearing a faux engagement 
ring and might be interested 
in joining us for a cup of cof- 
fee sometime. 



Life — the Current Sauce — Thursday, February 3, 2005 



Workin' Hard for the Money! 

Student entrepreneurs show their budding business sense 



By Will Moses 

Sauce Reporter 

NSU entrepreneurs overcome 
obstacles in their everyday lives to 
succeed in the business world. 

NSU freshman graphic artist 
Dave Stabley and NSU alumna 
Latoya Citizen juggle school, life 
and career by owning their own 
businesses while still attending 
classes. 

Stabley a 38-year-old non-tradi- 
tional student said after working 
for 20 years, he decided to go to 
school and eventually become a 
corporate trainer. He said his 
business, Game Fu, is "Natchi- 
toches' most unique hangout." 

"It's my passion... I'm a gamer 
and I provide my passion to the 
community," Stabley said. 

A college education is what Sta- 
bley now focuses on. Stabley said 
he wants to train corporations 
with a team of trainers on new 



technologies and techniques that 
may help their businesses. 

Right now Game Fu hours vary 
because of Stabley's schedule, but 
he makes special arrangements 
for group events. 

Class schedules and school- 
work amplify rifts in a business 
owner's agenda. Citizen, owner 
and founder of Citizen Custom 
Publishing, said she knows of this 
first hand. 

"My company is now suffering 
because I do have to focus (on 
school)," Citizen said. "I rely on 
my regular customers to spread 
the word about my business." 

Citizen Custom Publishing is a 
desktop publishing, embroidery 
and screen print company that 
specializes in customer satisfac- 
tion at a reasonable rate, Citizen 
said. 

Initially, Citizen worked for a 
local company. There she said she 
was unhappy with the poor cus- 



tomer service and high prices. 

"I decided to start my own busi- 
ness after I quit," Citizen said. 

Citizen said better prices and 
better service drove her to "pro- 
vide quality and style for less." 

College students do not have 
the luxury to spend too much 
money, and Citizen said she 
understands because she was in 
the same shoes. 

"I am proud to say I am an 
alumna of NSU's business depart- 
ment," Citizen said. "I know that 
college students live a broke life." 

Citizen Custom Publishing and 
Game Fu both are locally owned 
and operated businesses. If you 
would like further information, 
contact Dave Stabley with Game 
Fu at 357-8828 or visit 116 Touline. 
You can contact Latoya Citizen at 
354-7239 or check out her website 
at www.citizencustompublish- 
ing.citymake.com and browse her 
merchandise. 




Chris Reich/the CirreytSaJ 

Dave Stabley, a freshman general studies major and owner of Game Fu, poses in front of a cardboard display <J 
Regdar, a human fantasy fighter from the third edition of Dungeons and Dragons. 



Superbowl to be super clean? 

Strict censorship efforts in place despite no tape delay 



By Gail Pennington 

St. Louis Post-Dispatch 
(KRT) 



Unless Paul McCartney moons 
the crowd, the halftime show at 
this year's Super Bowl will be as 
squeaky clean as the NFL can make 
it. 

No tape delay will be in place 
during the halftime, which also 
includes singer Alicia Keyes. But 
the NFL says it is reviewing "all 
facets" of the halftime performanc- 
es in advance. 

After last year's outcry about 
Janet Jackson's infamous wardrobe 
malfunction, commercials for 
Super Bowl XXIX, airing Feb. 6 on 
Fox, came under scrutiny as well. 
So audiences won't see Mickey 
Rooney's bare, 84-year-old back- 
side (the Airborne spot didn't pass 
muster) or a Bud Light ad parody 
showing a stagehand ripping Jack- 



son's top with a beer bottle. 
(Anheuser-Busch agreed with Fox 
and the NFL not to air the parody 
during the game but is getting even 
more publicity by putting it up on 
the Budweiser.com Web site.) 

For fear of offending mass audi- 
ences, Fox has gone so far as to 
rename its "Best Damn Sports 
Show Period," usually seen on Fox 
Sports Net, as the "Best Darn Super 
Bowl Road Show Period." 

Viewers certainly shouldn't 
expect to see anything like the 
"Desperate Housewives" promo- 
parody that stirred up controversy 
during a "Monday Night Football" 
broadcast in November. 

The spot was scripted by 
"Housewives" creator Marc Cherry 
at the request of ABC and wasn't 
intended to be controversial, Cher- 
ry told TV critics meeting in Los 
Angeles. "We were just that stu- 
pid." 



The spot was supposed to fea- 
ture "Housewives" co-star Nicol- 
lette Sheridan with "MNF" 
announcer John Madden, Cherry 
said, adding, "A woman as glori- 
ous-looking as Nicollette Sheridan 
throwing herself at John Madden is 
just funny." 

In his spot, "the towel wasn't 
dropped at the end, and there was- 
n't a jump into the arms," Cherry 
Said. After Madden couldn't 
appear and was replaced by Terrell 
Owens of the Philadelphia Eagles, 
"suddenly this thing became this 
other thing that it wasn't really 
intended to be." 

Cherry said he felt bad that some 
viewers were offended, but added, 
"I didn't really realize "Monday 
Night Football' was such the family 
viewing experience. I wouldn't let 
my 5-year-old watch beer commer- 
cials and big-breasted cheerleaders 
every Monday, but that's me." 





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Million dollar review for 'Baby I 



By Eric Duhon 

Sauce Reporter 
***** 

Clint Eastwood has become one 
of the greatest actor-directors since 
Orson Welles with films such as 
Mystic River and Unfbrgiven. His 
latest success, Million Dollar Baby, 
boasts an impressive cast including 
Eastwood, Hilary Swank in her 
best role since Boys Don't Cry and 
the unforgettable Morgan Free- 
man. This movie is without a 
doubt one of the best films of the 
year and the best boxing film since 
Raging Bull. 

Maggie (Swank) is a 31-year-old 
waitress who dreams of becoming 
a boxer. Frank (Eastwood) is down 
on his luck, old-school boxing 
trainer who just lost his best fighter. 
He is constantly searching for 
redemption from his fighters and 
from God, without help from his 
irritable priest. Frank is reluctant, 
if not downright stubborn, to the 
idea of training a girl, calling the 
idea of women's boxing "a freak 



show." Thanks to some convincing 
from his lifelong friend and former 
trainee Flip (Freeman), Frank 
accepts Maggie as his new fighter. 

Maggie quickly rises to the top, 
knocking out most of her oppo- 
nents in the first round. The film 
instantly takes a turn from a 
poppy, girl power chick 
flick to a gritty, hardcore 
boxing flick that knows 
no genders. My 
friends and I were all 
cheering every other 
scene for the latest 
underdog of sport J 
films. 

Million Dollar Baby 
is a well-structured 
powerhouse of boxing, 
redemption and uncondi- 
tional love. The movie real 
istically shows a boxer's rise to the 
top and hard fall to the point of no 
return. Don't miss the touching 
scene between Frank and his fallen 
fighter, who have adopted a father- 
daughter relationship. My eyes 
started to fill with tears along with 



Eastwood at the sight of SwankJ 
pain. It's incredible how fast a filij 
can transition from inspirational td 
tragic. 

Eastwood, a movie veteran, is at 
the top of his game as both an actdl 
and a director - not to mention! 

composer. Swanj 
is an instant knorj 
out w inner in the 
Oscar race] 
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for m a nee. 
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subtle yet 
convincing as 
the one-eyed 
ex-boxer wm 
also acts as ■ 
film's raspy narrl 

tor. 

If you're looking for a film thf 
will make you laugh, cry, cheer and 
generally believe in the human 
spirit, Million Dollar Baby is wortli 
more than the price of the ticket 
and popcorn. 





FOR RELEASE FEBRUARY 3, 2005 



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Lady Demon tennis player Camila Prado hopes to continue the tennis team's success from last season, but lost in her sea- 
son-opener at Lafayette Saturday to Susan Linden of ULL 6-4, 6-3'. 

Football team signs 30 
for 2005 recruiting class 



Courtesy of Sports 
Information 

www.nsudemons.com 

Wednesday Scott Stoker and the 
NSU football program announced 
their list of 2005 signees who will 
joining the team for next sea- 
ion. 

NSUsigned 28 high school play- 
ers and two from junior colleges. 

Among the list of signees there 
are 20 from Louisiana, seven from 
Texas and three from Mississippi. 

"I've been asked a few times 
w ho is the 'steal' of this class, and I 
'"ink there's not just one, there are 
a dozen or more. We are getting 
8uys who had a lot of other 
°ptions, but they chose to be 
^rnons, and we couldn't be hap- 
P>er," Stoker said. "Some of our 
signees said 'no' to programs that 
played in (Division I-A) bowls last 
fcason. We started the recruiting 
Process with a lot of names on the 
"°ard at each position in May, and 
;Vve 've gotten the top-ranked guy 
at nearly every position. Players 
^ant to win, they want to com- 
pete, they like the idea of being 
P a rt of a championship program, 
and we've got a lot to sell at North- 
western from an academic stand- 
point, which was very big with 
;*is group of recruits. 



Here is a list of the 30 signees: 

• Dante Austin, fb, 5-10, 235, 
Galveston Ball HS, Galveston, 
Texas 

• Reb Bel, ds, 6-0, 180, Amite 
HS, Amite 

• Brandon Brumfield, lb, 6-1, 
200, Amite HS, Amite 

•Jorrick Calvin, ath, 6-0, 190, 
Scotlandville Magnet HS, Baton 
Rouge 

• Michael Carona, te, 6-3, 220, 
Independence HS, Independence 

• Kenneth Charles, ath, 6-3, 
190, Jennings HS, Jennings 

• Kevin Copeland, ol, 6-4, 290, 
Richland HS, North Richland Hills, 
Texas 

• Josh Daniels, de, 6-3, 230, Cen- 
tral HS, Baton Rouge 

• Blake Delcambre, lb, 6-3, 235, 
New Iberia HS, New Iberia 

• Kevin Dowell, p/k, 6-4, 185, 
Northwest Mississippi JC, Senato- 
bia, Miss. 

•Patrick Earl, tb, 6-0, 205, Timp- 
son HS, Timpson, Texas 

• Wesley Eckles, db, 6-1, 185, 
Mansfield HS, Mansfield 

• Stiffon Ethridge, tb, 6-1, 210, 
Newton HS, Newton, Texas 

• Gordon Freeman, te, 6-3, 220, 
Longview HS, Longview, Texas 

• Quinten Goodie, fb, 5-11, 235, 
Northside HS, Lafayette 



• Isaiah Greenhouse, lb, 6-2, 
205, Marksville HS, Marksville 

• James Hall, de, 6-4, 235, South- 
west Mississippi Junior College, 
Summit, Miss. 

• Shayne Magee, wr, 6-3, 180, 
Covington HS, Covington 

• John Paysinger, dt, 6-3, 250, 
Jacksonville HS, Jacksonville, 
Texas 

• Darius Perkins, lb, 6-3, 250, 
Brookhaven HS, Brookhaven, 
Miss. 

• Troy Phan, ol, 6-4, 300, Neville 
HS, Monroe 

• Justin Phillips, DB, 5-9, 185, 
Bolton HS, Alexandria 

• Jeff Rich, 6-5, 300, Alexandria 
Senior HS, Alexandria 

• Kendall Rodrigue, dt, 6-2, 255, 
Walker HS, Walker 

• Sean Santos, qb, 6-0, 180, Holy 
Cross HS, New Orleans 

• Albert Smith, dt, 6-1, 270, Cen- 
tral LaFourche HS, Mathews 

• Neal Walker, de, 6-3, 250, 
Tylertown HS, Tylertown, Miss. 

• Lance Wallace, db, 5-10, 165, 
Jacksonville HS, Jacksonville, 
Texas 

• Marcus Washington, ol, 6-2, 
295, Peabody Magnet HS, Alexan- 
dria 

• Robert Weeks, K, 6-0, 165, 
Pineville HS, Pineville 



5 players sign for soccer 



Courtesy of Sports 
Information 

www.nsudemons.com 

. |^SU soccer head coach Jimmy 
Mitchell stayed close to home 
^en four of the five girls he 
on National Signing Day 

a il from Louisiana and Texas. 
Mitchell, approaching his sixth 
Reason as the Demon leader, 

Placed four seniors by picking 
IJP signatures from Manette Keller 
^ Samantha Penico of the New 
gleans area; Hannah Casey from 
s °rt Worth and Bobbie Haye from 
J™ Antonio. He also signed Lau- 

e n Miller out of Portland, Ore- 
Son. 

We w ere ver y fortunate to get 
verv g od athletes," 



Mitchell said. "Anytime you can 
get talent from the area that has 
the potential to make an influence 
on your program, it only enhances 
the development of soccer local- 
ly." 

The NSU team is a three-time 
Southland Conference champion 
and still the only women's soccer 
team in Louisiana to ever partici- 
pate in the NCAA Tournament 
(2000, 2002). It finished the 2004 
season 11-11 overall and tied for 
second in the standings at 8-4. 



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Senior Alexandra Nieto was defeated in her first match of 2005 at this weekend's tournament in Lafayette. Nieto lost in sin- 
gles and doubles action but hopes to rebound Feb. 12 at NSU against Tyler Junior College 

NSU falls at ULL 



By Justin Hebert 

Sports Editor 

The NSU Demon tennis team 
and their coach Willie Paz swung 
into action Saturday at the Univer- 
sity Louisiana-Lafayette for their 
first tournament of the spring. 

The bright spot on Saturday for 
the Demons was the No. 6 singles 
match with Marcia Alcantara's 
three-set win over ULL's Kimmie 
Lyles. Alcantara posted the only 
win for the Demons during their 6- 
1 season-opening loss at Lafayette. 

Lady Demon Anneline Zerwick 
dropped the No. 1 match to Tammy 
jay 6-2, 3-6, 7-5, while in the No. 2 
slot Lady Cajun Celine Vwedeveld 
edged NSU's Catalina Villegas 7-6, 
8-6, 7-5. 

Also in singles action Fernanda 
Silva dropped her first match as a 
Demon in No. 3 singles to Chanell 
Meijer, Lady Demon Alexandra 
Nieto lost 6-3, 6-0 to Thais Bortolet- 
to in the No. 4 match, and NSU's 
Camila Prado was beaten in the 
No. 5 singles by Susan Linden 6-4, 
6-3. 

The Lady Demons did not see 



Here is a list of the 5 signees: 

• Hannah Casey • 5-7 • Mid- • 
fielder • Fort Worth, Texas • 
North Crowley High School 

• Bobbie Hayes • 5-6 • 
Defender • San Antonio, Texas • 
MacArthur High School 

• Manette Keller • 5-6 • 

Defender • New Orleans, 
Louisiana • St. Mary's Dominican 

• Lauren Miller • 5-7 • For- 
ward • Portland, Oregon • Grant 
High School 

• Samantha Penico • 5-2 • Mid- 
fielder • Metarie, Louisiana • 
Archbishop Chapelle 



any more success in doubles action. 
Zerwick and Nieto dropped the 
No. 1 doubles 8-6, Villegas and 
Prado lost 8-4 for the No. 2 doubles 
match and finished in the No. 3 
match with an 8-2 loss by Alcantara 
and Magali Van den Bergh. 

Despite a rough start Paz has a 
very positive outlook for his Lady 
Demons because of new additions 
throughout the line up. 

"We are going to be better than 
last year because of new recruits," 
Paz said. "It is very important to 
have a strong player at the bottom 
of the line up, not just have top 
three or four great players." 

The bottom slot in that lineup 
this past weekend was Lady 
Demon Alcantara. 

Paz also said his team has made 
many mental improvements from 
the past year along with working 
on improving their shot selections 
and techniques. 

"Basically we've worked on a lot 
of consistency and tactic," Paz said. 
"Tactic wise we had to improve. 
We are a good team, we are better 
players, we just have to know 
when to use our shots and be able 



to use them at the right time." 

The Lady Demons tennis team is 
such a diverse group of girls the 
lineup consists of players hailing 
from Venezuela, Columbia, Bel- 
gium, South Africa and Australia. 

But Paz contributes this team's 
accomplishments in the past to 
how tight knit the bunch are. 

"The reason why we are success- 
ful is because we are so close," Paz 
said. "The girls are very close. 
They work together. They help 
each other. They cheer for each 
other. They do things together 
school wise, on the tennis court and 
outside." 

The Lady Demons will be 
defending their own Jack Fisher 
Tennis Complex Feb. 12 as they 
take on Tyler Junior College, and 
they will not return to action again 
until Feb. 19 as they host Southern 
Mississippi. 

"There are no easy ones," Paz 
said. "We can't say we are going to 
beat so-and-so now. Everybody 
has been recruiting, and they have 
very strong teams." 



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This past week I was able 
to meet San Diego Padre 
pitcher Brian Lawrence. 

Early in my reporting 
career, (yes I call it a career 
because it takes up the 
majority of my time and it's 
what I want to do for the 
rest of my life), I thought it 
was extremely exciting to be 
able to sit down and chat 
with a professional athlete. 

Growing up, most kids 
only dream about playing 
professional sports, and 
those of us who just could- 
n't let it go that we weren't 
good enough write about 
the athletes we would like 
to be. 

I would not say speaking 
with someone like 
Lawrence caused me to be 
starstruck, but the feeling of 
being able to talk with ath- 
letes who were good 
enough to make it to the 
next level is a little thrilling. 

While thinking about it 
over this weekend, I real- 
ized that in my five-year 
stint here at NSU I not only 
have talked with but also 
have befriended some 
Demon athletes who are 
now playing at that pro 
level. 

As a freshman, one of the 
first athletes I was intro- 
duced to was Demon wide 
receiver Nathan Black. I 
would like to extend a huge 
congratulations to him now 
that the Washington Red- 
skins signed him in early 
January as an unrestricted 
free agent. 

Black was an outstanding 
receiver at NSU, taking the 
Demons to the playoffs and 
setting a school record with 
222 yards on 13 catches in a 
playoff game. 

Out of college Black 
played five games with the 
Carolina Panthers but was 
on the injured list the next 
season before being 
released. 

He then spent a short 
time with the New Orleans 
Saints but was released 
before the start of the sea- 
son. 

Let's hope Nathan has 
found a home in Washing- 
ton for some time to come. 

Another former Demon 
standout, Craig Nail, who I 
was familiar with while he 
was here playing at NSU, 
has been playing third 
string behind arguably one 
of the greatest quarterbacks 
in NFL history, Brett Favre. 

Nail, who was a fifth- 
round draft pick of the 
Green Bay Packers in 2002, 
was moved to Favre's back- 
up last season after then 
backup Doug Pederson was 
placed on the injured 
reserve. 

This past season Nail saw 
limited action on the field 
playing behind the durable 
Favre but made sure to 
shine when he got his 
chance. He appeared in 
five games completing 23 of 
33 of his passes for 314 
yards and four touchdowns. 
With Favre getting older 
and looking to retirement, 
Nail may see his chance to 
be a starter soon. 

As far as former Demon 
football players, Terrence 
McGee snines above them 
all at this point in time. 
Selected to the AFC Pro 
Bowl Team as a return spe- 
cialist for the 2004-2005 sea- 
son, McGee has been out- 
standing for the Buffalo 
Bills. 

With three kickoff returns 
for touchdowns, including 
one for 94 yards against 
defending champions New 
England, McGee was one 
return shy of tying the NFL 
record of kickoff returns for 
touchdowns. 

So good luck to those 
three and all former Demon 
athletes such as Mike 
Green, Kenny Wright, 
Kenta Bell, and others who 
are pursuing professional 
athletic careers. 



Lady Demons find spark 



By Justin Hebert 

Sports Editor 

After picking up their first 
road win of the season Jan. 22 
at Texas-San Antonio, the 
Lady Demons continued 
their success Saturday at Sam 
Houston State pulling away 
in the second half for a 83-76 
victory in Southland Confer- 
ence action to improve to 9-9 
overall and 4-3 in league 
play. 

With the win the Lady 
Demons are tied for third in 
the SLC with Louisiana- 
Monroe. Texas State ranks 
second, while undefeated 
Texas-Arlington leads the 
conference. 

Demon head coach Jen- 
nifer Graf said the two road 
wins were very important for 
the team, enabling them to 
snap a nine game losing 
streak on the road. 

"They were pretty huge," 
Graf said. "It wasn't like we 
weren't playing well; we just 
weren't winning any games 
on the road." 

After shooting just 24 per- 
cent from the floor in the first 
half against the Bearkats, 
NSU opened the second on a 
23-6 run with hot 3-point 
shooting from junior point 
guard Sheronda Bell and sen- 
ior guard Diamond Cosby to 
take the win. 

Bell racked up a career- 
topping 22 points to lead the 
Lady Demons. 

"Sheronda Bell has been 
playing great for us," Graf 
said. "She's really stepped 



up the past five or six games 
and really started playing 
like a point guard." 

Cosby, who broke the 
career 1,000 point barrier Jan. 
20 at Texas State, scored 19 
points and 7 assists while 
sophomore guard Chassidy 
Jones picked up her second 
double-double of the season 
with 16 points and 11 
rebounds. 

Lady Demon Amanda 
Bennett put up 13 points 
against the Bearkats after 
becoming the 21st person in 
NSU women's basketball his- 
tory to exceed 1,000 points 
making her the 11th in school 
history to score 1,000 and 
garner 500 rebounds just a 
week ago at UTSA. 

Dating all the way back 
from last season, 6-5 senior 
center Ashley Sparkman, 
ranked eighth nationally 
averaging 3.3 blocks per 
game, continued her streak 
to 39 games with a blocked 
shot. 

Sparkman compiled six 
more blocks to go along with 
her 12 rebounds. 

"She's just a tremendous 
presence down there," Graf 
said. 

The Lady Demons went 
into halftime trailing Sam 
Houston 34-25 but were 
relentless in the second half 
shooting 60 percent from the 
floor including 75 percent 
from 3-point land making 6 
of 8. 

With the hot second half 
NSU finished 28 of 64 shoot- 
ing at a 43.8 percent mark 




Leslie Westbrook/tfie Current Sauce 
First-year Demon head coach Jennifer Graf speaks with her team during a timeout in a recent home 
game. Graf, at 26 years old, is the youngest head coach in Division I athletics. 



while going 9 of 20 (45 per- 
cent) from beyond the three- 
point line. The Lady 
Demons also hit 18 of 26 
shots from the free-throw 
line. 

"They were focused the 
whole time, and they were 



just determined they were 
going to come out the sec- 
ond half and outplay Sam 
Houston," Graf said. 

NSU returns to Prather, 
after finally getting on the 
right track on the road, to 
host 8-10, 2-5 Lamar Thurs- 



day at 5:45. 

"Lamar's a very athletic 
group," Graf said. We're 
just excited that we're in 
Prather Coliseum, and if we 
can keep playing at the level 
we're playing at we'll be 
okay." 



Lawrence returns to stomping ground 



By Justin Hebert 

Sports Editor 



Early Friday morning, San 
Diego Padre pitcher Brian 
Lawrence, and his family 
arrived to a rainy NSU cam- 
pus to become only the sec- 
ond pitcher in Demon base- 
ball history to have his jersey 
retired. 

NSU head coach Mitch 
Gaspard and the baseball pro- 
gram conducted their Inau- 
gural Opening Day Banquet 
on Friday night to start up the 
2005 season and honor the 
former NSU pitcher. 

Lawrence went 17-10 with 
a 2.97 earned run average in 
his two years as a Demon 
after transferring from Panola 
Junior College. 

Lawrence earned the 1998 
Southland Conference Pitcher 
of the Year award and made 
the 1997 and 1998 All-South- 
land Conference teams, but 
he said that none of those 
awards could measure up to 
the honor he received Friday 
night at the Natchitoches 
Country Club. 

"Nothing compares to that 
to be honest with you," 
Lawrence said. "It's a thing 




Leslie Westbrook/ the Current Sauce 

San Diego Padre Brian Lawrence visited with reporters Friday to 
speak about NSU's baseball banquet in which his jersey was retired. 



you don't know if you're 
worthy of it." 

Lawrence's number 29 will 
be placed on the outfield wall 
along with former Demon 
coach Jim Well's at Brown- 
Stroud Field, but Lawrence 
said that the reality of such a 
prestigious acknowledge- 
ment has not quite kicked in 
yet. 

"You dream of it, and 
you're hoping one day your 



name and number can be on a 
wall like that. To have it hap- 
pen is kind of surreal," 
Lawrence said. "I don't know 
I feel like I deserve that at this 
point, but somebody seems to 
think I do, and it's pretty spe- 
cial, and I can't thank them 
enough." 

The projected Padres' open- 
ing day starter said from 
childhood he had always 
aspired of playing Major 



League Baseball and knew 
that if he worked hard 
enough he would be there 
one day. 

"My only dream ever, the 
only thing I ever thought I 
would do was play profes- 
sional baseball," Lawrence 
said. "It's the only thing I 
ever wanted to do, and I 
never let anybody tell me I 
couldn't do it, and it ended 
up happening." 

Working his way through 
the minors, Lawrence's 
biggest struggle was being 
uncertain of whether he will 
still be playing no matter how 
well he did the previous year. 
He said all the traveling and 
being away from home added 
to the ordeal. 

"Like I said I never gave 
up, but there is always in the 
back of your mind you are 
unsure, and I think that's the 
hardest part," Lawrence said. 
"Your livelihood rests in 
someone else's hands, and 
that is tough to handle. Just 
being away from home, trav- 
eling, and the unsureness of 
playing in the minor leagues 
is pretty tough." 

Leading NSU to its second 
straight SLC title in his sec- 



ond year as a Demon, 
Lawrence led the league in 
strikeouts and innings 
pitched, giving him plenty of 
experience that he said con- 
tributes so much to where he 
is now. 

This past season the Padres 
were fighting to get into the 
postseason until the last week 
of the season but fell shy. 
Lawrence said playing in SLC 
championship tournaments 
playoff games and even being 
part of a state championship 
playoff high school team have 
prepared him for pitch at the 
professional level. 

"Competition is competi- 
tion; it doesn't matter what 
level it is," Lawrence said. 

Lawrence said rehirning to 
Natchitoches reminded him 
of how great all of the people 
are here and the fact that, 
besides refurbished Brown- 
Stroud Field, the town has not 
changed much at all. 

"The people here are fabu- 
lous, and they all treated me 
well. I was expecting a few 
little different things but it's 
pretty much the same and the 
way I remember it, which is 
pretty good, it's a nice place," 
Lawrence said. 



Talent rests in McConathy's bloodline 



By Chris Salim 

Sauce Reporter 

As if Demon head basketball 
coach Mike McConathy did 
have not enough talent in his 
2004-2005 players, he has even 
more under his own roof. His 
two sons, Michael, 18, and 
Logan, 16, play basketball for 
St. Mary's High School in 
Natchitoches. Michael is a sen- 
ior point guard with unbeliev- 
able quickness. Logan is a 
sophomore post player with 
great basketball instincts. But 
McConathy and his wife, Con- 
nie, expect more from them 
than being just good basketball 
players. 

"We expect them to always 
put forth maximum effort in 
whatever they do," 
McConathy said. 

Connie, who has been a 
teacher for 29 years, is not con- 
cerned about them academical- 



"I don't worry about their 
school work because I know 
they have good study habits," 
Connie said. 

Their dad, however, does 
stress how important school is 
for them. 

"What you do academically 
carries over athletically," he 
said." I want them to under- 
stand the importance of a good 
education." 

Michael is planning to 
attend NSU next year and play 
for his dad. He does not feel 
that will be a problem. 

"He is not hard on me. He 
tells me when I am wrong but 
he does not come down hard 
on me unless I really mess up," 
Michael said. 

Logan has not given any 
thought to where he is going to 
school. 

"I am only a sophomore. I 
have plenty of time to decide," 
he said. 

Their parents are leaving the 



decisions completely to them. 

"No matter where they 
decide to go to school, it is the 
parent's job to love them," said 
their father. "Connie and I sup- 
port them no matter where 
they go (to school)." 

McConathy gives his chil- 
dren one piece of advice to 
cam' with them. 

"Do what you are supposed 
to do, when you are supposed 
to do it." 

Michael and Logan play 
every Tuesday and Friday 
night as they battle for the dis- 
trict 3- 1A title. St. Mary's is 
currently leading the district 
with just two games remaining 
and ranks second in the state. 

The Demons are back in 
action today against Lamar as 
they look to rebound from a 77- 
65 setback at Sam Houston. 
The Demons are currently 5-2 
in the Southland Conference. 
They are one game behind 
Southeastern Louisiana. 




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St. Mary's High School teammates Michael McConathy (25) and his 
brother Logan wait downcourt for a Norhtwood freethrow attempt. 



This Just In 

Courtesy 
Sports Information Bureau 
www.nsudemons.com 

Football 

Demon players 
receive awards 
at banquet 

The NSU football tea, 
commemorated its 200| 
Southland Conferern 
championship Saturda* 
night as senior All-Ameij 
cans Greg Buckley am 
Jamall Johnson, who ha\i 
been elected permanen 
team captains, received tin 
Joe Delaney Memorial 
Leadership awards as j 
highlight of the annual NSC 
Demon Football Award 
Dinner. 

The Demons playeu 
voted on the Delaney Lead 
ership awards and also 
elected Johnson as tJn 
team's defensive Most Vafo 
able Player while choosing 
tailback Derrick Johnese as 
the offensive MVP. 

Senior safety Billy Ray 
Rutledge was voted specia 
teams MVP and won th 
prestigious Lester Latin 
Memorial Award, given bi 
the coaching staff to the sen- 
ior player who best demos 
strates unselfishness, 
tremendous work ethij 
leadership by example 
good character and signifr 
cant contributions to thf 
team's success. 

Sophomore offensivt 
lineman Kaleb Morain was 
the first winner of the GhB 
Waddell Memorial Award 
presented to the walk-on 
player who best exemplifia 
the same characteristic 
required of the Latino 
Award winner. The ne* 
award pays tribute to Wad 
dell, a walk-on redshiii 
freshman offensive lineman 
from New Orleans-Holj 
Cross who died last March! 
just before the beginning i 
spring practice due to ( 
heart condition. Waddell' 
mother, Celeste, presented 
the award 

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was presented the Demct 
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Thursday, Feb. 17, 2005 
Volume 90 • Issue 19 

Students serving students at 
Northwestern State University since 1914 



First copies free to NSU students and staff 
50 cents per copy otherwise 

Sauce on the Side 



ULS to vote on tuition hike 

Students enrolled in the University of Louisiana Sys- 
tem will soon find out whether they can expect an 
increase in tuition. 

Vice President of Student Affairs Dan Seymour said 
NSU is not planning to raise tuition, but the ULS Board 
will vote this month to decide whether to raise tuition 
for all ULS schools. 

"There is no plan for local tuition increase," Seymour 
said. "The ULS Board will be meeting next week and 
one of the items on their agenda is an increase in 
tuition for the entire ULS system." 

The meeting is scheduled for Feb. 25 in Baton Rouge 
and will be open to the public. 

Andrew Shirley 



NSU career fair next week 

The spring and summer career fair will offer NSU stu- 
dents career opportunities on Feb. 22. 

The Counseling and Career Services office will host 
the event, which will take place in the Student Union 
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Businesses throughout Louisiana 
will be in attendance. 

"The career fair is designed to allow NSU students a 
chance to network with employers and explore career 
opportunities available to them," Career Counselor Traci 
LaBom said. 

The career fair is geared for seniors and juniors but it 
is open to all students. Counseling and Career Services 
welcomes all students to the fair to observe and net- 
work with the companies. 

Kindra Watson 



Physical Plant plans to relocate 

The Physical Plant will relo- 
cate this summer to a new 
facility on South Jefferson. 

Physical Plant Director Chris 
Sampite said plans for the 
facility have been in the works 
for a little more than a year, 
but the job has not yet gone 
out for bid. Construction of the 
facility will take about six 
months. 




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The new facility will house 

75 employees, administrative offices for the physical 
Plant and plant services division, a central receiving 
Warehouse for the university, trade shops and a proper- 
ty control office. 

Sampite said the new 1 1-2 story building will be 
more efficient than the old one. The ceiling area will 
allow storage of materials. Break rooms, bathrooms 
and meeting rooms for the physical plant and plant 
services will be combined because both use the same 
areas, and the offices will be smaller. It also moves the 
facility out of the flow of student traffic. 

Elizabeth Bolt 

SAI to host charity pageant 

Sigma Alpha Iota sorority will present the "Ladies of 
the Night" drag pageant February 17 at 9:00 p.m. in 
the band room. 

The event is a fundraiser for Making Music Possible, a 
Program SAI sponsors to donate time and money to a 
Elected local school's music program. 

Tickets will be $5 at the door, or $3 with a donation 
to MMP. 

Rachel Hagar, the event's coordinator, said about 20 
■tien will dress as women to participate in the pageant. 

top ten will compete in a talent portion, and the 
top five will do evening gown and interview portions. 

Kappa Kappa Psi will provide the music. 

Miss Lady of the Night will win $50 and a rose. The 
fir st and second runners up will also receive roses with 
^eir places on them. 

There will be three faculty members serving as 
hdges, and the fourth judge will be chosen from a raf- 
fie - Tickets can be purchased for $1 to go in the draw- 
ln 9. The person with the ticket number drawn will serve 
as the fourth judge. 

Elizabeth Bolt 



LaCaze claims LOB title 



By Savanna Mahaffey 

Sauce Reporter 

The A.A. Fredericks audito- 
rium was packed Saturday 
night for the 47th Annual 
Miss Northwestern Lady of 
the Bracelet pageant. 

Miss Louisiana 2004 and 
runner-up in the Miss Ameri- 
ca pageant Jennifer Dupont, 
who is the official hostess for 
the state of Louisiana, was the 
mistress of ceremonies. 

The crowd cheered as 
Courtney LaCaze, a 20-year 
old broadcast journalism 
major, was crowned the 2005 
Miss Northwestern LOB. 

"I was so surprised when I 
won. I'm still in shock," 
LaCaze said. "It was an 
answered prayer." 

LaCaze also won both the 
swimsuit and evening gown . 
competitions. Her swimsuit 
was a black bikini with a 
rhinestone-accented top. She 
wore a bubble gum pink 
gown trimmed with silver for 
the evening gown competi- 
tion and promoted her plat- 
form, Project LEAD 
(Louisiana Education on 
Alcohol and Drugs). 

She performed Olivia New- 
ton John's song "Hopelessly 
Devoted to You," in the talent 
competition. 

LaCaze said she prepared 
for the pageant for three 




Leslie Westbrook / the Current Sauce 

Courtney LaCaze is crowned Lady of the Bracelet and congratulated with a trophy and flowers by Jessica Lee and NSU President Randall Webb. 



months by exercising, eating 
healthy and practicing her tal- 
ent with a voice coach. 
LaCaze has been in many 
pageants and is a former Miss 



Teen Louisiana Princess. 

"One of the reasons I came 
to NSU was to participate in 
the LOB pageant," LaCaze 
said. "I want to go above and 



beyond the call of duty and 
represent my University to 
the best of my ability. 

"I'm so honored to be 
working with President Webb 



this year," LaCaze said. "I 
have so much adoration for 
him and his wife." 
Along with the LOB title, 

■ See LOB, page 2 



Campus police take aim at noise pollution 



New policy targets 
loud car stereos 

By Cheryl Thompson 

Sauce Reporter 

University police are now 
issuing tickets for noise viola- 
tions from car audio systems 
on campus. 

The fine for a noise viola- 
tion ticket will be $25. Police 
will cite anyone with audio 
systems considered disrup- 
tive to classes, faculty or other 
students. 

According to the Louisiana 



Criminal Code, a noise viola- 
tion is loud or excessive noise 
which exceeds 85 decibels 
and that can be heard from 
more than 25 feet away. The 
noise must come from a 
motor vehicle in a public area, 
such as a street. Horns and 
alarm systems are not includ- 
ed in the code. 

NSU Detective Doug 
Prescott said loud music is a 
major disruption on campus. 

"We receive numerous 
complaints from the Universi- 
ty community complaining 
about the extremely loud 



music," Prescott said. 

Some students agree that 
loud music on campus is dis- 
turbing. Jennifer Kaup, an RA 
for Sabine Hall, said when 
she lived on the north side of 
Sabine last semester she could 
hear the music from the park- 
ing lot in front of the building. 
She said the music was an 
annoyance, especially late at 
night. 

However, other students 
are opposed to the new cita- 
tion policy. Sophomore 
Jamarcus Johnson said the 
tickets are a violation of stu- 



dents' rights. 

"It's how we express our- 
selves," Johnson said. 

Sophomore D. Davis said 
that if students can be ticket- 
ed for their car audio systems, 
then cars with loud engines 
and exhaust pipes should also 
be ticketed. He said students 
should be able to play music 
however they choose. 

According to the Louisiana 
Criminal Code, a noise cita- 
tion from the state can cost 
$100 for a first offense and 
between $200 and $500 for 
following offenses. 



"The NSU citation for this 
violation is a fraction of the 
cost of either a municipal or 
state citation," Prescott said. 

Vice President of Student 
Affairs Dan Seymour said the 
money received from the tick- 
ets will go to a fund to 
improve campus parking lots, 
sidewalks and streets. 

The Campus Parking and 
Traffic Committee, Student 
Life Council, Vice President 
for Student Affairs, SGA Pres- 
ident and the University Pres- 
ident have approved the new 
citation, Seymour said. 



Natchitoches Event Center to open in December 



By Lora Sheppard 

Managing Editor 

After facing down numer- 
ous construction delays, the 
Natchitoches Event Center is 
set to open in December. 

The center, which is locat- 
ed on Second Street down 
the road from Natchitoches 
City Hall, is designed to host 
a maximum of 1,500 people 
within its 39,000 square feet. 
It will have a large exhibition 
hall, administrative offices, 
meeting rooms and a full- 
size kitchen for catering pur- 
poses. 

The project was delayed 
earlier this semester when 
the neighboring Bank of 
Montgomery filed a tempo- 
rary injunction to stop the 
building's construction. 
Courtney Homsby, manager 



of the Natchitoches Main 
Street Office, said the injunc- 
tion was filed on the grounds 
that the construction was 
harming the bank's business. 
The matter was settled 
behind closed doors and con- 
struction commenced. 

After the injunction was 
settled, a suit was filed 
against the city. The Bank of 
Montgomery has no com- 
ment at this time on either 
the injunction or the suit. 

Homsby said plans for the 
center's development were 
made because there is not an 
adequate meeting place in 
Natchitoches. The most 
notable places used in the 
past were hotel conference 
rooms and NSU. 

"It's a project that's been 
going on for 10 tol5 years, 
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Leslie Westbrook / tfte Current Sauce 

The Natchitoches Event Center is being built on what was once the site of a historical landmark. The cen- 
ter is scheduled for completion in December. 



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News — the Current Sauce — Thursday, February 17, 2005 



LOB 



FROM PAGE 1 



LaCaze won more than $5000 in 
scholarship money and prizes, the 
official LOB charm bracelet, a 
crown, and a spot in the Miss 
Louisiana pageant this summer. 
LaCaze said it is her dream to be 
Miss Louisiana. 

LaCaze competed against nine 
other contestants: Denise 
Quezaire, Aimee Hoffman, Lacey 
Willet, Heather McCarthy, Victoria 
Smith, Lindsay Visicaro, Devin 
Allen, Andrea Pang and Crystal 
Whitman. 

Allen, a 20-year-old general 
studies major from Benton, took 
the first runner-up position. She 
won the talent competition with a 
vocal performance of Martina 
McBride's song "Broken Wing." 

Allen also won the Liz Carroll's 
People's Choice Award, which the 
audience voted on. 

"I was very surprised when I 
found out I won the talent competi- 
tion and the People's Choice 
Award," Allen said. "I was so 
proud and honored that I was cho- 
sen." 

Allen said that although the LOB 
pageant was a lot of fun, she will 
probably not make another attempt 
for the title. 

"I've done a lot of pageants, and 
it gets old after a while," Allen said. 
"I feel like I did the best I could 
have done. I won a scholarship, 
and I am very happy with the 
results. I feel like I am going out 



Community • Church 
Club • Campus 

Connections 



Music at The Foundation 

There will be live music 
tonight at the Foundation (on 
College Avenue next to 
Magee's). Skyline Blue and 
Weston Brown will be perform- 
ing at 7:30 p.m. Donations will 
be accepted, and proceeds will 
go to support the Foundation's 
summer mission trip to build 
homes in El Salvador. 

Lunch is served every Thurs- 
day from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 
the Foundation. There is a $1 
suggested donation. 

Wednesday night worship 
takes place every week at 6:30 
p.m. 

Circle K Medieval Ball 

Circle K is holding its Fourth 
Annual Medieval Ball this Sat- 
urday from 8 p.m. until mid- 
night. The event will be held at 
the NSU Recreation Center. 
The ball's theme is medieval 
England circa 1450. Partici- 
pants are encouraged to wear 
period clothing. Those who 
dress up are eligible to win a 
prize. There will be a for- 
tuneteller and a live DJ. 
Admission is open and costs 
$10. All proceeds will go to 
Relay for Life. 

Self-Defense Class 

The SGA is sponsoring a 
one-night basic self-defense 
class Monday in the Student 
Union from 6:00 to 8 p.m. The 
class is open to all students. 
Please wear comfortable 
clothes. If you have any ques- 
tions, visit the SGA office in 
Room 222 of the Student Union 
or call 357-4501 and ask for 
Natasha Bennett. 

Social Work Class Project 

The Generalist Social Work 
Practice HI class is sponsoring a 
personal hygiene drive for 
Natchitoches Junior High 
School students. The purpose 
of the project is to provide the 
students with the items neces- 
sary to maintain personal 
hygiene and educate them on 
the importance of proper per- 
sona] hygiene. The class asks 
that each student organization 
donate sample/ travel size 
toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, 
deodorant, shampoo and con- 
ditioner. Please bring items to 
Kyser Room 118 on March 7 by 
3 p.m. If you have any ques- 
tions or concerns please contact 
Alexis Slaughter at (318) 792- 
9574 or e-mail her at 
lexo20002002@yahoo.com. 

the Current Sauce welcomes 
submissions for Connections, a 
free service to organizations 
planning events that will be 
open to NSU students. 
Bring Connections to Kyser 225, 
or e-mail them to 
currentsauce@nsula.edu. 



with a bang." 

Whitman, a 23-year-old public 
relations major from Shreveport 
who promoted D.O.V.E.S. (Domes- 
tic Education and Support), was 
the second runner up. 

In her interview, she said, "Love 
is not abuse, and silence kills." 

19- year-old Smith, a biological 
sciences major from Arlington, 
Texas, who promoted cardiovascu- 
lar education, was named the third 
runner-up. 

Members of the crowd stood and 
cheered as Smith completed her 
cello piece during the talent portion 
of the pageant. 

20- year-old Pang was the fourth 
runner-up. Pang, a native of Baton 
Rouge, promoted the awareness 
and prevention of heart disease. 

The contestants chose Visicaro, a 
21-year old theater major from 
Shreveport, as Miss Congeniality. 
Her platform was against animal 
cruelty. 

The first runner-up received a 
full paid one-semester scholarship 
and a trophy. Second, third and 
fourth runners-up received cash 
scholarships as well as trophies. 

The night featured performances 
by the NSU Men's Choir under the 
direction of Michael Rorex, the 
Demon Dazzlers and the LOB 
Dancers. The NSU Jazz Orchestra 
provided music for the night, and 
Sherman Desselle provided vocals 
for one of their numbers. 







Leslie Westbrook / the Cirrevt Sauce 
The NSU Jazz Orchestra performs "Everyday I Have the Blues" at the Lady of the 
Bracelet pageant Saturday. 



Miss LOB 2004 Alicia Schulz 
performed a ballet routine and 
gave her farewell walk. 

A panel of five judges chose the 
queen and runners up based on 
intelligence and talent as well as 
physical fitness and beauty. The 
panel consisted of: Lynn B. Dun- 
can, a 33-year patron of the Miss 
America system and the Louisiana 



traveling companion to Miss 
America; Johnna Van, a 15-year 
pageant master of ceremonies and 
judge; Steve Giles, who has judged 
preliminaries for the Miss 
Louisiana America System since 
1977; Cynthia Riser, an NSU grad- 
uate and 20-year patron of the Miss 
Louisiana pageant; and District 10 
Judge Dee Hawthorne. 



NSU Police Blotter 



Feb. 10 



6:22 a.m. 
Two vehicles were discov- 
ered with their hubcaps 
removed. The hubcaps were 
lying on the ground around 
the vehicle. 



Feb. 11 

8:01 p.m. 

Officers patrolled to keep 
watch on a small fire at the 
farm. 



Feb. 12 

1:27 p.m. 

A resident of Bossier 
requested an officer because 
someone had vandalized his 
car with paintballs the previ- 
ous night. 



Feb. 13 

11:11 a.m. 

A four door Cutlass was the 
target of a hit and run. The 
light blue car that hit the Cut- 
lass was last seen heading 
toward the city on College 



Avenue. The Cutlass suffered 
damage to its front side. 

Feb. 14 

7:20 a.m. 

Red River Sanitors reported 
a smoking janitor's closet in 
the fine arts building. 



7:44 p.m. 

An ambulance was request- 
ed at Rapides for a resident 
suffering from severe chest 
pains. 

By Elizabeth Bolt 



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upon graduation in Spring or Summer 1005, will need need to bring 
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after February 15th, 1005. 



NSU plans to offer 
heritage resources 
master's program 



By Lora Sheppard 

Managing Editor 

NSU is planning to begin a new 
master's program in heritage 
resources this fall. 

The program is pending final 
approval by the Louisiana Board of 
Regents. 

Heritage resources are the physi- 
cal remains and oral traditions of 
past human activities. They 
include archaeological sites, his- 
toric structures, archival records, 
oral traditions and landscapes 
modified by humans. 

According to the NSU News 
Bureau, the program will draw on 
faculty from the fields of ethnolo- 
gy, archeology, cultural geography, 
history and historic preservation. 

Heritage Resources coordinator 
ElizaBeth Guin said, "I think this is 
going to be one of the programs to 
bring recognition to NSU. This pro- 
gram will become a national 
model." 

The two-year program will focus 
on four main interests in core class- 
es: archaeology and anthropology, 
history, cultural landscapes and 



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built environments. Its main 



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will be to allow students to worf 
on actual historical sites. Partj(4 
pants will learn practical aspe* 
with internships and hands-a 
experience in addition to takiw 
classes in fields such as managj 
ment and budgeting. 

NSU will partner with federi 
local, state and private agencies k 
Natchitoches to create iriternshk 
opportunities for students in hjj 
torical organizations such as ^ 
Cane River National Herita* 
Area, The National Center fo. 
Preservation Technology anc 
Training and the NSU Creole H$ 
itage Center. 

"In Natchitoches, all these enS. 
ties work together and it's a uniqu 
experience," Guin said. 

Graduate assistantships will all 
be available to students who enn( 
in the program, which offers at 
out-of-state tuition waiver. 

For more information on NSlI 
Heritage Resources master's pro- 
gram, contact Guin at (318) 357; 
6195 or go to nsula.edu/Hej 
itageResources. 



FROM PAGE 1 



before Mayor McCullen was in 
office and is desperately needed," 
Hornsby said. 

City representatives are hoping 
the center will bring more tourists 
and help boost the economy. More 
tourism would bring in more sales 
tax dollars, which would help 
build new roads and sidewalks, 
and bring more concerts and other 
entertainment to Natchitoches. 
There are also plans to build a new 
hotel across the street from the cen- 
ter, and Hornsby said that the new 
plans should also create more job 
opportunities. 

The grand opening of the center 
is planned for Dec. 31 as a ticketed 
event, but the date is not yet offi- 
cial. 

"It's definitely a progress in 
motion," Hornsby said. "We're 
doing our best to see that it's the 
best for Natchitoches." 




Chris Reich / f/ieCi RRKNTSffl 
Bossier native Jose Mareno lays brii 
in the new Natchitoches Event Cent! 



SGA derails 
monorail plan 



By Kyle Carter 

Sauce Reporter 

At Monday's SGA meeting, the 
Senate struck down a bill propos- 
ing a campus monorail system and 
decided to endorse new College 
Avenue crosswalks. 

The Senate voted down a bill that 
proposed to charge students $75 to 
set up a monorail system on and off 
campus. The bill called for the 
monorail system to have stops near 
every building on campus as well 
as have stops that extended into the 
areas off campus for students. 

Sen. Shantel Wempren said the 
monorail system was a way to 
solve the parking problem on cam- 
pus. 

"When we come in here, we 
always complain about parking," 
Wempren said. "With a monorail 
system, you can park your car in 
one spot and go from building to 
building without moving it." 

Sen. Fred Kuechenmeister said 
the idea was preposterous, calling 
it a far-fetched dream. He said it 
would be a better idea to build a 
parking garage or to expand exist- 
ing parking, but he felt the best 
idea would be to restrict parking 
for certain students. 

"Parking on campus is not a 
right; it is a privilege," Kuechen- 
meister said. "There are already 
rules for people of a certain age to 
live on campus, and if you live on 
campus you should walk." 

The Senate also discussed a bill 
that aimed to encourage the Uni- 
versity to aggressively pursue 
crosswalks on College Avenue. 
Sen. Matthew Bartley said the bill 
did not set aside student money for 
the crosswalks; instead, the bill was 
intended to encourage the Univer- 
sity to take action. 

Bartley said, "The mayor of 
Natchitoches wanted us to vote on 
it to put more ammunition for the 
need to have them." 

The bill, which passed, called for 
crosswalks at the stop lights con- 
necting College Avenue to Sam Sib- 
ley Drive, Caspari Street and Sec- 



ond Street. 

Since the bill does not say d* 
university must provide the cro» 
walks, the SGA will have to awal 
the city's approval. This could tab 
a year or more, Bartley said. 

Sen. Natasha Bennett talked 
about plans for next week's leisu* 
study seminar. Bennett said ' 
trained self-defense instructor 
offer lessons in throwing teA 
niques and kickboxing as partrf 
the seminar. The class will tab 
place Monday in the 



"With a 

monorail system 

you can park your 
car in one spot and 
go from building to 
building without 
moving it." 

Shantel Wempre* 

SGA Senat* 



Alley from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. ^ 
class is open to all students. 

"Wear gym clothes and be tem 
to have fun," Bennett said. 

SGA President Miiw 
McConnell discussed this self* 
ter's SGA elections. The elecfi<^ 
are scheduled for April 6 and 
with runoffs the following weekfl 
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Opinions L 



Three 





By J. Aaron 
"Q" Brown 



The Pentagon is planning a TV 
channel. I'm not making this up. 
Pentagon TV will be in the living 
rooms of DishNetwork's 11 mil- 
lion American subscribers, 24/7, 
as a "public service" intended to 
inform and entertain. It will 
include information on strategic 
operations and pieces on the 
everyday lives of military person- 
nel (reminiscent of Stalinism and 
Jude Law's character in "Enemy 
at the Gates.") This is scarier than 
just the establishment of an offi- 
cial American propaganda 
mouthpiece. This is indicative of 
an expectation of prolonged, vio- 
lent conflict, about how the 
American viewpoint must be 
tightly controlled. The Pentagon 
calls this "restricting and direct- 
ing the flow of information." I 
call it the beginning of the end of 
free press. 

Don't get me wrong, the Penta- 
gon channel may fizzle and die 
very quickly, less watched than 
even C-Span2 or the NASA chan- 
nel (both of which DishNetwork 
cheerily pumps into my family's 
living room back home, also as a 
public service.) The precedent of 
the channel's creation alone, 
however, is truly terrifying. 
America now has an official gov- 
ernment news source. It is 
emphatically NOT the job of the 
Pentagon to make the American 
populace aware of its activity; it 
IS the emphatic duty of the Pen- 
tagon to keep track of its activities 
and make its records available to 
the public (as national security 
permits, of course, though such 
claims can be highly suspect.) 
Countries like Libya and Iran and 
North Korea have official news 
outlets, government papers, and 
military TV channels, NOT 
AMERICA! Government organi- 
zations shouldn't be concerned 
with their public image to begin 
with. They are organs of society, 
not brand names with a stock 
price to worry about. 

As is this university. The state 
legislature has wisely determined 
that a higher quality Louisiana 
college grad makes a Louisiana 
college diploma more valuable, 
and as such they have required 
Louisiana public universities to 
raise the bar a little in terms of 
admissions. NSU has deftly 
dodged this fiscal bullet by 
exploiting a loophole: communi- 
ty colleges aren't affected by the 
change. NSU has therefore 
brought the Bossier Parish Com- 
munity College to Natchitoches, 
under the auspices of which an 



incoming student can duck the 
academic requirements and then, 
after a single semester of satisfac- 
tory coursework, transfer to 
NSU, thus ensuring that we don't 
lose any delicious tuition money. 

In spite of this betrayal of the 
public good to fiscal concern, the 
University has further frozen all 
news hires for fear that enroll- 
ment will drop. This means appli- 
cants for several positions that 
will certainly be filled (including 
the position Fraser Snowden, 
NSU's senior professor of philos- 
ophy, will shortly be vacating) 
will not be notified of the Univer- 
sity's intent to hire for weeks to 
come. Meanwhile, ideal candi- 
dates are likely to take a more 
definite offer delivered sooner. 
Where is the logic in a blanket 
hiring freeze when some posi- 
tions absolutely must be filled 
and excellent candidates have 
already been identified? Perhaps 
instead 6f funding a loophole fix, 
the administration should con- 
centrate on making itself an insti- 
tution that will attract students 
who meet the new requirements 
- which includes STAFFING THE 
UNIVERSITY! 

Which brings me to my final 
and most incidental rant: I saw a 
religious license plate on the front 
of a University maintenance vehi- 
cle last week. You can look for it 
yourself; it's a small beige truck, 
toolboxes and racks on the sides, 
with a state license plate on the 
back that says "public" above the 
number 154898. I object to the 
religious reference, even if the 
maintenance worker who drives 
that truck paid for the plate him- 
self, even if he puts it on every the 
morning and takes it home with 
him at night. It's not as though 
it's a simple cross pin on his lapel 
or an Ichthyus (more commonly 
known as the "Jesus fish") on his 
personal vehicle; that truck was 
purchased with public funds, 
serves the public interest, and has 
the seal of a public university on 
its doors. This is clearly a viola- 
tion of the separation of church 
and state, not that I expect a state 
that still gets away with manda- 
tory student prayer at mandatory 
pep rallies for all-but-mandatory 
high school football games to fix 
the problem. 

Fridays, 91.7 FM from 8:00- 
10:00 AM to hear me rant. Visit i- 
55.com/~q for some tasty read- 
ing and contact me at Sauce- 
Filler@gmail.com to shoot your 
mouth off. WARNING: I shoot 
back. 

J. Aaron Brown is a Louisiana 
Scholars' College student. His 
column appears weekly on the 
editorial page. His opinions do 
not necessarily reflect the opin- 
ions of the Sauce staff or of the 
University. 




BY CONNOR ToHNSOM 




The Middle Path j 

Churchill essay incites hostility 




By Justin 
Shatwell 



The most important thing I've 
learned from writing columns is 
that any time you step onto the 
public stage to express your ideas, 
you have to choose whether you 
wish to start a discussion or an 
argument. 

Starting arguments seems coun- 
terproductive to me. In such 
columns you allow your logic to 
be overshadowed by insults and 
hyperbole. Such pieces really only 
serve to excite people's prejudices, 
rallying like-minded individuals 
to your side while rallying your 
opposition against you. 

They widen the divides in our 
society and introduce passion and 
hate into matters that could best 
be resolved with reason and logic. 
Furthermore, any logical points or 
worthwhile questions you may 
have made become completely 
discredited and ignored. 

A perfect example of this is 
Ward Churchill, the ethics profes- 
sor from the University of Col- 
orado who has recently become 
famous over comments he made 
in an essay comparing the actions 
of those killed at the World Trade 
Center to those of Nazis. 

Let me state up front that I don't 



think much of Churchill's article. 
Beyond being purposely inflam- 
matory, he makes claims his evi- 
dence can't back up, and the essay 
deteriorates into little more than a 
rant by the end. 

However, despite its flaws, 
Churchill raises some interesting 
points. The most interesting is the 
one for which he is getting the 
most attention, though not in the 
way he wished. 

Churchill refers to the World 
Trade Center victims as "little 
Eichmanns." Eichmann was not 
simply Churchill's favorite Nazi; 
he made this allusion to make a 
point. 

Eichmann was a Nazi official 
who was in charge of transporting 
Jews to the concentration camps. 
Eichmann never personally killed 
a Jew; he was merely a cog in the 
machine. 

His highly publicized trial 
raised interesting questions about 
how much guilt an individual 
bears for the crimes of an organi- 
zation they are a part of. If he is 
guilty, is every cog guilty? Are 
they all guilty to the same extent? 
Is it knowledge of the end result 
that qualifies guilt, or the level at 
which a person is involved? 

These are difficult questions that 
Churchill was trying to apply to 
people in the World Trade Center 
who worked for corporations that 
carried out repressive policies in 
the Third World. 

Is a person who represents a 
firm that employs child sweatshop 



labor responsible for the suffering 
of those people? It's a great ques- 
tion and one that I would love to 
debate, but that is not the point of 
this column, nor is it the question 
raised by the major news outlets 
when they talk about Churchill's 
writings. 



" If [Eichmann] is 
guilty, is every 
cog guilty? Are 
they all guilty to 
the same extent? 
Is it knowledge of 
the end result 
that qualifies 
guilt, or the level 
at which a person 
is involved?" 



Of course people are ignoring 
the question he raised because it 
was completely overshadowed by 
the inflammatory answer he advo- 
cated; that yes those people were 
guilty and that their proper pun- 
ishment was death at the hands of 
vigilantes (an especially ill-con- 
ceived statement because even 

Eichmann, whose guilt was 
barely in question, received a 



chance to defend his actions jj 
court). 

By exploiting a national tragedy 
and raising this question in pm. 
posely confrontational language 
Churchill completely undermined 
his argument and ensured that ro 
meaningful debate would arise 
from his writings. 

Instead Churchill has just incited 
passions and invited others to be 
as irrational as he is. Since the 
story broke, people upset with hj 
statements have written numerous 
columns and letters claiming al 
sorts of ridiculous things. 

I've seen arguments calling fa 
him to be tried for treason, or 
pointing to his essay as proof thai 
there is a radical liberal plot to take 
over the public school system. 

Granted, these arguments an 
more sensitive than Churchill's, 
but do they really make any moit 
sense? 

It is important for people to 
have passionate beliefs, but if we 
forsake logic and allow these pas- 
sions to control us, especially 
when we are making public state- 
ments, we will never create a 
meaningful dialogue between our 
country's fragmented popula- 
tions. 

Justin Shatwell is a Louisiana 
Scholars' College student. His 
column appears weekly on the 
editorial page. His opinions do 
not necessarily reflect the opin- 
ions of the Sauce staff or of the 
University. 



On not believing everything you read 




By Jason 
Cole 



A survey conducted by Men's 
Health magazine concluded that 
the town of Fort Wayne, Ind. is 
the dumbest town in the country. 

The citizens of this burg 
responded in an article featured 
in the January 2, 2005, issue of 
USA TODAY. And quite frankly, 
very few seemed to be very 
happy with their new label. 

The determining criteria for the 
survey included bachelor's 
degrees per capita, ACT scores, 
number of universities, the num- 
ber of patents per capita, and the 
number of Nobel Prize winners 
within the city limits. 

However, the good citizens of 
Fort Wayne noted that their town 
was spending millions on the 



construction of a new library 
planned to contain more than 
three times the number of vol- 
umes than the national average 
for a city of its size. 

A local columnist stated his 
belief that the findings were evi- 
dence of yet another plot among 
liberals to convey conservatives 
as stupid. 

However, of the five smartest 
cities only Denver was in a state 
that supported Kerry in the last 
presidential election. The only 
pro-Kerry city that made five 
dumbest was Newark. Is this 
purely coincidental? 

One only needs to scan some of 
the features on this opinion page 
to encounter the stereotype that 
leftists often look down on the 
intelligence of those with more 
traditional worldviews. 

One could easily make the 
assertion that since towns in Bush 
supporting states did not fare 
very favorably in the Men's 
Health survey, it is obvious that 
any place with a majority of 



Republican voters is full of idiots. 

However, it is necessary to 
approach any findings about 
social facts critically to distin- 
guish correlations from causality. 



" It is necessary 
to approach 
any findings 
about social 
facts critically 
to distinguish 
correlations 
from causality." 



Note that all of the criterion list- 
ed are related to educational 
attainment, test score perform- 
ances, or scientific accomplish- 
ments. 



Whether a group is able to fd 
fill these requirements i 
dependent on the number I 
opportunities afforded and tl 
economic benefits available in 
region. 

Keep in mind that America 
high school students score miK 
lower than their counterparts! 
other industrialized nations i 
math and science scores, andy< 
the United States is a worl 
leader in technological and bus 
ness enterprises. 

So if you happen to encounH 
any survey data conclude 
something as fact, be on the loo* 
out for any intended bias, lest « 
forget the embarrassment of Ha 
rnstein and Murray's ra<i 
assertions in The Bell Curve 

Jason Cole is a LouisiJ" 
Scholars' College student. fJ 
opinions do not necessaril 
reflect the opinions of the Su" 
staff or of the University. 



Letters to the Editor 



Grandchildren should call 
grandparents sometimes 

When you get old enough to go 
to college you should not forget 
your Grandparents. Just a call 
now and then so we can warn 
you against going out alone at 
night. We need to be able to warn 
you to go to class, study hard, 
and drive carefully. We love you 
and want to see you grow up to 
be good citizens. If you do not call 
so we can warn you I will write to 
the Editor so you can read my 
advice. 

Thank you, 
Jeannie Lambright 
Graduated from NSU 1980 



Response to a Response 
on Capital Punishment 

I am deeply distressed by Ms. 
McConnell's response to Mr. 
DeBrun's article. I don not think 
that any type, or stricter form of 
capital punishment is going to 
stop deeply disturbed individuals 
like Ted Bundy and to suggest 
other wise is ridiculous. I also 
think that this negativity to peo- 
ple who have committed a crime, 
such as calling them "beast", is 
what makes it harder for individ- 
uals who have served their time 
and have been released from 
prison to get on with their lives. 
Compassion and understanding 
is what we need and not a blind 
hatred for those that done the 



most human of acts which is to 
make a mistake. People do have 
the ability to change, and some 
later on in life realize after spend- 
ing several years in prison that 
what they did when they were 
young was wrong. Ms. 
McConnell implies in her 
response that people who have 
committed a crime or subhuman 
and if she had it her way she 
would have anybody who has 
stolen a stick of gum shot on site. 
Harsher punishments for those 
that have committed a crime is 
not the answer and we as a nation 
should start to see why some 
steal, rape, and murder rather 
then lock them up and throw 
away the key, or murder them. It 
is said that if we follow the old 
law of an eye for an eye then we 



all go blind and I cannot agree 
more. Once someone in your 
family, or close friend has been 
killed there is no way of bringing 
them back and killing those that 
had a hand in the murder of that 
person does not in anyway ma# 
it better or make the family of tfr* 
victim feel better. I really think 
that Ms. McConnell should take' 
second look on the issue and not 
turn a blind eye and call those 
that have made a mistake "beast 
because if they are beast then v$ 
are all beast. 

Chance Strelf 
Sophomore Psychology Maj" 




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over. Those all-important choco- 
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having to come up with that 
perfect Valentine's Day gift or 
that romantic evening out on the 
town that did not, for once, 
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small feat in a town the size of 
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your favorite friend with just the 
right gift. This is a testament to 
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this holiday forces people to 
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By S. Claire Mayeux 

Sauce Reporter 

Temperatures in Louisiana 
may be rising but students 
should not let their awareness of 
the cold and flu decrease. 

Stephanie Campbell, director 
of health services, said that this 
year the flu virus has been very 
delayed. 

"Last year was a really bad flu 
season," Campbell said. "Stu- 
dents started coming in the fall 
before we had a chance to have 
an immunization clinic." 

There have been a few local 
cases of the flu but not as many 
as expected. Earlier this fall, 
Maxim Health, a health group 
that goes around the country giv- 
ing immunizations came on cam- 
pus to offer flu and meningitis 
vaccinations, said Campbell. 

"Maxim Health came, and on 
the second day of the clinic a 
restriction was put on the flu vac- 
cine, by the Center for Disease 
Control and Prevention," said 
Campbell " They left before 
everyone could get their vaccina- 
tion. 

The restriction only allowed 
for the elderly and those with 
chronic illnesses to receive the 
vaccination, said Campbell. The 
restriction has been lifted, and 
anyone who wants a flu vaccina- 
tion can receive one. 

In order to decipher between 
the common cold and the flu stu- 
dents can look at all of their 
symptoms, said Lisa Thomas, a 



licensed practical nurse at health 
services on campus. 

According to Thomas, the flu 
involves a fever, dry coughs, 
chills, headache, and joint pains, 
while the common cold does not. 

If a person who has flu symp- 
toms sees a doctor between 24 
and 48 hours, medication can be 
given to shorten the duration of 
the virus as well as weaken the 
symptoms, Thomas said. 

"If a person waits longer than 
48 hours there is really nothing 
that can be done unless symp- 
toms worsen. Seeing a doctor at 
this point will help to decrease 
chances of a secondary infection. 

Campbell said, "No matter 
what symptoms a students have, 
they should seek professional 
help if their symptoms interfere 
with their daily life." 

College students, especially 
freshman, are more likely to 
catch the flu, Thomas said. New 
environments and new experi- 
ences increase the risks of expo- 
sure to the flu. People who are 
sedentary and smoke are also at a 
higher risk. 

Frances Beacham, a freshman 
general studies major went to the 
infirmary on Friday because she 
had flu-like symptoms. 

"I had a fever, congestion, 
body aches, chills, and I was 
throwing up," Beacham said." 
"The nurse was very nice and 
motherly and told me that I 
should see my doctor if my fever 
did not break. They gave me sev- 
eral medications that seemed to 



help symptoms a little." 

There are many things that stu- 
dents can do to prevent catching 
the common cold and the flu, 
Campbell said. The number one 
thing a person can do is to wash 
his or her hands, especially 
before eating. 

"We touch so many things like 
doorknobs and handrails and we 
do not even realize all of the 
germs that we come in contact 
with," Campbell said. 

We can also cover our mouths 
with tissues instead of our hands 
when we sneeze or cough, 
Campbell said. Zinc lozenges are 
a good preventative measure to 
take, as well as changing tooth- 
brushes so a person does not re- 
infect himself. 

According to a pamphlet pub- 
lished by ETR Associates, which 
is available at student health 
services, flu season begins in 
October and subsides at the end 
of February. The Education, 
Training, and Research pamphlet 
informs readers that the best time 
to receive a flu shot is in the fall 
so people will be immune by flu 
season in winter. 

NSU's health services, along 
with Maxim Health, will offer a 
vaccination clinic on Thursday 
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Stu- 
dent Union lobby. 

Flu shots will cost $20, and 
meningitis vaccinations will cost 
$90. For the first time the vacci- 
nations will be offered to faculty. 



Turning up the heat 



Indoor tanning more 
hazardous than expected 



By Carolyn Poirot 

Knight Ridder Newspapers 
(KRT) 

"Just look at all these freckles 
and brown spots. Look at these 
wrinkles. Do you want your skin 
to look like mine?" I asked my 18- 
year-old daughter, a freshman at 
the University of Texas at Austin, 
who thinks that somehow youth 
protects you against the hazards of 
ultraviolet radiation. 

She rolled her eyes. 

It was the week after Christmas, 
and she had just informed me that 
she "reactivated" her membership 
in a nearby tanning salon because 
she couldn't wait until she got 
back to Austin to work on the tan 
she was sure to need for spring 
break. 

"There's no such thing as a 
healthy tan," I insisted. "You are 
beautiful just the way you are." 

She rolled her eyes again. 

"That's because I have a tan, a 
beautiful, golden tan, right now," 
she insisted. 

"It just makes me feel good," she 
added, with a confident smile. 

Aha! Wake Forest University 
researchers are right: You can get 
addicted to tanning. 

In a study, reported in the Jour- 
nal of the American Academy of 
Dermatology last summer, 
researchers found that people felt 
significantly more relaxed and less 
tense after lying in a real tanning 
bed compared with lying in a 
placebo bed with no UV light. 

They speculated that tanning 
might stimulate secretion of 
mood-boosting endorphins for a 
"drug-like reinforcing effect." 

In other words, they found that 
tanning beds can be habit-form- 
ing. 

And that's not a good thing. 

Consumer Reports investigated 
296 tanning salons in 12 states for 
a study, published in the January 



issue, under the headline, "The 
Unexpected Dangers of Indoor 
Tanning." 

Researchers found that many 
tanning salons not only deny or 
downplay the possible risks of 
their service but also endorse 
unsafe practices, says Ron Buch- 
heim, who edited the report. 

Seventy-five percent of the sur- 
veyed employees said you could 
tan every day or come in as often 
as you wanted, even when 
researchers identified themselves 
as beginners; and nearly 35 per- 
cent denied that indoor tanning 
can cause cancer and /or prema- 
ture wrinkles, brown spots and 
other signs of aging skin. About 6 
percent even permit the danger- 
ous practice of tanning without 
protective eye shields. 

More than 20 percent said 
minors, who may face the greatest 
long-term risks, could tan without 
parental consent, Buchheim said. 

Nearly 30 million Americans, 
including a growing number of 
teen-age girls, are expected to visit 
tanning salons in 2005. 

Young people are at special risk 
because the health hazards of tan- 
ning are cumulative, and abnor- 
mal cells have a longer time to 
eventually blossom into danger- 
ous tumors within their life span, 
Buchheim said. 

"Cancer might not have time to 
materialize if you set the same fac- 
tors into motion at 60," he said. 
"That certainly also applies to skin 
aging. UV radiation can be better 
controlled inside, but our evidence 
indicates tanning salons do not 
control as scrupulously as they 
could and should. 

"It's a potentially dangerous 
pleasure." 

The best way to prepare for 
spring break is to try out several 
sunless tanning creams and stock 
up on sunscreen. 



Fashionable 

Focus 

Good Skin 
is Always In 




Winter is probably the worst 
season for any type of skin. The 
dry air sucks out all the mois- 
ture in your skin and it can 
begin to look "ashy." It is 
important to take care of skin 
now at an early age; otherwise, 
when you are 40 you might 
resemble an old leather saddle- 
bag. 

Step One: Exfoliation 

Exfoliating is a vital part of 
caring for the largest bodily 
organ. It has more benefits than 
you might be aware of. Other 
than leaving your skin feeling 
softer and smoother, the motion 
of exfoliating actually increases 
your body's circulation and 
helps unclog pores. A part of 
your skin that is important not 
forget about are your lips. Your 
"smackers" can benefit from 
exfoliating as much as the rest of 
the body. Try using use a soft 
baby's toothbrush to get all that 
dead skin off your lips and be 
sure to use lip moisturizer after- 
wards. Probably the best places 
to start exfoliating everyday are 
your elbows and knees. These 
places are often ignored and 
they can often become rough 
and dry. Try using a sugar or 
salt scrub on these areas. Not 
only will the salt (or sugar) 
smooth away the dead skin and 
unwanted bumps, it will leave 
your skin glowing. 

Step Two: Facial Cleanser 

It is important to know your 
skin type when choosing a 
cleanser because you would not 
want to purchase a cleanser for 
oily skin when you have dry 
skin — it could do more harm 
than good. Be sure to read the 
labels and find out what you are 
buying first! I also recommend 
using a cleanser that is organic. 
Many times a cleanser will con- 
tain chemicals in it to kill skin 
cells, so choosing an organic is 
healthier. After you find a 
cleanser suited for you, leam 
how to use it properly. Many 
people think that just by putting 
an entire gob of the cleanser on 
your face and rubbing it around 
a little will work — wrong! The 
proper way is simple to learn: 
first splash your face with luke- 
warm water. The warmth of the 
water will open your pores and 
will prepare your skin for a 
super-charged cleansing. Next 
is to only use about a dime-size 
amount of cleanser and to lather 
it in your palms before rubbing 
it around on your face. After 
lathering, leave the cleanser on 
for about a minute, so that it 
does its job properly. Then rinse 
with warm water first and then 
cool water. The warm water 
will keep the pores open until 
you have cleaned out all of the 
soap and the cool water will 
close your pore back up again so 
that dirt does not immediately 
get back inside. Be sure to make 
cleansing your face a twice, 
daily routine. 

Step Three: Moisturizing 

Finding the perfect moisturiz- 
er can be tricky. Just like a 
cleanser, the moisturizer has to 
be suited for your skin type. 
Please note that it is NEVER safe 
to use an oil-based moisturizer. 
Oil-based moisturizers may 
seem like they get the job done, 
but in reality they are only 
weighing it down and letting 
gravity get an earlier start on 
those wrinkles and fine-lines. 
Proper use of a moisturizer is 
just as important as following a 
recipe — follow the directions on 
the bottle. The trick to putting 
on moisturizer is to put your 
moisturizer on when right out of 
the shower while your pores are 
still open. This will allow the 
cream to be completely 
absorbed by your skin and 
therefore leaving it radiant and 
healthy. 



Courtesy KRT Campus 



Life — the Current Sauce — Thursday, February 17, 2005 



Are you afraid of 
the 'Boogeyman'? 



On-campus counselors help Q 
students with jobs, life ^ 




Stiles White and Juliet Snowden 



By Candice Pauley 

Sauce Reporter 

Natchitoches native Juliet Snow- 
den and husband Stiles White real- 
ized their dream of being Holly- 
wood writers when the horror film 
Boogeyman opened Feb. 4, nation- 
wide. 

The film, produced by Sam 
Raimi's Ghost House Pictures, 
opened to mixed reviews. Critics 
found the movie cliche and lacking 
any truly terrifying moments. The 
movie had a slow build up that led 
to a cheap scare at the end. 

Fans of the horror genre, howev- 
er, have turned out in droves to see 
the film. 

"My husband and I wrote Boogey- 
man for high school and college stu- 
dents, and they seem to be enjoying 
it. Thaf s what matters to us more 
than what the critics say," Snowden 
said. "As far as box office gross is 
concerned, Boogeyman far exceeded 
my expectations. It was the highest 
grossing film on Super Bowl week- 
end ever." 

Science fiction and horror movie 
fan Ciel Dafford, a senior history 



major at the Scholars' College, went 
to the opening of the film in Natchi- 
toches. 

"It's one of the best horror 
movies I've seen all year," Dafford 
said. "It has a really good blend of 
traditional horror movie with lots 
of new supernatural twists." 

Snowden and White worked 
closely with Sam Raimi (director of 
Spiderman, Evil Dead and A Simple 
Plan) to create the perfect blend of 
scary and creepy and to keep the 
movie PG-13. 

"Sam is a filmmaker we've 
looked up to for years, so to be in 
the same room, discussing ideas, 
figuring out scares for the movie - 
that's pretty mind blowing," Snow- 
den said. 

Snowden and White's success 
did not come easily. Snowden esti- 
mates that she has written 13,000 
free hours to be in the position she 
is in today. 

"It has been a very long road to 
get here - working full-time jobs 
and writing for free on the side," 
Snowden said. 

The years of hard work paid off 
with Boogeyman. The film has 



grossed more than $33 million. 

From a very young age, Snowden 
was interested in the darker side of 
things. Fraser Snowden, father of 
the author and professor of Philoso- 
phy at the Louisiana Scholars' Col- 
lege, recalled her earlier writing 
describing it as dark and moody. 

Although her Hollywood success 
is recent, Snowden has been writing 
most of her life. From the time she 
was very young her parents 
encouraged her to write. They 
helped her publish poems, short 
stories and book reviews in several 
children's journals and digests. 
Snowden also published poetry in 
NSU's literary magazine Argus 
while still in high school. 

After graduation Snowden 
attended Louisiana State University 
where she received her Bachelor's 
degree in English. She then moved 
to Los Angeles and received an 
Masters in Fine Arts in screenwrit- 
ing from the University of Southern 
California. 

Now Snowden and White are 
full-time screenwriters in Los Ange- 
les where they live with their nine- 
month-old son. 



By Katie Lopez 

Sauce Reporter 

From giving career advice and 
helping students deal with person- 
al problems to offering a friendly 
face in stressful times, the Counsel- 
ing and Career Services personnel 
at NSU have much to offer. 

Director of Counseling and 
Career Services Rebecca Boone 
said she wants students to be 
aware of how helpful these servic- 
es can be. 

"Students need to know that 
coming to counseling doesn't 
mean there's something wrong 
with them," Boone said. 

The counseling service offers a 
safe place where students can talk 
about their problems with the 
assurance that what they say is 
kept confidential, Boone said. 

To use the counseling service, 
students must first have an intake 
session. This session helps the 
counselor gather information 
about the student to aid in the 
counseling process. Students who 
want to request a specific coun- 
selor may do so with the under- 
standing that an appointment 



might not be immediately avail- 
able. 

The service also offers addition- 
al counseling by bringing in a psy- 
chiatrist every other Tuesday. This 
specific service has a co-pay fee of 
$10.00. If a student fails to attend 
a scheduled meeting with the psy- 
chiatrist and does not cancel with- 
in 24 hours of the appointment, 
the student will be billed $75.00, 
half of the psychiatrist's fee. 

In addition to these counseling 
services, career guidance is also 
available. This service is a tool to 
help students who are looking for 
jobs and advice on the "real 
world." 

Traci LaBom, who teaches a pro- 
fessional development course, 
believes everyone should have a 
plan when they leave college. Her 
class offers instruction in every- 
thing from resume writing to 
interview skills. It is a 4000 level 
course called Student Personnel 
Services and is open to juniors and 
seniors. 

Students can also schedule 
mock interviews through the 
office. These interviews help stu- 
dents prepare for the actual inter- 



views they will encounter when 
applying for jobs. Students 
should dress appropriately, havej 
resume, and behave as if they 
were in a real interview for fhjj 
service to be effective. 

LaBom said real on-campus joj, 
interviews are also availably 
These interviews allow companies 
to come on campus and interview 
students for actual jobs. To be eli- 
gible for such an interview, stu- 
dents must give permission fo, 
their information to be released 
and submit a packet including s 
resume, cover letter, transcript (jf 
required) and any other qualifica- 
tions they have. 

When students are having prob- 
lems with writing their resumes 
they can make an appointment 
and bring it in for review. 

"I felt it to be very helpful jg 
ways of explaining the services 
and how it worked. They wen 
very thorough in correcting my 
resume," NSU student Sadie 
Lopez said. 

The center also offers IBM com- 
puters with laser printers that are 
available to students free of 
charge. 




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entering final stretch 



Thursday, February 17, 2005 — the Current Sauce — Sports 




jy Chris Salim 

jauce Reporter 

The NSU men's basketball team 
rebounded from a three-game 
losing streak in which they lost to 
Lamar, Sam Houston and UT-San 
Antonio to win three in a row 
jgainst UL-Monroe, Nichols State 
jiid McNeese State. 

Head coach Mike McConathy 
felt that the team lost its intensity 
during the three-game losing 
streak. 

"I felt that we quit doing the little 
things that got us to where we are," 
McConathy said. "Our defensive 
intensity was not there and that is 
something we pride ourselves on." 

The Demons have won three in a 
[ow, but McConathy does not want 
[lis team to relax. 

"We needed to win those three 
games to put ourselves in position 
to win (SLC championship) but we 
have to take care of business/' 
McConathy said. 

Though McConathy wants to 
win the regular season conference 
championship, he has his mind on 
bigger things. 

"I fully expect that we will win 
the league, but ultimately we need 
to win the league tournament," 
McConathy said. "That has been 
the main goal for this team all 
year." 

The winner of the Southland 
Conference tournament receives an 
automatic birth into the NCAA 
Tournament with a field of 64 
teams beginning March 16 at neu- 
tral sites. 

McConathy said the Demons' 
post players, such as Alfonse Dyer 
and Jermaine Spencer have been 
outstanding the last three games. 

"They have been the most pro- 
ductive with the amount of min- 
utes that they play," McConathy 
laid. "Jermaine's energy and 
Alfonse' s scoring ability give us the 
spark we need." 

McConathy said senior guard 
Tiemaine Hancock has been the 
team's unofficial leader. 




Demons' Upcoming Schedule 



- Men's Basketball 
-Feb. 23 @ Nicholls State 
7:30 p.m. 
- Women's Basketball 
-Feb. 17 @ Lamar 
7 p.m. 

-Feb. 23 @ Nicholls State 
5:15 p.m. 
- Track and Field 
-Feb. 18-19 Southland 
Conference Championships 
Houston 
- Tennis 

-Feb. 19 Southern Mississippi 

1 p.m. 

-Feb. 20 Arkansas State 
10 p.m. 
- Baseball 
-Feb. 18 St. John's (ULL tourn.) 

2 p.m. 



-Feb. 19 Southern (ULL tourn.) 

6 p.m. 

-Feb. 20 @ Louisiana-Lafayette 

4 p.m. 

-Feb. 22 @ Louisiana Tech 
6 p.m. 
- Softball 
-Feb. 18 Ole Miss @ Texas A&M 

10 a.m. 

-Feb. 18 Utah State @ Texas A&M 

12:15 p.m. 
-Feb. 19 Utah State @ Texas A&M 

10 a.m. 

-Feb. 19 Ole Miss @ Texas A&M 

12:15 p.m. 
-Feb. 20 @ Texas A&M 

12 p.m. 
-Feb. 23 Centenary College 

6 p.m. 



Leslie Westbrook/ the Current Sauce/ 
NSU junior center Byron Allen attempts a jump shot while surrounded by Lamar 
defenders during the Demons loss to Lamar Feb. 3 in Prather Coliseum. 



"Hancock is our leader. His 
emotion and intensity gives us the 
senior leadership we need," 
McConathy said. 

Hancock does not consider him- 
self the leader of the team. 

"I go as hard as I can and hope- 
fully everyone will follow," Han- 
cock said. "I feel that if they see me 
going all out it will get everyone 
else going." 

The Demons are in third place at 
8-3 in the Southland Conference 
one game behind Sam Houston 
State and Southeastern Louisiana. 
The Demons hold the tie-breaker 
over Southeastern. . 



The Demons were back in action 
Wednesday night defeating Lamar 
90-83 on the road. 

NSU avenged their loss from ear- 
lier in the season, their only home 
loss of the year, in which Lamar 
defeated them 89-84. 

At halftime, the Demons only led 
by one point 45-44. 

Still on the road, NSU will take 
on the Nicholls State Colonels 
Wednesday at 7:30 p.m,then return 
to Prather to play host to Stephen F. 
Austin, Sam Houston State and 
McNeese State before the SLC tour- 
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the Current Sauce 



Sports 



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Justin 
Hebert 

The Full 
Count 



Prather 
Punks 

justin_hebertl37@yahoo 

If you have been attend- 
ing any of the home bas- 
ketball games this season, 
and even some of the road 
games, you probably have 
seen that NSU has adopt- 
ed their own version of 
the Cameron Crazies. 

Our crazy student sec- 
tion has been recently 
dubbed Prather Punks. 

They have been attend- 
ing all of the home games 
to heckle the away team, 
and from some responses 
I have seen from opposing 
benches they are doing a 
pretty good job. 

The Punks, along with 
the NSU Band, have been 
managing to cause a 
ruckus throughout every 
contest. 

They take any and 
every opportunity to 
cheer for their Demons or 
jeer the other team. They 
heckle the opposing team 
as the Public Address 
Announcer calls out their 
lineup, during free throw 
attempts, when a coach 
gets fired up about a call 
or when their players foul 
out. 

In fact, there aren't 
many times when the 
Punks aren't rioting. 

The Prather Punks are 
made up of NSU students 
who sit courtside on the 
right end of the court 
which has been deemed 
the student section, but 
some even manage to 
make their way around 
the court to ensure they 
are in the best position to 
get in the heads of oppos- 
ing teams. 

The Demons have 
always been well support- 
ed while they are on the 
road, but recently I was 
extremely impressed that 
some of these pesky stu- 
dents have been making 
the trips too. 

A group of them man- 
aged to make the trip to 
Lake Charles to support 
their teams as they defeat- 
ed McNeese. 

I have attended every 
home game this season for 
both teams and have been 
very pleased to notice that 
the Punks seem to be 
growing in number every 
game. 

With only five games 
remaining in the season, 
and only three at home, I 
hope to see this rowdy 
bunch continue to get big- 
ger and louder, especially 
with both teams fighting 
for a high seed going into 
their respective SLC tour- 
naments. 

I also hope to see these 
fans continuing their sup- 
port of Demon athletics 
after the basketball sea- 
sons are done and our 
baseball and softball 
teams play out their own 
home schedules. 

Maybe soon the stu- 
dents at every sporting 
event will have their own 
name. 

But that will only be 
possible if they get loud 
and obnoxious enough to 
earn one. 

Our athletic department 
has been working hard to 
make our sporting venues 
as nice as possible, so I 
anticipate seeing a full 
Demon Diamond, espe- 
cially in the outfield club, 
and packed seats at 
Brown-Stroud Field. 

NSU's athletes appreci- 
ate the support from the 
students of this campus 
greatly, and it does make 
a difference when there 
are a large number of peo- 
ple there to cheer them 
on. 



Demons get first win 



By Justin Hebert 

Sports Editor 

"Right now, at this part of 
the season, you'll take wins 
any way you can get them," 
said Demons head coach 
Mitch Gaspard. 

This came shortly after 
NSU second baseman Bran- 
don Morgan scored on a balk 
in the bottom of the ninth to 
give the Demons their first 
win of the season Tuesday 6-5 
at Brown-Stroud Field. 

NSU's (1-3) first victory of 
the season was Division II 
Louisiana College's first loss, 
putting them at a 4-1 mark. 

The Demons entered the 
top of the ninth holding on to 
a 5-2 lead but quickly saw the 
scoreboard change. LC man- 
aged to gather 3 runs on three 
hits against Demon reliever 
Daniel Clark in just two- 
thirds of an inning. 

NSU was able to exit the 
inning tied 5-5 after Daniel 
Desclouds came on to get LC 
batter Tim Rodriguez to 
ground out to third, stranding 
runners at first and third. 

Morgan reached first to 
lead off the bottom of the 
ninth after being hit by a pitch 
from Whitlock and then 
advanced to second on a wild 
pitch from the Wildcat reliev- 
er. 

After Morgan was moved 
to third on a sacrifice fly by 
designated hitter Bobby Bar- 
bier, Louisiana College head 
coach Mike Byrnes decided to 
intentionally walk Hunter 
Thorns. 

On the first pitch to center 
fielder Eric Epperson, Mor- 
gan faked towards home 
plate causing Whitlock to 
balk, scoring Morgan for the 
winning run. 

"We have a play that's a 
forced balk where we just 



break from third and try to 
get the pitcher to flinch," Gas- 
pard said. "Normally it does- 
n't work but today he did 
flinch." 

NSU built their lead early 
in the bottom of the first 
going up 3-0. Marty Dewees 
started the outburst with a 
one out double through the 
right-center field gap and 
later scored on a double by 
Thorns with two outs after 
Barbier reached on a walk. 
Epperson then picked up two 
RBI's driving in both Barbier 
and Thorns on a double to 
center field. 

Rusty Jones, who was the 
starter for NSU, went four 
innings giving up 2 runs 
while scattering five hits and 
four strikeouts, but the win 
was credited to Desclouds. 

"I thought Rusty did a nice 
job for us," Gaspard said. "I 
still think Rusty could be 
more dominant at times." 

The Wildcats scored their 
first 2 runs on Jones in the 
third inning after Matt 
Byrnes, who reached on a 
double, was driven in on a 
double by Gene Taylor. Tay- 
lor later scored with two outs 
on LC's third double of the 
inning by Brad Smith. 

The Demons extended their 
lead by picking up a run in 
the bottom of the third to 
make it 4-2 when Barbier 
scored on a double by Epper- 
son. Epperson went 2-4 in the 
game with two doubles and 3 
runs batted in. 

Later in the fourth NSU left 
fielder Michael Palermo 
walked and then scored on a 
single by Barbier to make it 5- 
2. Neither team scored again 
until the ninth. 

"This is going to be a good 
offensive team, I don't think 
there is any question," Gas- 
pard said. "We have good 



hitters throughout the lineup 
so this is going to be a good 
offensive team and I think our 
pitching will come through 
and be real good." 

Gaspard used five Demon 
pitchers, including red shirt 
freshman Kyle Broughton 
who threw three strong 
innings without giving up a 
hit, striking out three batters 
and walking one. 

NSU's Kevin Thomas also 
pitched a scoreless eighth 
inning striking out one batter 
and walking one. 

"What we're doing right 
now is looking at a lot of 
pitchers to kind of see which 
guys can come in and pitch 
like Kyle did today," Gaspard 
said. "He came in and pitched 
well, as he did at Wichita 
State when he came in and 
got an out for us in the eight 
inning. He's had two good 
solid outings out of the 
bullpen." 

Louisiana College was 
forced to pull starting pitcher 
Scott Sumner after only 2 1/3 
innings of work. Sumner 
gave up 4 runs on four hits 
while striking out two batters 
and walking four. 

The first win of the college 
baseball season for the 
Demons came on the heels of 
being swept three games at 
nationally ranked Wichita 
State this weekend. 

NSU faced junior Ail- 
American Mike Pelfrey, who 
was picked to be the No. 1 
draft pick in this summer's 
Major League Baseball Draft, 
Friday night in their first 
game of the season. The 
Demons were shut out 11-0 in 
that contest coming up with 
only five hits. 

Saturday NSU was forced 
to go up against another All- 
American pitcher in the WSU 
Shocker's Kris Johnson and 




Cheryl Thompson/the Current Sm 

Demon pitcher Rusty Jones was the starting pitcher in NSU's 6-5 victory over the Louisiana College Wild- 
cats Tuesday at the newly remodeled Brown-Stroud Field but got a no decision after LC tied the game. 



saw similar results. 

The Demons were shut out 
again losing 4-0, as Johnson 
pitched five innings only giv- 
ing up three hits; the NSU 
bats were only able to muster 
five hits total. 

"Obviously, it's extremely 
tough to face the two pitchers 
we faced on Friday and Satur- 
day. Both of those guys are 
going to be first rounders," 
Gaspard said. "From an 
offensive standpoint it is diffi- 
cult because you're not used 



to seeing that kind of velocity, 
but from a pitching stand- 
point we just didn't throw 
enough strikes." 

Things seemed like they 
would be different for the 
Demons on Sunday but the 
outcome was all the same. 

They were downed again 
after the Shockers scored a 
run with one out in the bot- 
tom of the ninth to win 8-7. 

NSU saw the bats finally 
starting to come around as 
they collected 11 hits, includ- 



ing a solo home run by Ma 
gan in the top of the third 

This weekend the Demo 
travel to Lafayette to playi 
the Louisiana-Lafayette Gas 
sic. 

They will open play at 
p.m. on Friday against S 
John's, who also has a va 
talented pitching staff tk 
carried them to the NCA 
Regionals last season. NS 
will then face Southern at 
p.m. on Saturday and ULLi 
4 p.m. on Sunday. 



NSU burns Lady Colonels but 
falls to ULM in Prather Coliseum 



By Justin Hebert 

Sports Editor 

The Lady Demons extend- 
ed their winning streak to 
five games with a command- 
ing win over the Lady 
Colonels of Nicholls State 
Thursday night, but fell for 
the first time this season in 
Prather Coliseum Saturday 
to Louisiana-Monroe. 

Playing the second game 
of the men's-women's dou- 
bleheader live on Cox Sports 
Television Thursday night 
the Lady Demons dominated 
Nicholls State winning 82-65. 

After trailing the Lady 
Colonels for the first 10 min- 
utes of the first half, NSU 
was able to tie the game with 
back-to-back three pointers 
by seniors Diamond Cosby 
and Amanda Bennett. 

The Lady Demons never 
trailed again building a 16- 
point lead going into half- 
time up 47-31. 

The second half was much 
of the same as NSU held on 
to their lead to close out the 
game leading by 17, winning 
their fifth game in a row and 
remaining unbeaten at 
home. 

"We've finally started to 
mesh together, and we've 
played the toughest part of 
our schedule," Bennett said 
after the victory. 

Bennett at forward, along 
with Cosby at guard and 
junior point guard Sheronda 
Bell, led the Lady Demons to 
victory with double figures 
scoring. 

Bennett finished with 23 
points and eight rebounds, 
while Cosby garnered 24 
points. Recording her first 
double-double of the season 
Bell finished the game with 
18 points and 10 assists only 
turning the ball over twice. 




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NSU junior point guard Sheronda Bell inbounds the ball to senior guard Diamond Cosby around Nicholls 
State defender Katherine Plummer. The Lady Demons were victorious for their fifth straight game 82-65. 



"We all complement each 
other very well," Cosby said. 

But the biggest story of the 
game may have been NSU's 
6'5" center Ashley Spark- 
man. A senior out of 
Longview, Texas, Sparkman 
recorded 10 rebounds and 
became NSU's all-time 
career blocked-shots leader, 
while tying her own single 
game record with nine 
blocked shots. 

"It feels really good, at the 
same time, we're worried 
about how we do in confer- 
ence," Sparkman said. "Indi- 
vidual awards are nice but 
they don't do anything for 
your conference record." 

The 21 -year-old record of 
217 career blocks, which was 
held by Tracy Taylor who 
played at NSU from 1981- 
1984, was tied by Sparkman 
49 seconds into the second 
half and then broken 6 sec- 
onds later. 

Sparkman, who extended 
her streak to 42 games with a 
blocked shot against 
Nicholls State and then even 



further to 43 with four 
against ULM, ranks fourth 
nationally in blocked shots. 

The Lady Demons tried to 
continue their winning ways 
Saturday but were downed 
70-64 by the Lady Indians 
during NSU's Homecoming 
weekend. 

The big difference in the 
game was the 14 offensive 
rebounds the Lady Indians 
managed to collect. While 
the Lady Demons were only 
able to gather three offensive 
boards, all coming in the 
first half. 

The many second chances 
for ULM lead their victory 
despite only shooting 34.4 
percent from the field taking 
13 more shots than NSU. 

"We shoot the ball better 
than they do, they take a few 
more shots than we do, but 
the big difference on the stat 
sheet is the offensive 
rebounds," Lady Demon's 
head coach Jennifer Graf 
said. "We didn't get an 
offensive board in the sec- 
ond half, that's unheard of. I 



don't know of any team in 
America that can win by not 
rebounding on their offen- 
sive end." 

NSU sophomore guard 
Chassidy Jones recorded a 
double-double in the loss 
pulling down 12 rebounds, 
all defensive, while scoring 
15 points. 

Jones joined three other 
Lady Demons who scored in 
double figures. Bell led the 
team with 16 points despite 
turning the ball over eight 
times, while Cosby scored 13 
and Bennett finished with 11 
points. 

The loss dropped NSU to 
fourth place in the SLC 
behind the Lady Indians 
with only five games 
remaining before the SLC 
tournament. 

"As a team it hurts 
because you know you went 
out there and played your 
hardest but it just wasn't 
good enough," Jones said. 
"Hopefully we'll take this, 
put it behind us, and we'll 
suit up and win again." 



Softball plays 
spoils in Aubum 
tournament 



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Information 

www.nsudemons.com 

NSU had a four-hit 
shutout by Lord Rasberry 
and a solo home run from 
Shay Hunt while beating 
tournament host Auburn 2-0 
Saturday, but then commit- 
ted six errors in a 4-3 loss to 
Marshall at the Tiger Invita- 
tional softball tournament. 

Hunt cracked her home 
run with two outs in the 
fourth. 

The Demons padded the 
margin in the top of the sixth 
as Amanda Glenn led with a 
double and scored on Kelly 
Corliss' single after a sacrifice 
bunt by Lyndsey Gorski. 

Rasberry never let a runner 
reach third base and strand- 
ed two in the seventh inning. 

NSU out hit Auburn 74 
with Gorski contributing two 
singles. 

Just as the Thundering 
Herd did Friday night while 
getting help from three NSU 
errors and three unearned 
runs in a six-run seventh- 
inning comeback that netted 
a 6-4 win, Marshall cashed in 
Demon mistakes Saturday. 

Sarina Noack got North- 
western on the board, scor- 
ing on a wild pitch in the first 
inning after leading off with 
a base hit. 

The lead grew to 2-0 in the 
third on a sacrifice fly by 
Margaret Patterson that 
brought home Nicole Martin, 
who had singled. 

Marshall, which out-hit 
NSU 10-4, tied the game in 
the third helped by an error 
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The University of Louisiana System will decide Friday 
[whether to increase tuition for all its universities. 

The System's finance committee will propose a 3 per- 
cent increase in base tuition for all ULS schools. If 
I passed, this will increase tuition for all students effec- 
[Bve summer 2005. 

Under current standards, a student at NSU taking a 
|12 hour course load pays roughly $1,644.60 in basic 
jjees. If the proposed measure is passed, fees will be 
upped to $1,693.93 per semester. This does not include 
meal plans, housing, and other miscellaneous fees. 

Out-of-state students will see a more substantial 
increase, with full-time enrollment base fees growing to 
$3,130.17 from the current rate of $3,039 a semester. 

Proceedings will be open to the public and are sched- 
uled to begin at 9 a.m., with the Board of Supervisors 
meeting starting at 10:30 a.m. in Room 100 of the 
W.C.C. Claiborne Building in Baton Rouge. 

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Criminal justice professor dies 

Frank Kyle, a professor in the criminal justice pro- 
gram, died Monday night. He had heart surgery in Jan- 
uary and never recovered. 

A wake service will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. tonight 
at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, at 2500 Southside Dr. in 
Shreveport. 

The funeral service will take place at 10 a.m. Friday 
at St. Mary of the Pines Catholic Church at 1050 Bert 
Kouns in Shreveport. 

The Frank Kyle Love Fund has been established at 
Sabine State Bank to assist his family. Donations may 
be made at any branch or dropped off at the Criminal 
Justice Office in Room 343C of Kyser Hall. 

For more information, call 318-687-5121. 

Savanna Mahaffey 

Wind Symphony to perform 

The NSU Wind Symphony will perform Wednesday in 
Magale Recital Hall at 7:30 pm. 

The ensemble consists of the top 55 band students 
who auditioned for the symphony in the fall. 

Bill Brent, director of Creative and Performing Arts, 
said students can expect to hear a wide variety of 
music from traditional band tunes to modern music. 

Second year flute player Andrea Ellis, a junior 
anthropology major, said "I love the Wind Symphony. 
T he music is challenging, so it makes me a better play- 
er." 

Shelly Roberts 

Student lounge re-opens 

NSU students again have a lounging area in the Fried- 
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^is semester. 

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^udents, Long said. 

She said the SGA decided to provide non-traditionai 
indents with a place to study or wait for their classes 
Where they would have a relaxed environment. 

The learning center features three computers with 
Fernet access and a big-screen television with cable. 

Long said the lounge is paid for by student fees, 
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Review: faculty, 
administrators 
must improve 
communication 



Cheryl Thompson / the Current Sauce 
Improv troupe captain Luke Sexton, left, performs a scene with Ross Shexnayder. Another troupe cap- 
tain, Brian Jarreau, waits to participate. The troupe performed at the Natchitoches Arts Center Saturday 
night. 

Improv troupe delights crowd 



By Lora Sheppard 

Managing Editor 

NSU's improvisation 
troupe Out on a Limb had 
the audience in an uproar 
Saturday night with per- 
formances that included 
original improvisation and 
skits seen on the cable televi- 
sion show Whose Line is it 
Anyway? 

Out on a Limb, which cur- 
rently has nine members, 
performs throughout the 
school year and helps with 
the Reading Awareness 
Drive for the Natchitoches 
Parish Library during the 
summer. Every year the the- 
ater department hosts new 
auditions with the intention 
of having two troupe mem- 
bers from each class as well 
as two alternates. 



"It's always fresh," said 
Scott Burrell, associate pro- 
fessor of theater. "They have 
to be good." 

Out on a Limb dates its 
roots back six years to an old 
improvisation troupe that 
disbanded. A year later, Out 
on a Limb was formed. The 
troupe performs mostly 
short-form improvisation, 
which includes games from 
Whose Line is it Anyway? 

"It's exhilarating. You get 
up there and there is no set 
form. Everything is off the 
cuff and original," one of the 
two troupe captains, Brian 
Jarreau, said. "You never 
know what you're going to 
say or what other people will 
say." 

Improvisation games 
included "Questions," in 
which every conversation 



must consist only of ques- 
tions, with the topic suggest- 
ed by the audience, "Mes- 
sage in my Pocket" in which 
statements that the audience 
writes on paper before the 
show are used and "Square 
of Emotions," in which a 
large square is divided into 
four sections, with each sec- 
tion corresponding to an 
emotion suggested by the 
audience, and the actors have 
to act in that emotion. Many 
of the skits rely on audience 
participation. 

Out on a Limb will per- 
form again on March 18, 
April 9 and April 20 at the 
Natchitoches Art Center on 
Second Street next to City 
Hall. Performances begin at 8 
p.m., and there is no entry 
fee, but they are recommend- 
ed for mature audiences only. 



This is the first article in a 
three-part series examining how 
the NSU administration is 
responding to suggestions made 
by an institutional review of the 
University. The review is avail- 
able in its entirety on the Web at 
ulsystem.net. 

Each article in the series will 
focus on one of three main cate- 
gories of the review's findings: 
communication at the Universi- 
ty, funding and fiscal issues and 
student life. 

By Kyle Shirley 

News Editor 

The NSU administration is 
taking steps to improve cam- 
pus communication and 
planning based on the find- 
ings of a comprehensive 
institutional review. 

The review's results show 
that communication between 
NSU's administration and 
faculty must improve for the 
University to function more 
efficiently. 

University of Louisiana 
System President Sally 
Clausen said the ULS con- 
tracted The National Center 
for Higher Education Man- 
agement Systems, a national 
nonprofit agency, to conduct 
a thorough study of all 
aspects of NSU. 

According to the review, 
NCHEMS' goal was to out- 
line "action steps that could 
be taken to strengthen the 
University and improve the 
effectiveness of its opera- 
tions." 

Ben Rushing, an associate 
professor of mathematics 
and president of the NSU 
Faculty Senate, said he 
agrees with the review's 
findings. 

"We (the faculty) don't 
have insider input into the 
process of how decisions are 
made, or why decisions are 
made," Rushing said. "That 



was a clearly reported defi- 
ciency in the University in 
the body of the report. 

"It seems as if there's an 
assumption that we don't 
really need to know, we just 
need to do. For a university 
to function effectively, there 
has to be a free exchange of 
information," Rushing said. 

He said this problem cur- 
rently prevents the mathe- 
matics department from 
finding new professors to 
replace four faculty members 
who plan to leave after this 
semester. Rushing said new 
professors would be paid less 
than their predecessors, but 
the administration has said 
the University does not have 
the funds to pay for new fac- 
ulty members. 

"We're hearing from some- 
body, from the president or 
from the vice president of 
financial affairs, 'Well, we 
don't have money,'" Rushing 
said. "That makes no sense, 
but that's what we hear." 

NSU President Randall 
Webb said he is addressing 
the communication problem 
by taking the review's advice 
and scheduling regular cabi- 
net meetings. Webb also said 
he has met with his vice pres- 
idents several times since the 
review's release to encourage 
more open communication 
between them. Webb also 
sent an e-mail to faculty 
members Wednesday to 
inform them of some infra- 
structural changes he plans 
to make in light of the 
review's recommendations. 

"We think, generally 
speaking, the communica- 
tion is very good. We just 
want to improve upon that," 
Webb said. "I am also per- 
sonally meeting with faculty 
from the various colleges. I 
am going around myself 
sharing information." 

The review noted that 

■ See Review, page 2 



New parking lot 
to open soon 



By Elaine Broussard 

Editor In Chief 

Soon students will have 
another place to park on 
campus. 

Physical Plant Director 
Chris Sampite said the new 
parking lot for the Wellness 
Recreation and Activities 
Center is set to open next 
week. 

However, the opening of 
the lot could be pushed back 
if rain interferes with its 
completion, Sampite said. 

At press time it was not 
determined whether the lot 
will be zoned as a commuter, 
residential or open parking 
area, but it will be a student 



lot. 

According to the Physical 
Plant, the parking lot 
between the Creative and 
Performing Arts building 
and Boozman Hall will be 
closed for repairs after the 
WRAC lot opens. 

Completion of the WRAC 
complex, which has been 
under construction since 
May 2003, is now projected 
to occur in May, said Patric 
DuBois, associate director 
for wellness, recreational 
sports and intramurals. 

Full-time Natchitoches 
campus students have paid a 
$75 self-assessed fee for the 
WRAC each semester since 
spring 1999. 




Leslie Westbrook / the Current Sauce 

On Monday concrete lamp posts lie in the new WRAC parking lot ready to be erected. The new lot is ten- 
tatively scheduled to open for use next week. 



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2-15-05 

8:57 a.m. 
A caller reported possible 
drug use at the Columns. 
4:20 p.m. 

A caller said he saw people 
using drugs outside of the stu- 
dent union. Officers saw no 
one. 

2-16-05 

11:05 p.m. 
A CA from the Columns 
reported marijuana use in one 
of the apartments. The officer 
on the scene requested assis- 
tance. 

2-17-05 

3:28 p.m. 

A driver w*as transported to 
the hospital by ambulance fol- 
lowing a wreck in the Sabine 
parking lot. 



4:30 p.m. 

A resident of Rapides called 
because another resident 
would not return his video 
games. The video games were 
returned. 

2-18-05 

8:04 a.m. 
Red River called about 
skunks in the Fine Arts build- 
ing. The animal shelter was 
contacted. 

2-20-05 

2:33 p.m. 
A caller reported an argu- 
ment taking place at the 
library. The argument was 
over when the officer arrived. 
One woman was transported 
to the station to make a report. 

6:21 p.m. 

The desk worker at Boozman 



called because the fire alarm 
was sounding. The fire depart- 
ment responded. The fire 
alarm was activated because a 
resident burned her food. 
7:52 p.m. 

The fire alarm at Boozman 
went off again. The alarm was 
activated because food was 
burned again. 

2-21-05 

1:44 p.m. 

A caller reported a fight in 
Sabine. 
6:07 p.m. 

An officer was requested at 
Iberville because students 
were throwing food at each 
other. The students were gone 
when officer arrived but state- 
ments were taken. 

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Review 



FROM PAGE 1 



there is a high level of affection 
toward Webb on campus, but that 
this affection raises a conflict for 
individuals who feel that the 
administration does not keep 
them informed on the causes for 
and results of important decisions. 

Rushing also voiced concern 
over Webb's leadership style, say- 
ing it "tends to keep people unin- 
formed on important issues and 
decisions. Maybe he can change. I 
hope he can." 



Webb said he felt humbled by 
the review's appraisal of the facul- 
ty's positive attitude toward him, 
and he intends to continue work- 
ing to resolve the issues raised by 
the review. 

"We're developing steps to take 
to address the recommendations," 
Webb said. "We're taking it very 
seriously." 

Rushing said he hopes this is the 
case. 

"Telling people the truth about 



what is going on is the healthiest 
thing that could happen to this 
university," Rushing said. "We 
don't need to be protected from 
the truth. We need to be involved." 

ULS Director of Communica- 
tions Catherine Heitman said the 
System paid $49,350 for the 
review. 

Part two of this series, which vM 
address financial matters at the Uni- 
versity, will appear in the March 3 
edition of the Current Sauce. 



Grad Fest scheduled for Wednesday 



By S. Claire Mayeux 

Sauce Reporter 

NSU's Alumni Association and 
the University Bookstore will host 
spring Grad Fest Wednesday from 
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Student 
Union Ballroom. 

Janay Matt, assistant director of 
the NSU Alumni Association, said, 
"Seniors can come to Grad Fest and 
take care of everything that they 
will need for graduation in one 
place in one day, and the Alumni 
Association is provided with infor- 
mation that can be used to contact 
these students in the future." 

Grad Fest allows graduating 
seniors to order caps and gowns 
and take portraits wearing them, 



Matt said. Seniors can also order 
class rings, graduation announce- 
ments and transcripts to send to 
potential employers. NSU Coun- 
seling and Career Services person- 
nel will be on hand as well. 

Matt said ARAMARK will pro- 
vide free popcorn and soft drinks 
and Kappa Kappa Psi will provide 
live music. Door prizes will be 
given out every 30 minutes, and 
students who visit each station in 
the ballroom will be entered into a 
drawing to win a free class ring. 

University Bookstore Manager 
Cathy Creamer said she acted as a 
middleperson between the stu- 
dents and Jostens to help coordi- 
nate the event. 

Creamer said Jostens sells many 



supplies associated with gradua- 
tion. 

"This year Jostens has allowed 
for better marketing compared to 
the previous years," Matt said. 
"The new advertising items such 
as banner and window decals will 
help make spring Grad Fest very 
successful." 

Lauren Stokes, a senior busi- 
ness administration major, said 
she is very excited about Grad 
Fest. 

"Attending Grad Fest will be 
my first step to officially becoming 
a NSU graduate," Stokes said. "I 
am thankful that the Alumni Asso- 
ciation puts this event together 
because I can cover all of my bases 
at once." 



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Thursday, February 24, 2005 
the Culrent Sauce 



Opinions 




i, Two State 
i, Blue State 




By J. Aaron 
"Q" Brown 



I'm a conservative. Really! I 
believe in as limited a government 
as possible, as much reliance on 
personal responsibility as America 
can stand. 

I don't believe in government- 
funded living for those too lazy to 
work, but I don't think a run of 
hard luck should starve anyone in 
America either. 

I think taxes should be applied 
equally and used only rarely as a 
regulatory nudge, not as a tax- 
and-spend bludgeon. I believe 
that the more governmental regu- 
lations there are directing my 
behavior, the less free I am. I am 
against big government. 

George W. Bush is not a conser- 
vative. He belongs to the wealthy 
and unscrupulous class of Neo- 
Conservatives who took helm of 
the Republican party when Bob 
Dole tanked. 

Bush's government is reading 
your e-mail. Bush is proposing a 
Social Security reform that will 
pretty much wipe out free public 
benefits. 

Bush uses taxes as a political 
tool, to hand out favors to lobby- 
ists and curry votes from middle- 
class people who could actually 
really use a $300 refund RIGHT 
NOW, regardless of what it does to 
the deficit. Bush thinks that the 
more regulations there are direct- 
ing your behavior, the safer Amer- 
ica is. 

Bush has presided over the 
greatest increase in government, 
both in terms of the perceived 
duties of government and in terms 
of sheer organizational scope, 
since the Departments of War and 
the Navy were combined into the 
Department of Defense in 1947. 
Bush IS big government. 

Every week I sit down at this 
computer and I generate a rant, 
usually a character assassination 
piece regarding one of Bush's 
many minions. 

Usually it goes something like 
"John Negroponte was America's 
ambassador to Honduras during 
the Iran-Contra scandal and TO 
THIS DAY disavows all knowl- 
edge of the political death squads 
documented by his Carter- 
appointed predecessor and 
exposed to the world in scandal. 

Bush appointed him ambassa- 
dor to the United Nations in his 
first term when we wanted to 
ignore them, and now he's serving 
as the American intelligence czar. 

Expect to hear even less about 
the ongoing American human 
rights abuses being videotaped in 
Guantanamo Bay and around the 
world." 

Some weeks I'll take a policy 
shot and point out that "Bush's 
social security plan completely 
annihilates the 'social' part of 
Social Security, replacing it instead 



with a system of government- 
mandated personal retirement 
plans. 

Social Security was conceived 
and implemented as a way to 
ensure no one went hungry once 
they were too old to work, not as a 
universal retirement plan that 
would cover expensive prescrip- 
tion drugs and visits to see the 
grandkids. 

If Bush truly wanted the people 
to have control over that money 
and could give it to us without 
decreasing benefits, he'd just cut 
taxes and declare himself a work- 
ing-class hero. Again." And all of 
that is true. 

This looks like a couple of pretty 
straightforward attacks on the 
opposing party when you're 
trapped in the modern two-party 
mentality. 

When someone tells you things 
you don't want to hear about 
"your guy," your first tendency is 
to get defensive because he plays 
for your team. I want to remind all 
the real conservatives out there 
that the Neo-Conservatives are not 
your team. 

The red-state /blue-state mental- 
ity is a function of the propaganda 
machines cranking out conflict to 
generate ratings, trying to tie your 
salary, your shopping habits, and 
what kind of car you drive to your 
voting habits. 

(And the Republicans are in fact 
tracking all those facts with their 
Voter Vault software, called Bush's 
secret re-election weapon and 
revealed to be now in use by the 
Conservative Party in England 
also.) 

Let this serve as a reminder that 
Bush is not the face of conserva- 
tive ideals. He does not speak 
about overblown government or 
the importance of a free market. 

He expands the scope of the 
governmenf s duties and uses the 
government to funnel public 
money back into the private sector, 
thus imposing Uncle Sam as an 
unnecessary and expensive inter- 
mediary on behalf of citizens pre- 
sumed too dumb to invest their 
own money wisely. 

Even if you hate John Kerry and 
Howard Dean and Barbara Boxer 
and all the other commie liberals, 
remember that they are the oppo- 
sition to the anti-freedom legisla- 
tion the Neo-Conservatives in 
charge of the Republican Party are 
trying to get through. 

E-mail SauceFiller@hotmail.com 
if you have something to say. 

You can also mail me comments 
you'd like read and discussed on 
91.7 FM KNWD Friday mornings 
from 8:00 to 10:00. I-55.com/~Q 
for sources on surveillance, Negro- 
ponte, and Voter Vault. 

See you next week, same bat 
time, same bat paper. 

J. Aaron Brown is a humanities 
and social thought major. His col- 
umn appears weekly on the edi- 
torial page. His opinions do not 
necessarily reflect the opinions of 
the Sauce staff or of the Universi- 



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The ignorance of intelligent design 




By Jason 
Cole 



It seems that the Scopes Trial was 
just me beginning. Everyone should 
remember last year when lobbyists 
in Georgia proposed legislation ban- 
ning the use of the word "evolution" 
in classrooms. 

After all, doing so might provide 
children with the highly heretical 
notion that organisms adapt to selec- 
tive pressures in order to survive. 
Well, the religious right has finally 
surrendered (for now) the attempt to 
dispel Darwin's hypothesis from 
biology classes entirely. 
They are placing all of their bets on 
the proposition to include teachings 
about evolution as evidence of intel- 
ligent design. 

The idea of intelligent design is a 
covert ruse of certain groups with a 
social agenda. They want to teach 
the kiddies that natural occurrences 
often described as evolution occur 
under the supervision of a cosmic 
architect in accordance with a cer- 



tain creation myth. 

I think anyone can realize the 
implications of this manner of think- 
ing. Members of said demographic 
are attempting to get a foot in the 
door to circumvent separation of 
church and state and then resume 
their crusade to permanently erase 
the voyage of the H. M. S. Beagle 
from existence. 

The purpose of this entry is not to 
present an argument supporting the 
theory of evolution. I am not an 
expert in this field nor am I a biolo- 
gy student, and therefore I am cer- 
tain I do not grasp the intricate 
details of the theory enough to 
defend it against the most knowl- 
edgeable critics in the opposition. 

Like Daniel Dennett says in his 
book Darwin's Dangerous Idea, 
"There is no such thing as a sound 
Argument from Authority." How- 
ever, I highly recommend any of you 
who have questions on the subject to 
read Dennett's book for any needed 
clarification on the truth about the 
theory. 

There is a longstanding tradition 
of separation of church and state, 
and considering that they have not 
really been separate until recent 
decades, I believe this movement is 
deplorable. 



it 

Most kids do not pay attention 
in class anyway, and if their 
belief system is so unstable that 
a simple hour of scientific theory 
will shake their faith, then 
perhaps it was the parents that 
failed.. ' 

If our education system decides to 
start misrepresenting the emergence 
of life, lefs throw in the Chinese 
account about the world being car- 
ried on the back of a giant frog when 
if s time to go to astrophysics class. 

That makes about as much sense 
as every living organism being creat- 
ed arbitrarily in a twenty-four hour 
period in its current state sans homo 
sapiens. Us humans got to crash the 
party a day later because we are the 
center of the universe, unless you 
are a PETA member. 

Anyway, most kids do not pay 
attention in class anyway and if their 
belief system is so unstable that a 
simple hour of scientific theory will 
shake their faith, then perhaps it was 
the parents that failed. 

Anyway, there is already a plausi- 



ble solution for parents that want to 
preserve these misconceptions. Just 
do the same thing my parents did 
when they became disgusted with 
the public education system and pay 
tuition for a private faith-based edu- 
cation. 

During my senior year the biolo- 
gy instructor debunked the evils of 
Darwin in her biology II class by 
showing the movie Fantasia and 
having students take note of scien- 
tific errors during the sequence fea- 
turing events that resemble evolu- 
tion. 

I am appreciative of the fact that I 
received my high school "diploma" 
from an unaccredited institution 
that used a 1941 Disney animation 
showcasing the music of Leopold 
Sokowski and the Philadelphia 
Orchestra as an example of defini- 
tive scientific evidence. 

If you have something to say or 
are curious about anything not cov- 
ered here, write at 
che.disciple@gmail.com. I welcome 
any and all debate. 

Jason Cole is a Louisiana Schol- 
ars' College student His opinions 
do not necessarily reflect the 
opinions of the Sauce staff or of 
the University. 



The Middle Path 

On flag desecration 




By Justin 
Shatwell 



Of all the lightning rod issues in 
American politics, I think the most 
pointless is flag desecration. 
Almost without fail, bills banning 
desecration are introduced around 
every major election to rally sup- 
porters. 

I don't think anyone ever really 
expects these bills to pass; they are 
simply political tools which our 
lawmakers waste valuable time 
and resources writing, debating, 
and ultimately voting down. 

Personally, I'm not a big propo- 
nent of flag desecration as a means 
of protest; it tends to end discus- 
sions, not start them. However, I 
support the right to do it, and I am 
always an opponent of any bill that 
seeks to ban it. Beyond the First 
Amendment concerns, these bills 
raise subjective questions to which 
there are no fair answers. 

The key problem is that there is 



no clear definition of desecration 
that can be applied evenhandedly 
in every situation. 

With no clear definition, the law 
would have to be interpreted on a 
case-by-case basis allowing for the 
possibility that political biases 
could undermine justice. 

For instance, let's say that during 
a protest, numerous people painted 
slogans upon American flags, an 
act sometimes interpreted as dese- 
cration. 

They say things such as "God 
Bless America," "W 4Ever," "Don't 
Tread on Me," "Bush is the Devil," 
and "Dean 2008." Which of these is 
desecration? It doesn't seem fair to 
arrest all of them. 

The first one is clearly just trying 
to be patriotic. It is unclear what 
"Don't Tread on Me," refers to or 
what the intent of its carrier is. 

As for the three blatantly politi- 
cal ones, you have to punish all of 
them or none at all. Even if you 
were to only punish the one that 
makes the unsubstantiated claim 
that the president is Satan, you 
open yourself up to accusations of 
political bias. 

Such questions can arise con- 
cerning almost any type of possible 
desecration. Even flag burning is 



questionable as the practice is also 
seen as an honorable way to retire 
an old or damaged banner. 

Our legal system simply cannot 
operate on an "I-know-it-when-I- 
see-it" basis. All people are biased 
and no one can be trusted to be 
consistently fair, especially con- 
cerning such a touchy subject. 

Anti-desecration laws too often 
depend on determining the intent 
of the person accused. This is 
almost impossible because the flag 
represents different things for dif- 
ferent people. Every citizen, native 
or immigrant, is an equal inheritor 
of that symbol and they are free to 
relate to it as they will. Often peo- 
ple have conflicting feelings 
towards it. 

American Indians may look at it 
and see the banner that their 
grandparents served in WWII to 
protect, but in the same instant be 
painfully aware that ever)' star on 
that flag was cheated or stolen 
from their ancestors. 

Parents of soldiers may see it as 
both the symbol of their child's 
honor as well as the symbol of a 
government whose policies they 
do not agree with. 

Patriotism is not such a black 
and white concept as anti-desecra- 



tion laws claim. No law can man- 
date how a "good" American 
should feel about their country or 
the flag that symbolizes it. Nor 
does any lawmaker have the right 
to tell us how to represent our com- 
plicated relationship with these 
United (but so often dividing) 
States. 

The fact of the matter is that most 
citizens who bum a flag see the 
action as patriotic. For whatever 
reason, they feel wronged, ignored 
or disenfranchised. 

Flag desecration is the last resort 
of a person whose personal image 
of the flag no longer represents the 
reality of the country around them. 
We are all in this country together, 
and 

I think we would be far better off 
if we took the time we wasted writ- 
ing bills to ban flag desecration and 
spent it trying to find out why so 
many of our neighbors feel so 
abandoned. 

Justin Shatwell is a Louisiana 
Scholars' College student. His 
column appears weekly on the 
editorial page. His opinions do 
not necessarily reflect the opin- 
ions of the Sauce staff or of the 
University. 



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Although I don't seem to be as 
fiercely opinionated as some of 
my predecessors and co-work- 
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timid to speak out when it is 
appropriate. 

I am writing this note to the 
student body as an explanation 
for running the first six-page 
issue of the Current Sauce since 
before I, and many of you, began 
attending NSU. 

The newspaper is not shorter 
this week because the staff got 
tired. Nobody was sick. Every- 
thing was as usual. 

The only difference is a lack of 
funding. In the past, my adviser 
and my department head have 
asked me to be judicious when 
making the decision to add 
pages to the newspaper or run 
color pages, which add extra 
costs to our production. Howev- 
er, suddenly things are suppos- 
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have recently been told that the 
Current Sauce's budget is "in the 
hole." 



I have not asked to see any 
budget sheets, though I intend to 
soon. Although I am editor, my 
involvement in the financial 
aspects of running the Sauce has 
been minimal. I have been told 
that my focus should be "getting 
the paper out" rather than 
involving myself in financial 
concerns. 

I do not know exactly why the 
Sauce's budget is low, although I 
have been told that it is largely 
due to a lack of advertisement 
sales and decreasing enrollment 
(the Sauce receives a $3 self- 
assessed fee from every full-time 
student each semester, thus 
decreased enrollment means less 
money for us). 

I am unsure how instrumental 
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and letting paid staff members 
go), but I intend to find out very 
soon. All I know is that I was 
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fashionable 

Focus 

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Undep 



On a daily basis, there is no 
need to go totally glammed-out. 
j would be pointless and time- 
^nsuming to try to get "beauty- 
queen" hair every morning or 
put on a pound-and-a-half of 
makeup. Nowadays, the most 
beautiful celebrities are sporting 
jiound Hollywood au natural. 
50 this season, forget dramatic 
]uir and makeup and go for 
90ft, subtle looks that make 
huge impact! 

The first thing usually noticed 
on a girl is her eyes, so it is only 
fitting that you do everything in 
your power to enhance their 
natural beauty. This cannot be 
done by applying 25 layers of 
mascara on top of six layers of 
eyeliner and a pound of eye 
shadow. It can only be pulled off 
by applying less. As the saying 
goes, less really is more. Did 
you know that wearing too 
inuch mascara could make most 
women look considerably older? 
It's true! So to apply less, 
choose a lengthening (not a 
tfuckening) formula to avoid a 
dumpy, chunky look. Apply a 
maximum of two coats to your 
upper lashes and one coat to 
your lower ones. Make sure 
that you brush between coats to 
get rid of any access mascara on 
your lashes. 

When it comes to eyeliner, 
heavily lined eyes tend to look 
small and beady. By applying 
less and blending, you get a 
much cleaner and more defined 
look. To get this look, use a 
cream liner instead of a conven- 
tional pencil. Apply it along the 
upper lash lines only with a 
liner brush. Be sure to smudge 
it with a clean, dry Q-tip as well. 

Wearing too much eye shad- 
ow takes away from your face 
and draws more attention to 
your makeup and now you 
probably are thinking, "Well, 
isn't that the point?" The 
answer, my friends, is no it is 
not. The point of wearing make- 
up is to enhance your features, 
not to cover them up. Therefore 
it is important to stick to subtle 
shadows. Look for a sheer, 
creamy texture that will go on 
delicately. When choosing a 
shade, look for a hue that works 
^el] with your skin tone. If you 
have a lighter peaches-and- 
cream complexion, try looking 
for shades of shimmering taupe 
0r gold-flecked pink. Rich tones 
^ emerald and plum really 
fccentuate darker complexions. 

Next, we move onto the lips, 
the second most noticeable thing 
011 a woman. Choosing a hp 
^lor that is perfect for you can 

difficult. Some colors may be 
100 dark for your skin color and 
°tight make you appear harsh 
matronly, and it could also 
"lake you look washed out or 
^en highlight early fine-lines 
ground your mouth and eyes. 
% working with subtle lip- 
^clor. Choose one that looks 
■^tural or perhaps one or two 
pdes darker than your natural 
"P-color. For an even more nat- 
^al look, try a hp-stain. This is 
a Perfectly inviting look because 
"makes your smackers appear 
* if you had just eaten berries. 
" adds color without texture. 

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Courtesy of KRT Campus 



Students remember a pioneer in African-American history 



By Will Moses 

Sauce Reporter 

A lesson in black history teaches 
NSU students and professors the 
value of a hard-earned dollar. 

Throughout black history, many 
names stand out as pioneers in 
paving the way for blacks. Such 
names include George Washington 
Carver, Frederick Douglass, Harriet 
Tubman, Harriet Beecher Stowe 
and many more. Their names have 
etched lasting memories and have 
motivated movements of black 
people that enable our society to be 
as diverse as it is today. 

Madame CJ Walker stands 



prominent in the names listed 
above. Her invention of hair care 
products for black women during a 
time of oppression built her an 
empire which in turn led to her mil- 
lion dollar success. By simply 
working hard to get what she 
wanted out of life, she became the 
first black female millionaire. 

Assistant Political Science Profes- 
sor William Hoston said, "She 
embraced the assimilation of blacks 
to the dominant culture by provid- 
ing them with the method of assim- 
ilating. 

"With her invention, blacks can 
now acquire the similar styles that 
the dominant culture has embraced 



and it gave blacks a sense of power 
to look like the people that have 
oppressed them," Hoston said. 

Hoston said Walker is an exam- 
ple of where hard work can lead 
to. 

"Being a black woman to have a 
creative idea at that time was para- 
mount," Hoston said. 

Shannon Williams, a junior 
social work major, sells beauty 
products by a mail-order catalog 
company. She said if she was 
doing what she does today in the 
time of Walker, she probably 
would not have much to sell. 

"We have so many products 
today because people like 



Madame Walker experimented 
around with what works and what 
doesn't work," Williams said. 

Williams also said that if Walk- 
er's straightening comb, a device 
that uses heat to straighten excep- 
tionally course hair with the aid of 
pomades, was never invented, 
black people would not know 
what "nappy" hair is because 
there would be no standard of 
comparison. 

Jared Kutz, a freshman account- 
ing major, said good hair care is 
essential to good hygiene. 

"Your hair is the first thing peo- 
ple see," Kutz said. 

Kutz said if he was a salesman 



in the time of Walker, he would 
spend a day in a black beauty 
salon to better understand how to 
serve his customers and give them 
what they want. 

Procha Maber, a junior criminal 
justice major, said that the straight- 
ening comb was a horrible way to 
get straight hair. 

"I used to cover my ears when 
my mom would use it on me to 
keep my ears from being burned," 
Maber said. "I like to get perms 
because it is much easier than the 
hot comb." 

The hot comb invention enabled 
black women to have a more man- 
ageable style. 




NSU Theatre to present 
'Someone Who'll Watch Over Me' 



Cheryl Thompson/t/ie Cukkect Sauce 
James Dalmer rehearses for Someone to Watch Over Me. Dalmer plays Edward 
Sheradon in the show which will appear in the Loft Theatre at 7:30 Feb. 26-27. 



By Katie Lopez 

Sauce Reporter 

Kyle LeMarie's rendition of the 
play Someone Who'll Watch Over Me 
will run Feb. 26 and 27 in the Loft 
Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Seats will be 
on a first come first serve basis. 

Someone Who'll Watch Over Me by 
Frank McGuiness tells the tale of 
three men trapped in a cell in 
Beirut. They do not understand 
why they are being held captive, 
but they do know one thing; they 
have to try to stay alive. LeMarie 



Where: 
Loft Theatre 
When: Saturday 

and Sunday 
Time: 7:30 p.m. 



takes the audience from laughing 
at the men and the silly things that 
they do to pass the time back to the 
horrid reality of being stuck in a 
tiny cell with little hope. LeMarie 
presents the realization that if they 
do not stick together then they do 
not have a chance of surviving. 

Eric Duhon plays Michael Wai- 
ters, an Englishman, who has a 
hard time coping with the fact that 
he is being held captive. James 
Palmer plays Edward Sharadon, 
an Irishman, who passes the time 
with a humorous sarcasm and 
directs all of his anger towards 
Michael Watters. Jayson Belew 
plays American Adam Canning 
who has been in the cell longer 
than the other two men. He relies 



on his Bible and exercise to get 
him through this hard time. 

"In the original production of 
Someone Who'll Watch Over Me the 
actors had a much tighter space to 
work in," says LeMarie. "I wanted 
for them to interact more when 
they play games and have conver- 
sations so I'm giving them more 
room." 

LeMarie says that he wants for 
the audience to feel as if they are 
in the cell with the three men and 
experiencing the same sadness 
they are. He will have the seating 
surrounding these men so that 
everyone can get a different per- 
spective. LeMarie will combine 
chains hooked to the men's legs, 
and dim lighting to add to the eerie 
sense of reality he wants the audi- 
ence to feel. 



Faking it: 



Getting caught with a fake 
ID could kill the party 




By Samantha Foley 

Sauce Reporter 

After an exhausting week of 
classes the weekend is a time of 
relaxation or a trip home to visit 
friends and family for NSU stu- 
dents. Those students who are 
not relaxing or visiting home 
may catch a bad case of Sat- 
urday night fever. They 
crowd local night 
clubs and restau 
rants to social- 
ize with old 1 
friends and 
with luck make 
new friends as well. 

The thing that \ 
makes our college years 
so unique is that we can I 
party with peers every- 
day if we feel it's neces- 
sary. Drinking at night 
clubs is a social norm 
for college students, 
even those under age. 

So how do you pur- 
chase alcohol if you are under 
21? And how do you enter a I 
nightclub if you are not yet 18? 
Easy, you use a fake ID. Statistics 
from Mothers Against Drunk Dri- 



ving show that since the drinking 
age in Louisiana was raised to 21 in 
1995 the use of fake IDs has 
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dents trying to use fake ID's except 
for at the beginning of school when 
incoming freshmen are not 18 yet 
and they try to enter the bar," says 
Bobby Rooney, NSU 
student and local 
nightclub manager 
of the Student Body. 
"We take up 
about one fake 
ID every two 
weeks," says 
Travis Landry, 
i NSU student 
I and manager 
I of the Pin- 
V nacle night 
W^L club, 
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really do not 
have a huge problem with stu- 



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fake IDs 
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caught 
Jmmr entering 
he bar, not trying to pur- 
r chase alcohol." 
t Louisiana law states that 
' fake ID usage is a misde- 
meanor, and users can be 
fined up to $250 and have their 



driver's licenses suspended for 
between 90 days up to a year. 
Depending on the offender's crim- 
inal record, some users may also 
serve jail time. 

"I feel that my job Ls to enforce 
the law and that is what I do, even 
when it comes to fake IDs," says 
Natchitoches Police Department 
Detective Jeff Franks. "These laws 
keep teens safe." 

However, despite the possible 
consequences, some NSU students 
openly admit that they have used 
fake IDs. 

"When I was under 21 I used a 
fake ID to buy alcohol regularly," 
says Eva Sterling, junior journalism 
major. "I used the ID on Bourbon 
Street several times never having a 
problem, but I got caught using it 
in Shreveport and had to pay $50 to 
get it back from the guy working 
the door." 

Whether you are trying booze on 
Bourbon or simply get into a local 
bar and hang-out with fellow stu- 
dents in Natchitoches, underage 
students should be aware of the 
consequences when deciding' 
whether to use fake IDs. 

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Sports 




Justin 
Hebert 

The Full 
Count 



Too tough 
for LSU? 

justin_hebertl37@yahoo 

Could it be that maybe, 
just perhaps, a national 
powerhouse like the LSU 
Tigers would be nervous to 
face a I-AA opponent like, 
say, NSU next season? 

This past weekend I was 
reading in the Shreveport 
Times that LSU has decided 
to schedule Appalachian 
State to fill a Nov. 5 open 
date in their schedule. 

The Tigers were sup- 
posed to face former 
Demon head coach Steve 
Roberts and his Arkansas 
State Indians on this day, 
but ASU declined to return 
after being pummeled 53-3 
last season in Tigerland. 

The Indians had decided 
to face LSU a season earlier 
than planned due to Hous- 
ton backing out of a 2004 
contest in Baton Rouge. 

After offers to other I-A 
institutions were declined, 
LSU Athletic Director Skip 
Bertman decided to sched- 
ule what, according to the 
Shreveport Times, an LSU 
release called "perennial I- 
AA power" Appalachian 
State. 

Well if the Mountaineers 
are a I-AA power then I 
guess you could consider 
NSU one step above that 
after the Demons defeated 
them 40-35 early last season 
here in Turpin Stadium. 

The Shreveport Times 
reports that $400,000 will be 
paid to Appalachian State 
for traveling to LSU. What I 
don't understand is why 
can't LSU help Louisiana 
out and pay an in-state 
school to play them. 

It doesn't even have to 
be NSU, what about 
McNeese, I think they have 
been pretty decent in I-AA 
in the past. I guess they 
did make it to the I-AA 
championship game in 
2002. 

Maybe it is not a matter 
of looking for the toughest 
team to play. 

After reading this article I 
happened to see NSU 
strength training coach Zeb 
Hawkins and decided to 
ask him about it and he 
brought to my attention a 
very interesting point. 

LSU may not want to risk 
being in a tight game with 
a school such as NSU, MSU 
or any other I-AA team, or 
even take the chance of one 
of those teams pulling out 
an amazing upset and 
defeating the Tigers. 

If either were to happen 
it would be detrimental to 
LSU's recruiting, especially 
in state. 

Maybe they were watch- 
ing closely a couple of 
years back when we defeat- 
ed TCU at their own home. 

A division I-AA team 
wouldn't have anything to 
lose by playing a nationally 
ranked I-A team and you 
know the saying, people 
with nothing to lose are the 
most dangerous. 

Whatever the reason is, it 
would be nice to see a 
strong Southland Confer- 
ence team out of Louisiana 
or even Southern or Gram- 
bling get a shot at the 
Tigers. 

You know how many 
fans would show up for a 
game like that and who 
knows, it could even spark 
a little rivalry between two 
Louisiana teams. 

The stands would surely 
be packed because every- 
one wouldn't be traveling 
from Boone, N.C. 

When you look at it that 
way you would think it 
would be just as helpful for 
the Tigers to play a 
Louisiana I-AA team. 
Just give it a chance LSU. 



NSU ready for SLC action 




_ . „ Gary Hardamon/NSU Media Services 

Demon head coach Mike Perniciaro speaks with catcher Margaret Patterson during an intersquad scrimmage before the season began. Patter- 
son is leading the Demons with a .342 batting average and .632 slugging percentage while hitting three homeruns and driving in six runs. 



By Adam Hymel 

Sauce Reporter 

The start of the NSU 
Demons softball season has 
been like a roller coaster ride, 
lots of ups and downs, but 
first-year head coach Mike 
Perniciaro said, "The incon- 
sistencies are to be expected 
this early in the season." 

Perniciaro, or Pooch as he 
is known to his players, has 
guided the Demons to an 8-9 
record. 

Don't however; let the 
record fool you; four of the 
losses have been to national- 
ly ranked teams, two to 
Alabama and one each to 
ULL and Texas A&M with 
the highlight win of the sea- 
son being a 2-0 shutout of 
Auburn, Pemiciaro's former 
team. 

Perniciaro said the biggest 
surprise of the season has 
been the impressive offensive 
and defensive play of sopho- 
more Margaret Patterson and 
junior Sarina Noack. Patter- 
son leads the Demons with a 
.342 batting average while 
Noack leads the team with 9 
runs scored. 

"The biggest surprise 
though has to be the pitching 
of Lord Rasberry," Perniciaro 
said. 

Rasberry, a senior right- 
hander from Tyler, Texas, 



leads the Demons in aj 
major pitching categories 
and was the starter in t£ 
shutout against Auburn. 

Rasberry nearly led tjfc 
Demons to an upset of No. lj 
ranked Alabama with 
three-hit game that ended 2-1 
in the Crimson Tide's favor. 

Perniciaro said after tw 
solid years Rasberry strug. 
gled last season, but 
picked it up and done gooj 
things for the club. 

The Demons have played 
every game on the road thjj 
year and look forward to 
returning home. 

NSU was scheduled to 
make their first appearand 
of the season at the Demon 
Diamond Wednesday to play 
Centenary College out of 
Shreveport, but the gam e 
was postponed due to rain. 

Saturday they will open 
conference play against 
Stephen F. Austin. 

"We're glad to finally get a 
home game in front of otu 
fans," Perniciaro said. "SFA 
has a lot of young players 
and are still working on 
some things, so we're fortu- 
nate to have them at home 
first." 

The Demons will play a 
double-header Saturday 
starting at. 1 p.m. with the 
final game Sunday at 1 p.m 



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Jones, Broughton pick up early season wins 



By Justin Hebert 

Sports Editor 

Taking the mound as a starter 
for the first time in his collegiate 
career, freshman Kyle 
Broughton pitched six shutout 
innings with the poise of a sea- 
soned veteran. 

Broughton picked up his first 
college win giving up only four 
hits while striking out five bat- 
ters, helping the Demons defeat- 
ed Northern Iowa 6-3 Wednes- 
day night at Brown-Stroud 
Field. 

"For his first start in his col- 
lege career that was outstand- 
ing," head coach Mitch Gaspard 
said. "He just had really good 
command all night. I was real 
pleased with his outing." 

The Demons rebounded from 
a loss to Louisiana-Lafayette 
Sunday in the UL tournament 
with a commanding 8-1 victory 



over Louisiana Tech Tuesday at 
J.C. Love Field in Ruston. 

The team rode an impressive 
pitching performance from sen- 
ior left hander Rusty Jones, who 
notched his first win of the sea- 
son going 6 2-3 innings giving 
up one run on seven hits while 
striking out four. 

"Rusty Jones was outstanding 
and Blake Jones came in right 
behind him and really shut their 
offense down," Gaspard said. 

Blake Jones came on in relief 
to get his second save of the sea- 
son pitching 2 1-3 innings with- 
out allowing a run while only 
giving up three hits and striking 
out five. The reliever also 
helped NSU out at the plate 
going three for four with a dou- 
ble, driving in a run and scoring 
twice. 

The Demons, who were held 
to only two hits in their loss to 
ULL, exploded for 12 hits, a sea- 



son high, despite striking out 12 
times. 

Two of the 12 NSU hits were 
homeruns; one a fifth inning 
solo homerun by left fielder 
Michael Palermo, his first of the 
year, to put the Demons up 2-0, 
and a grand slam in the eighth 
by shortstop Scott Pittenger to 
put the game out of reach at 8-1. 

The Demons will continue 
action as they host the NSU 
tournament this weekend at 
Brown-Stroud held. They will 
play Kansas State at 4 p.m. Fri- 
day, then face Northern Iowa 
Saturday at 4, and finish up with 
Eastern Michigan Sunday at 1:30 
p.m. 

"We would like to see our 
offense come alive even more so 
this weekend," Gaspard said. 
"I've been really pleased with 
the last four or five starts so 
hopefully that will continue to 
happen." 



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Demon athletes top academic honor roll 



By Justin Hebert 

Sports Editor 

NSU has recently placed 61 
student-athletes on the Hiber- 
nia Bartk/SLC Fall 2004 Acad- 
emic Honor Roll from the 
football, volleyball, men and 
women's cross country and 
women's soccer teams. 

In order to make the honor 
roll the student-athletes must 
have a 3.0 GPA for that semes- 
ter while excelling on the field 



and in the community. There 
were 400 student-athletes 
elected from the Southland 
Conference. 

While NSU led all 11 SLC 
schools, McNeese followed 
with 58, then Stephen F. 
Austin and Texas State each 
accounted for 51 members of 
the list, Southeastern 
Louisiana had 44 and 
Nicholls State had 32. 

The Demons' football team 
notched 28 student-athletes 



on the fall honor roll includ- 
ing linebacker Paul Mefford 
who, for the second year in a 
row was selected as the SLC 
Football Scholar-Athlete of 
the Year for football. Mefford 
is a business administration 
major holding a 3.86 GPA 
while fimshing the Demons 
SLC championship season as 
the second-leading tackier 
with 97 tackles. 

"Paul has done remarkably 
well academically and he's a 



great athlete on the football 
field and he's also participat- 
ed in several of our communi- 
ty service events," said NSU 
academic advisor Julie 
Lessiter. "He's an outstand- 
ing student-athlete and we 
hope that he continues to go 
on and do Northwestern State 
proud." 

As academic advisor, 
Lessiter works closely with 
coaches and NSU faculty to 
help ensure that student-ath- 



letes maintain a high level of 
academics while pursuing a 
degree from NSU. 

Lessiter said that she and 
her staff were proud to see the 
results of their hard work 
with how many Demons 
were eligible for the academic 
honor roll. 

Besides having the most 
football players in the SLC 
make the list, NSU had seven 
of 13 Lady Demon volleyball 
players, seven of 14 men's 



and women's cross country 
runners, and 18 of the 25 
members of the soccer teatf 
meet the requirements for th* 
list. 

"Overall think it helps** 
status of your university 
Lessiter said. "If you hav* 
smart kids that are coming 
and producing good grad# 
every semester, not only * 
we have the smart kids 
we're also winning champ* - 
onships." 



Lady Demons fall to Southern Mississippi 




. _ ,„, William McDaniel/tfte Current Sauce 

Lady Demon Catalma Villegas serves during her match against Southern Mississippi Saturday. Villegas lost in three sets 

to Sherry Price but earlier this month was named SLC tennis player of the week. 



By Warren Hayes 

Sauce Reporter 

The NSU Demons tennis 
team hosted the University of 
Southern Mississippi Lady 
Eagles Saturday in a pre-con- 
ference match-up but could 
not capture a victory. 

The Lady Eagles displayed 
their confidence by winning 
three doubles matches 8-3. 

USM's Nicola Slater and 
Sherry Price defeated 
Anneline Zerwick and 
Alexandra Nieto at No. 1. 

Zerwick said she was men- 
tally prepared to face the Lady 
Eagles and could have played 
better. 

"I played better than last 
week when we faced Tyler 
Junior College," Zerwick said. 
"The games we have been 
playing are to prepare us for 



conference and we should be 
playing better than this." 

Nikhila Narra and Grace 
Kemmerer won the No. 2 slots 
over Catalina Villegas and 
Fernanda Silva, and Ali Black- 
ett and Jennifer Sibille won 
the No. 3 slots over Magali 
Van den Bergh and Marcia 
Alcantra. 

Coach Willie Paz said the 
team will have to work hard 
to finish the matches when 
they have the lead. 

"We need to capitalize in 
the matches we play," Paz 
said. "We have the lead in 
matches, but we can't finish." 

In singles matches, the 
Demons were unsuccessful. 
Slater won the No. 1 over Zer- 
wick 7-6, 6-1. In the No. 2, 
Price defeated Villegas 2-6, 6-2 
and 6-2. USM continued to 
win as Narra beat Silva for the 



No. 3, 7-6 and 6-2. 

"I played the whole gal* 
with confidence, but I coul"' 
n't win," Silva said. "In & 
first set, I was winning 5j 
but I lost 7-6, 6-2 in the seed 1 " 
set." 

After the first three sing^ 
matches, the Lady Eag^ 
swept the Demons in the 
three sets. 

Kemmerer won 6-4, H 
over Van den Bergh at N" * 
Blackett beat Nieto 6-3, 6-0* 
No. 5, and Sibille defea^ 
Camila Prado 6-1, 6-4 at N<> 

Despite the loss, Paz sjjjj 
this game was a learnij* 
experience for him and ^ 
Demons. 

"USM is a very good teaJ jV 
Paz said. "We will con"^ 
trate on finishing mate* 1 *! 
when we have a lead. The^, 
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Thursday, March 3, 2005 
Volume 90 • Issue 21 

Students serving students at 
Northwestern State University since 1914 



First copies free to NSU students and staff 
50 cents per copy otherwise 

Sauce on the Side 



NSU theatre to present 
Shakespeare montage 

The NSU Theatre Department will present "Shake- 
speare: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly," which is 
comprised of scenes from a dozen Shakespearean 
works. 

The play, which Scott Burrell is directing, will begin at 
6 p.m. from March 10-12 and 14-16 outside Lee H. 
Nelson Hall. 

The production will include scenes from "The Winter 
Tale," "Romeo and Juliet/' Much Ado About Nothing," 
"The Taming of the Shrew," "A Comedy of Errors," "King 
Lear," "Hamlet," "Othello" and "Richard III." 

Admission is free to the public. Bleacher seating will 
be provided, but audience members are encouraged to 
bring their own chairs and blankets. 



Guest pianist to perform in 
Magale Recital Hall 

As part of the Louisiana Piano Series International, 
pianist Eric Le Van will perform at NSU. 

Each performance of the series will include a pre- 
concert lecture and will be followed by a reception. 
Public master classes will be scheduled for selected 
t)SU students the following day. 

Le Van's performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Sat- 
urday in Magale Recital Hall. 

Admission is $10 for the public and free to NSU and 
Louisiana School students with a current ID. For more 
Information, visit www.fitenko.com/pianoseries. 



Symphony to feature concerto 
contest winners 

The winners of the NSU annual concerto competition 
will perform in the Natchitoches-Northwestern Sympho- 
ny tonight. 

The concert will showcase a sampling of talent from 
several musical disciplines and will conclude with a full 
symphony performance of Dvorak's "Symphsny No. 8 
in G Major." 

The concerto winners and their selections are trum- 
peters Joel Adair of Palestine, Texas and Steven Ander- 
son of Sulphur; flutist Clara Loy of Louisville, III.; and 
Derek Phillips of Piano, Texas. 

The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Magale 
Recital Hall. Admission is $10 for the public and free to 
NSU and Louisiana School students. 



Band fraternity, Red Cross to 
hold tsunami relief fundraiser 

The national honorary band fraternity Kappa Kappa 
the American Red Cross and the City of Natchi- 
toches are holding a tsunami relief fundraiser. 

The fundraiser will be from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on 
Fr 'day and Saturday on the riverfront stage. 

Active KKPsi members will be selling tickets for ham- 
burger lunches for $4 in advance and $5 on site. Tick- 
et s must be presented to receive food. 

T he lunch will include a hamburger, potato chips, 
^okies, condiments and a drink. 

Guest conductor to lead NSU 
Wind Symphony 

T he NSU Wind Symphony will present a concert at 
:3n p.m. on Wednesday, March 2 in Magale Recital 



Hail 



Caroline Beatty will be the guest conductor. 



The Wind Symphony is conducted by Bill Brent and is 
Cfle premier wind and percussion ensemble at NSU. It 
ls imposed of the top 56 wind and percussion musi- 
^ns at NSU. 

J n the past, the group has performed at the College 
" an d Director's National Association Conference. They 
J re sent an annual concert tour to high schools through- 
^ the region and will perform in Baton Rouge and 
6w Orleans for two days this spring. 

Adr nission is free and open to the public. 

Briefs compiled by Savanna Mahaffey 



ULS board raises tuition 



By Andrew Shirley 

Sauce Reporter 

The University of 
Louisiana System Board of 
Supervisors voted Friday for 
a 3 percent tuition increase 
for all ULS schools due to an 
increased need for finances. 

An executive summary 
that accompanied the bill 



included research that indi- 
cated the increase would 
yield an estimated $7.6 mil- 
lion in additional revenues, 
costing an average of $96 per 
academic year for full time 
students enrolled at each of 
the system's eight schools. 
LSU is expected to follow 
suit with a similar increase. 

The increase is hoped to 
generate revenue for the 



schools, as well as make 
Louisiana Universities more 
competitive among schools 
in the southeastern states. 

In a ULS press release 
dated Feb. 25, it was estimat- 
ed that Louisiana schools 
currently have a tuition level 
that is on average 18.5 per- 
cent below those of other 

schools in the Southeast. 

Despite the desire for 



improvement, Vice President 
of Business Affairs Carl Jones 
said the funds will be used to 
relieve the financial burden 
caused by the new admission 
guidelines that will be imple- 
mented next fall. 

"The money will be used 
to offset the financial loss 
due to declined enrollment," 
Jones said. "That was one of 
the original reasons that this 



was brought up." 

Jones said the money 
earned by each school will be 
the same as any other 
income. 

"The money generated by 
Northwestern will go 
towards Northwestern," 
Jones said. 

The increase is slated to go 
into effect this summer. 



BPCC students will blend in on campus 



By Jimmy Brown 

Sauce Reporter 

When Bossier Parish Com- 
munity College arrives on 
Campus in the fall, it will be a 
difficult task to differentiate 
its students from NSU's. 

Connie McConathy, direc- 
tor of BPCC at NSU, said 
BPCC and NSU students will 
share several similarities, 
including many of the fees 
NSU students pay. 

"Pretty much whatever a 
Northwestern student pays 
would be... what a Bossier 
Parish student pays," 
McConathy said. 

However, BPCC's tuitions 
will be cheaper than NSU's, 
she said. She did not know 
how significant the difference 
will be. 

Another dissimilarity will 
be that BPCC students will 
not be obligated to stay on 
campus or buy a meal plan, 
but they are allowed to lodge 
in the campus dormitories 
and use the dining facilities, 
McConathy said. 

The students will also have 
access to the different com- 
puter labs, possess NSU iden- 
tification cards and will have 
classes in the same buildings 
as do NSU students. 

McConathy said the only 
way to know if students 
belong to BPCC is by follow- 
ing them to their classes, 
which only BPCC students 
would attend. 

Developmental course 
teachers will still teach 




Leslie Westbrook / the Current Sauce 

NSU basketball player Sharonda Bell chats with BPCC at NSU Director Connie McConathy outside the BPCC office in Kyser Hall. Inside, basket- 
ball player Marcellas Ross studies for a college algebra exam. 



because those classes will still 
be part of NSU, McConathy 
said. 

She said a student can only 
take one remedial class to be 
considered for NSU enroll- 
ment. Students who must 
take two or more remedial 
courses must enroll through 
BPCC. 

Also, according to the 2004- 



05 University catalog, all 
entering freshmen must have 
completed 16.5 of the 
Regents' High School core 
curriculum and must have a 
2.0 high school cumulative 
GPA or have a composite 
score of 20 on the ACT or 
have been ranked in the top 
50 percent of their graduating 
class. 



According to the catalog 
there will be exceptions to 
those who do not meet the 
criteria for admissions. In 
cooperation with the Settle- 
ment Agreement, NSU must 
set aside 15 percent as admis- 
sion exceptions to include 10 
percent for other race stu- 
dents and 5 percent for stu- 
dents such as those with spe- 



cial talents, who are athletes 
or who are children of alum- 
ni. 

Other exceptions regarding 
transfer, home-schooled and 
non-traditional students have- 
been set and can be found in 
the catalog. 

The new selective admis- 
sion will only affect those 
■ See BPCC, page 6 




New Walgreen's 
under construction 



Leslie Westbrook / the Current Saw e 
A bulldozer levels the ground at a future Walgreen's site at the corner of Keyser Avenue and East Third 
Street. The store is scheduled to open on July 1. 



By Katie Lopez 

Sauce Reporter 

Natchitoches conducted a 
groundbreaking ceremony 
yesterday for the new Wal- 
green's under construction at 
300 Keyser Avenue. 

Developer Key One LLC 
proposes to construct a 
14,800 square feet building 
that is open seven days a 
week, 24 hours a day and has 
a drive through pharmacy, 
said Juanita Fowler, City of 
Natchitoches Planning and 
Zone Director. 

"Developer Key One LLC 
purchased all the properties 
in the area where the new 
Walgreen's will be and 
demolished them," Fowler 



said. 

Debbie Zienne, the manag- 
er of Cade's Pharmacy in 
Natchitoches, feels that the 
new pharmacy will hurt 
someone, but she is not sure 
if it will be the chain stores or 
local businesses. Zienne feels 
that more people will pull 
away from Wal-Mart and 
Rite Aid pharmacies than the 
smaller businesses. 

"Albertson's didn't last 
long so I don't see this one 
lasting either," Zienne said. 

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internships and scholarships 
to students majoring in phar- 
macy. It will also offer man- 
agement internships, a Wal- 
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News — the Current Sauce — Thursday, March 3, 2005 



Review advises NSU to 
address financial issues 



This is the second article in a three- 
part series examining how the NSU 
administration is responding to sug- 
gestions made by an institutional 
review of the University. The review is 
available in its entirety on the Web at 
ulsystem.net. This article's focus is 
NSU's fiscal issues. 



By Kyle Shirley 

News Editor 

NSU administrators are working 
to address financial issues raised by 
a comprehensive institutional 
review. 

The first two points of the review 
explain that although NSU is 
"operating on a very limited 
resource base," the University 
seems to be using its available 
funds appropriately. 

"There are various things that 
cause institutional funding levels to 
be low. Ours is especially low/' 
NSU President Randall Webb said. 
"A part of it has to do with enroll- 
ment increases... without the Uni- 
versity receiving the state appropri- 
ations to go along with that." 

Webb met with approximately 
100 faculty members from the Lib- 
eral Arts Department Tuesday to 
discuss how his administration 
plans to deal with the review's 
findings. At the meeting, Webb 
attributed some of the University's 
fiscal problems to Governor Kath- 
leen Blanco $500,000 budget cut in 
the middle of this school year. 

Webb said this is the first state- 
mandated midyear budget cut in 
10 years, and another cut is likely 
next year. Such cutbacks, combined 
with NSU's anticipated drop in 



enrollment when the selective 
admissions standards go into effect 
next semester, will add to the Uni- 
versity's funding problems. 

Webb said NSU has had to rely 
on "contingency money" it set 
aside for this year, and any money 
left over will go into the contin- 
gency fund for next year. 

"The money is allocated as effec- 
tively as we know how," Webb 
said. "We have to treat it as an 
investment." 

Alexis Aichinger, an associate 
professor of political science, 
attended Wednesday's meeting but 
was not satisfied with Webb's 
remarks. 

"The report... outlines a system 
of leadership that is either seriously 
flawed or perceived as flawed," 
Aichinger wrote in an e-mail. 
"Unless this is addressed, funding 
will increase and decrease but the 
underlying problems will remain. I 
have not seen a serious attempt by 
the administration to address this 
issue - as the report states, criticism 
of this nature is usually seen as a 
personal attack rather than a con- 
cern for the University and stu- 
dents." 

NSU Faculty Senate President 
Ben Rushing said the University 
could reduce its financial problems 
by involving faculty in "a budget- 
ing process that's open and trans- 
parent. 

"Sometimes these organizations 
that operate on tax money take on a 
culture that's like, 'Well, it's not real 
money.' Well it is real money, and it 
comes from people out in the street 
that have to dig deep to pay the 
taxes," Rushing said. 

Webb said, "My great hope was 



that possibly this (review) would 
be a third-party source that would 
say what I've been saying. . . North- 
western is terribly underfunded. 
And that is precisely what it said." 

Webb also said the administra- 
tion is collecting information on 
NSU's scholarship policies to 
ensure that award money is spent 
on students who will complete 
their degrees. 

John Maginnis, a syndicated 
political columnist and former 
adjunct NSU journalism professor, 
said NSU is not the only ULS insti- 
tution with funding woes. 

"All colleges in Louisiana are 
underfunded compared to South- 
ern Regional 

Education Board funding levels 
because that is what the Legislature 
deems it can afford," Maginnis 
wrote in an e-mail. "As far as I 
know, UL Lafayette and Louisiana 
Tech, though also ULS schools, are 
funded higher because they have 
more doctoral programs." 

University of Louisiana System 
Director of Communications 
Catherine Heitman said the ULS 
paid The National Center for High- 
er Education Management Systems 
$49,350 to conduct the review, 
which examined all aspects of the 
University. ULS President Sally 
Clausen presented the NCHEMS 
board's findings in an open assem- 
bly in Magale Recital Hall on Feb. 2. 



Part three of this series, which will 
address student affairs issues at the 
University, ivill appear in the March 
10 edition of the Current Sauce. 



Walgreen 's 



FROM PAGE 1 



representative said. 

Kristin Nelson, a senior general 
studies major, said she could not 
believe that Natchitoches is letting 
a Walgreen's come in. She said she 
is upset that workers cut down all 
the trees in the area and bulldozed 
the houses that were there. 

Nelson said that a couple that 
lived in one of the demolished 



homes lived there for 35 years and 
raised all of their children there. 

"From what I understand they 
pretty much didn't have a choice 
on whether or not they wanted to 
leave," Nelson said. 

Elizabeth Buatt sophomore biol- 
ogy major at NSU said, "I'm really 
excited about getting a Walgreen's. 
I mean it gives us yet another place 



to shop at and it is something 
opened 24 hours other than Wal- 
Mart." 

The new Walgreen's is expected 
to be completed four months from 
yesterday's groundbreaking cere- 
mony. 





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NSU Police Blotter 



2-22-05 

8:14 a.m. 

A woman from South Hall 
called because her vehicle was 
vandalized. 
12:38 p.m. 

A woman called because she 
was concerned about two dogs 
that were locked in a van out- 
side of the Teacher Education 
Center building for three 
hours. 

3:27 p.m. 

A man called to report a sus- 
picious man looking in the 
windows of several cars. 



2-23-05 

6:59 p.m. 
An employee of Iberville 
called to report two students 
possibly about to fight. The 
dispute turned out to be a dis- 
agreement between two foot- 
ball players. No fight took 
place, and the crowd dis- 
persed. 



2-24-05 

1:35 p.m. 



A man called to report that 
his vehicle had been stolen. 
5:13 p.m. 

An officer called to advise 
the detention center that he 
was on his way with two men. 
One had four counts of burgla- 
ry. The other man had five 
counts of burglary. The deten- 
tion center was notified. 
9:11 p.m. 

A man flagged down an offi- 
cer because he needed to get 
his belongings back from his 
ex-girlfriend. 



2-25-05 

12:50 p.m. 
An officer went to the 
library to take another state- 
ment about thefts in the 
library. 

1:35 p.m. 

An officer filed a report on a 
simple battery case at the 
Columns involving two resi- 
dents who hit each other. 

1:35 p.m. 
A faculty member filed a 
report about a student who 
was threatening him. 



1:40 p.m. 
Campus police were noti- 
fied of a 911 call made from the 
Columns. 

6:20 p.m. 

A resident of the Columns 
reported a possible fight 
involving two men. 



2-26-05 

6:35 a.m. 

A woman walking near the 
farm area was advised to put 
her dogs on a leash. 
1:05 p.m. 

An ambulance was called to 
the baseball field for a player 
who broke his ankle. 



2-28-05 

1:09 p.m. 

A vehicle was vandalized at 
the Columns. 

5:26 p.m. 
Police received an anony- 
mous call about a possible 
fight between Kappa Sigmas 
and another party. 

Elizabeth Bolt 




Leslie Westbrook / the Current Sun 
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Military abuse scandal mirrored at home 




By Jason 
Cole 



Last fall at the Scholars' College Halloween 
Food Fair, the Most Politically Incorrect Cos- 
tume Award was given to two students who 
portrayed a scene of the abuse at the Abu 
Ghraib prison facility. 

I found it very coincidental that the student 
costumed as Private First Class Lynddie Eng- 
land was actually the same age as the infamous 
prison guard. It really struck home to think that 
this person that the media presents as a monster 
could have been sitting next to me in a class. 

I consider all of the Americans involved in the 
abuse scandal as criminals who deserve prison 
sentences for violating basic human rights 
granted by the Third Geneva Accords. They 
embarrassed the United States in front of the 
entire world and disgraced soldiers in the 
armed forces serving our country. 

I am filled with patriotic pride that my grand- 
fathers served with distinction in both theaters 



of World War II as well as the Korean War and 
feel shame that their service was dishonored in 
this manner. 

However, Lynddie England is as human as 
the rest of us and subject to her own life circum- 
stances. 

She is anything but a spoiled little rich girl 
expecting a cruise for a graduation present. In 
fact she never had any prospects for attending 
college after growing up in an Appalachian 
trailer park. 

She enlisted in the U. S. Army because there 
would not be any velvet carpet laid out for her. 
No one was going to employ her because of any 
special family connections. 

I am also concerned about the life that awaits 
England's infant child, because she is not in any 
position to hand over a set of car keys as a 
sweet-sixteen birthday present, much less pro- 
vide a better life than the one she had. 

College students who have never been forced 
to endure the living hell of war can also misbe- 
have in this unforgivable fashion. 

When I was working at the ULS agency this 
summer I had access to a number of legal files 
containing law suits against university students 
for several abuse scandals. 

This includes the harrowing hazing rituals of 
an NSU fraternity that resulted in a student 



requiring hospitalization. I also read a case from 
another university that was so gruesome the 
victim could no longer bear to live 

The Iraqi people placed their solemn trust in 
the American people to alleviate the anguish of 
living in a totalitarian dictatorship. The Iraqi 
detainees at Abu Ghraib depended on their 
overseers to provide security and shelter in the 
midst of an atrocious war. 

They did not deserve to be mistreated and 
sexually abused because they were in a subordi- 
nate position. Those of us away from the front- 
lines are not exempt from the Geneva accords. 

I am sure there have been many cases where a 
sincere friend placed their belief and trust in 
someone who repaid them with humiliating 
acts of degradation that deprived them of all 
humanity and self-respect. 

Perhaps the two students in costume were 
trying to raise our awareness that those you 
depend on may betray you whether you're in 
Tikrit or Natchitoches, Louisiana. 

Keep on rocking in the free world at che.dis- 
ciple@gmail.com. 

Jason Cole is a Louisiana Scholars' College 
student. His opinions do not necessarily 
reflect the opinions of the Sauce staff or of the 
University. 




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The Middle Path 

Prayer in the classroom not effective 




By Justin Shatwell 



I have little patience for the prayer in school 
debate. Having worked as an educator in pub- 
lic schools, I have seen first hand the problems 
facing our youngest generation. 

Over the last five years I've tutored kids 
ranging from the 4th to the 8th grade. In that 
time I've seen illiteracy, pregnancy, violence, 
intimidation, disrespect, and more apathy than 
I care to even think about. 

I know the depth of the hole our public 
schools are stuck in, and the argument that five 
minutes of guided prayer will somehow solve 
all of our problems is no less than a slap in my 
face. 

I'm not trying to challenge anyone's religious 
beliefs. Many people see prayer and faith as 
powerful life-shaping tools, and I have person- 
ally seen religion turn some people's lives 
around. 

However, that does not mean that prayer is a 
golden bullet that will solve all of our problems 
by itself, nor does it give anyone the right to 
impede upon the separation of church and 
state. 

As far as the legal question goes, I believe we 



currently have a great compromise. Children 
are free to be religious in schools, despite what 
many claim. They can read their Bibles, preach 
to one another, pray, and join voluntary reli- 
gious clubs. 

The only restriction is that such activities 
have to happen on their own time (i.e. before 
school, during lunch, between classes) and that 
they cannot be led or endorsed by a faculty 
member. 

This is a good restriction because in order for 
a school to function, it must endeavor to avoid 
making children feel alienated. 

Seeing teachers or administrators publicly 
endorse a particular faith can make children of 
different faiths or of no faith feel isolated from 
those people who are supposed to be teaching 
them. 

Furthermore, it can cause a kind of peer pres- 
sure for those children to conform to the major- 
ity faith, undermining their parents' right to 
raise them as they wish. 

Religion is a contentious issue. If we are to 
get anything done in the classroom, the last 
thing we need is to start religious arguments 
between students, teachers, and parents. 

As it is, we already spend a ridiculous 
amount of time and energy on this issue. I once 
attended a public meeting in favor of school 
prayer in Lake Charles. Several thousand par- 
ents attended. 

In college, I helped run a volunteer tutoring 
program that gave attention to remedial stu- 
dents in elementary and middle school. I was 



lucky to get 15 devoted members a semester. 

Public schools have more work than they can 
manage, and they are eager for volunteers. 

If my club got half the interest a school prayer 
meeting receives, it could have provided a tutor 
to every needy child in Natchitoches. T o 
someone who has given their time futilely try- 
ing to turn back the tide of mediocrity in our 
school systems, school prayer activism seems 
like an ineffectual and unforgivable waste of 
time. 

School prayer does not teach children to read. 
School prayer does not make students good at 
math. 

School prayer does not make parents care, 
shrink class size, or cure ADD. The goal of our 
school system is to teach, and only human 
beings can do that. 

I do not attack school prayer because I am not 
a Christian. I attack school prayer because it 
does not work. 

If you want to help our education system, put 
down your picket sign, free up two hours a 
week, and walk down to your nearest school. 

I will tell you from experience that it is not an 
easy or enjoyable task. However, real problems 
deserve real answers, and we should be willing 
to make that kind of sacrifice for our children. 

Justin Shatwell is a Louisiana Scholars' 
College student. His column appears weekly 
on the editorial page. His opinions do not 
necessarily reflect the opinions of the Sauce 
staff or of the University. 



More news in brief 



NSU Jazz to kick off concert series 

Galindo Rodriguez and the NSU Jazz Ensemble will perform Friday at 
noon on the downtown riverbank to kick off Natchitoches' Brown Bag 
Lunch Concert series. 

"The Brown Bag Lunch Concert series began in 2001 when the Main 
Street Program decided to seek a way in which to promote local musi- 
cians as well as downtown restaurants," said Courtney Hornsby, man- 
ager of Natchitoches' Main Street office. 

Kappa Kappa Psi, one of NSU's music fraternities, will sell hamburger 
lunches during the concert for five dollars. Each lunch will include a 
hamburger, chips, cookie, condiments and drink. All proceeds from 
'unch sales will go to the Red Cross to aid tsunami victims. Advance 
!unch orders can be placed through Mark Holt at (318) 663-1176. 

The Brown Bag concerts are held on the first friday of March, April, 
May and June. April's concert will feature Rivers Revue, and will be 
the unofficial kick-off for the annual Natchitoches Jazz Festival 



campus housing and meal plans for next year. 

Aramark will be providing free food, and KWND will be doing a live 
remote broadcast. 

There will be informational booths from Residential Life, the Univer- 
sity Columns, Aramark, Financial Aid, One Card, the NSU Bookstore, 
Student Activities, Counseling and Career Services, Health Services, 
the new residence hall, which will be completed for next year, and the 
Wellness Recreation and Activities Center, which will finish being reno- 
vated in May. 

Each continuing student who renews or signs up for any on-campus 
housing option and its corresponding meal plan will be entered to win 
one of several prizes including a $400 Wal-Mart gift card, a 27-inch 
television, a 25-inch television, a PlayStation 2, a $100 declining bal- 
ance on an Aramark meal plan and a $50 bookstore gift certificate. 

Elaine Broussard 



Lora sheppard Student wins award for catapult 



'Go For The Green' festival to promote 
campus housing, meal plans 

The University will be sponsoring a St. Patrick's Day festival to pro- 
mote campus housing and meal plan services with the theme "Go For 
"'he Green." 

The festival will take place Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in 
fr ont of the Student Union. Students will be able to sign up for on- 



Nathan Wilson, a sophomore physics major from Folsom, was chosen 
out of 18 applicants as this year's Marsh White Award winner by the 
Society of Physics Students. 

Wilson submitted a proposal that called for the construction of a tre- 
buchet, a medieval war engine. The trebuchet construction will run 
through the spring semester, and the completed product will be used 
as a demonstration for outreach activities to gain interest among high 
school students currently taking physics. 

It will later be used as a demonstration of physical principles for stu- 



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dents in elementary and middle schools in the surrounding areas. 

SPS is an organization of the American Institute of Physics. Past pro- 
posals submitted by NSU students have included ways to enhance the 
telescope, update computer resources and update physics laboratories. 

Savanna Mahaffey 

Study center now open in Rapides 

On Tuesday, University College's Learning Center will begin providing 
free tutoring to all NSU students in the Rapides Hall lobby in most 
English, mathematics and science core subjects from 7-10 p.m. 

Tutoring will be Monday through Wednesday by trained tutors. All 
majors, residency statuses and classifications are encouraged to utilize 
the facilities at night or visit the Learning Center in 237 Kyser Hall dur- 
ing the day. For more information, contact Jeremy Thomas at 357- 
4460. 

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New York flutist to play at Magale 

Flutist Renee Siebert of the New York Philharmonic will present a 
guest recital at NSU on March 13. The concert, which is free and open 
to the public, will begin at 3 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. 

The program will include "Sonata #4 in F Major" and "Sonata in E 
Minor" by Mozart, "Romance in F Minor, Op. 11 by Dvorak, "9 Walks 
Down 7th Avenue" by Dorff, "Sonata" by Reynolds and "Sonata" by 
Hindemith. Gary Hammond will accompany Siebert on piano. 

A member of the New York Philharmonic since 1974, Siebert has 
appeared three times as concerto soloist with the Philharmonic and 
collaborated with many eminent artists. She has appeared with Music 
from Marlboro, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Cham- 
ber Music at the Y and Barge Music. She has recorded the complete 
flute works of Mozart and presented the world premiere of Judith 
Shatin's Flute Concerto, later recording the work. 

Siebert has given master classes and performed recitals at various 
universities, including NSU, in the United States, Germany and Japan. 
Last season, she performed Shatin's Flute Concerto in San Francisco 
with the Women's Philharmonic and chamber music concerts at the 
Metropolitan Museum of Art. 

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<Mi$ communication 

Suspend disbelief for moment, if 
you will, and contemplate the situa- 
tion below. 

Girl says: Can I borrow a pencil? 

GirZ thinks: Gee, I really need a 
pencil. I hope he has one. 

Boy hears: Out of thirty guys in 
the class, I asked you to give me a 
pencil. 

(Handing girl an overly chewed and 
disturbed looking pencil.) Boy says: 
Here is a pencil- 
Boy thinks: ...and my number. 
Girl hears: Here is a pencil. And 
by the way, I am a huge freak with a 
pencil fetish. (Girl tries to politely 
hide her gag reflex at the sight of the 
masticated writing utensil.) 

Boy thinks: Oh yeah, she wants 
me. Next class I am definitely get- 
ting the digits. 

Girl thinks: Note to self - never 
sit by freakish pencil boy again. 
(Both smile sweetly at each other.) 
Obviously, these two are walking 
away from this interaction with two 
very different ideas over what just 
occurred. Miscommunication can 
occur for three reasons: denseness, 
politeness, and simply because peo- 
ple hear what they want to hear. If 
the other participant in your conver- 
sation is dense, there is no hope. Just 
end the conversation, and walk 
quickly away, before anyone gets 
hurt. You can bet that a dense per- 
son will never fully comprehend 
what you mean even if you say it 
really slowly. 

However, if you are just trying to 
be polite, the delightful art of mis- 
communication will work well for 
you. It is not always necessary to get 
exactly what you are thinking across 
to another person. In this instance, 
when you are trying to spare a per- 
son's feelings, miscommunication 
added in with a little misdirection 
can even spice things up a bit. For 
instance, "Do I look fat in this 
dress?" Response: "Oh, why look 
over there! If s pigs in a 
blanket. . .nurimm,mmmm. I'll be 
right back." Ahhhh, miscommunica- 
tion and misdirection all rolled into 
one. It boggles the mind, and 
refreshes the sense, doesn't it? 

(On a side note, the correct response 
to the above question is always 'No' if 
you are of the opposite sex from the per- 
son asking. However, if you just cannot 
tell such a dirty lie, the above answer 
runs a close second. Although you may 
want to avoid the pig in a blanket bit 
altogether, and pick a food with far less 
obvious implications.) 

So the final reason that miscom- 
munication occurs is the simple 
truth that people will forever hear 
whatever it is that they want to hear. 
This usually starts to occur when 
you are far into your relationship, 
which brings me around to this 
week's point. Try to avoid miscom- 
munication in the beginning of the 
relationship though that the follow- 
ing does not occur: 

Girl says: Where is the remote? 
Can you get it for me? 

Girl thinks: Why can't he get off 
his lazy butt and do something for 
me for just once? 

Boy hears: Blah, blah, blah, 
blah. . .remote. 

Boy says: Sure, baby, anything 
for you. (Rolling eyes ever so slight- 

iy-) 

Boy thinks: Oh, I got your 
remote right here, you nag. 

Girl hears: I'm only doing this 
because finding another girlfriend 
would be too much work. 

At this point, there has been a 
serious breakdown in communica- 
tion between these two people. 
Unfortunately, miscommunication is 
not always harmless, ridiculous fun 
with other people. Certain people 
can completely misinterpret what 
you say either because you are not 
saying what you really mean or are 
not fully completing your thoughts 
in a logical fashion. This can end 
relationships and friendships in an 
instant. Good communication skills 
are very important and should be 
well established before fully com- 
mitting to a relationship. If miscom- 
munication is not dealt with early 
on in a relationship than you will 
end up with much bigger problems 
in the relationship. 

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Are you not 'Entertained?' 



Thursday, March 3, 2005 
the Current Sauce 



Local band jazzes it uv 
on Wednesday nights 



by Candice Pauley 

Sauce Reporter 

A mutual love for music brought 
Marcus Barber, Lance Brightwell, 
Gregg Griffin, Jarrett Bailey, Ronnie 
Ivy, Sherman Deselle and John 
Chappell together to form the 
band, The Entertainers. 

With a mixture of jazz, rhythm 
and blues, soul, rock and alterna- 
tive, The Entertainers have some- 
thing for everyone. 

They play music from a variety 
of bands and musicians including 
Cake, Otis Redding, James Brown, 
Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gay and 
Outkast. 

The idea for the band originated 
when Barber, a senior CIS /Busi- 
ness Administration major, and 
Bailey, a Louisiana Tech graduate, 
were introduced by a mutual 
acquaintance. Bailey expressed 
interest in creating a band. 

A year later Barber, the bands 
saxophone player, and Chappell, 
trumpet player, approached Bailey 
to play guitar. They wanted to start 
a group that was more diverse and 
on a higher level musically from 
other local bands. 

"Jarrett's been a really big help 
because he understands the style, 



he's done this before," Barber says. 

Bailey, who has played guitar for 
nine years, says, " I wanted to be in 
the band because I didn't have 
another place to play." He added, " 
This band is different from any- 
thing else that is in Natchitoches or 
the surrounding area." 

The band was still missing a few 
key elements. That is when Barber 
asked Griffin to play bass for them. 

"The first name on my list was 
Gregg because Gregg is a hard 
worker and he's really enthused 
about [music]," Barber says. 

Griffin was eager to join the band 
because, "Playing rock stuff as far 
as bass goes is pretty boring and it's 
pretty easy and I definitely wanted 
a challenge and to learn a new style 
to diversify," he says. 

Next to join the band were 
Brightwell on keyboard, Ivy on 
drums and Deselle on lead vocals. 

Barber says he chose Deselle 
because, "Sherman's really good. 
He sang with the jazz band last 
year, and so I was just shocked. He 
sings stylistically correct, he knows 
how to get the crowd going. He's 
got the perfect voice for what we 
do." 

Brightwell, a senior percussion 
major, plays keyboard as a hobby. 




Leslie West- 
brook/ the Cur- 
rent Sauce 



Saxophone 
player John 
Chapelle along 
with the rest of 
The Entertain- 
ers performed 
at the Pioneer 
Pub on Febru- 
ary 16. The 
band usually 
performs at the 
Ole Fort Pub 
located at the 
Ramada Inn on 
the Highway-1 
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"I [joined] the band so I could get 
better at [playing the keyboard]," 
Brightwell says. "I wanted to be 
more versatile and more knowl- 
edgeable and hopefully that will 
help me." 

Ivy, a music education and per- 
cussion major, was not the first 
drummer with the band. However, 
after his inclusion the band was 
complete. 

"I wanted to be in the band 
because there is nothing like this 
really in Natchitoches we figured 
we could start something to pro- 
voke some interest in people," Ivy 



says. 

The band being complete, they 
started setting up engagements 
and making a name for themselves. 

"As far as a band, I think we pret- 
ty much got the glue that we need 
to be successful," Barber says. 

Many of the band members look 
to Barber for leadership and inspi- 
ration. 

"Marcus Barber is the man," Bai- 
ley says. "Marcus takes care of all 
of the business, Marcus takes care 
of the gigs, he motivates us when 
criticisms need to be made or some- 
thing is in question, Marcus is the 



go-to guy. 

The diversity of the group only 
seems to add to their chemistry. 

"It's great; it's fun; we have a 
good time; we kid on each other. 
It's what a band should be," Bailey 
says. 

Also look for them at the Natchi- 
toches Jazz and R&B Festival on 
April 2, 2005. 

The Entertainers play every 
Wednesday night at 9:30 at the Ole 
Fort Pub in the Ramada Inn on the 
Highway-1 bypass. The cover 
charge is $2. 



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By Cheryl Thompson 

Sauce Reporter 

"How many of you have an STD 
and don't know it?" 

Sound like a normal subject for 
discussion in political science? It is 
if you are in one of Willjam Hos- 
ton's classes. 

With the question asked, stu- 
dents looking around the room 
were curious to see what the others 
would do or say. As the class 
laughed nervously, Hoston asked 
the question again. 

None of the students raised their 
hands. With this, he told the stu- 
dents he wanted them to be aware 
of people's fear of knowing the 
truth and how it affected society. 

The class topic for the day was 
vetoes and how the system of 
vetoes works. 

Hoston, assistant professor of 
political science, is known for 
using contemporary "hot topics" 
in his class to help students to 
understand and be interested in 
political science. 

Some of his topics include the 
war in Iraq, AIDS, gun legislation 



in Louisiana, segregation in 
schools and rap music. 

One class discussion was about 
government restrictions on free 
speech. Using the the rap group 2 
Live Crew as an example for discus- 
sion, Hoston highlighted some of 
the group's music and the contro- 
versy behind it. He even sang 
parts of the songs to jog students' 
memories and caused a few 
laughs. 

Hoston says he has tried to treat 
students as equals and show them 
that he cares. He feels his students 
are like his little brothers and sis- 
ters. He talks to students before 
class while he writes the notes for 
the day's lecture on the board. 

"I'm a young professor so there- 
fore I'm not very far removed from 
my students, I feel like I can relate 
to them," Hoston says. 

Hoston asks students for their 
opinions on different subjects and 
wants the student to give a valid 
reason for their opinion. During 
his class, he tries to give everyone 
that raises their hands a chance to 
speak out in class discussions. 

"My teaching style is very inter- 



active," Hoston says. "Students are 
getting to a point where it's hard to 
keep their attention for 50 minutes 
in a traditional lecture, so if you 
involve them in the discussion 
then that will keep them more 
interested." 

Junior Brandon Woods 
described Hoston as being "very 
open" with fus students in class. 

Sophomore Kristin Terou says, 
"He's more concerned about your 
opinion than his." 

Seniors Harmony Williams and 
Traci Watson say that they pay 
more attention in Hoston's class 
than in some of their other classes. 

"He demands your attention," 
Williams says. 

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Col 1 6Q6 CliiSI 116! Gourmet food is right at your fingertips 



By Jill Skaggs 

Sauce Reporter 

Refined taste buds and exquisite food no longer have to 
belong to the rich and famous or even those who live off cam- 
pus. Students can experiment with alternatives to the ordi- 
nary Ramen noodles or canned pasta that so many prepare 
in the dorms. 

"It's frustrating to not be able to make anything other than 
canned foods," Katherine Porto, a freshman elementary edu- 
cation major, said. 

There are other foods available to transform the ordinary 
into unique dinners and snack solutions. 

Russ Couch, a freshman music education major, says all he 
can cook is "simple stuff, canned food, ravioli or soup." 

While Couch's meal choices seem adequate, other alterna- 
tives are more appetizing. All that is needed for these delec- 
table substitute recipes is a microwave and a few other sup- 
plies. 

Thelma Pressman's cookbook, 365 Quick and Easy 
Microwave Recipes, offers easy-to-make dinners and snacks. 
Here are some of sure-to-please collegiate cuisines. 




Mexican Quesadillas 

Ingredients: 

• one 7 oz. can whole green chilies, drained 

• four 8-inch flour tortillas 

• one cup of shredded Monterey Jack or Ched- 
dar Cheese. 

Optional: canned chicken 

Directions: 

First, split the whole chilies along one side and open up (discard 
stems and seeds). Place one chili on each tortilla and top with one of 
the cheeses. Roll up and secure tortillas with toothpick and repeat 
until four are made. Next, place on a microwave safe plate and cover 
with paper towel. Cook on HIGH for two to three minutes or until 
cheese melts and quesadillas are warm. If you would like to make the 
snack into a meal you may want to add some canned chicken inside 
with the chilies and cheese and then cook them to have more of an 
entree. 

Savory Chicken Breasts 

Ingredients: 

• Two boneless chicken breast halves 
•one cup sliced onion 

•two tablespoons soy sauce 
•two tablespoons lemon juice 
•two teaspoons minced fresh ginger 
•one minced garlic clove 

• 1 teaspoon pepper 

Directions: 

Place the chicken in a small shalloiu microwavable baking dish. 
Scatter onion over chicken. Combine all remaining ingredients and 
pour over chicken. Cover with wax paper and cook on HIGH for five 
to seven minutes. 



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Ingredients: 

•One-pound semisweet or white chocolate 
• 15 large washed strawberries 

Directions: 

Fill a large mixing bowl or a four-cup glass-measuring cup 
chocolate. Cook in microwave on MEDIUM, for two to three 
utes. Next, take one strawberry at a time (holding by the stem of 
toothpick) and dip it into the melted chocolate to coat about tf 
thirds of the berry. Last, place the coated berries on waxed paper, 
them set and then refrigerate after 10 minutes. 

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cookbooks, the Internet and through friends. Just rememb* 
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Thursday, March 3, 2005 - the Current Sauce - News 



By Savanna Mahaffey 

Sauce Reporter 

After re-wiring six new buildings 
for telecommunications systems to 
allow faster Internet access, NSU is 
finding itself in a bandwidth 
crunch. 

"Right now, we only have a six 
yfbps Internet connection. We 
fiave more demand than supply," 
said Tracy Brown, Director of Tech- 
nical Services. "Over Easter break, 
vie're upgrading our internet con- 
nection to 15 Mbps." 

Brown explained that a DSL line 
for a home computer would usual- 
ly have 1.5 Mbps internet connec- 
tion. There are approximately 3,000 
computers on campus compering 



for service. 

Because of this reason, residents 
of Boozman Hall, which was 
recently wired for Ethernet con- 
nection, have had limited usage of 
the University's bandwidth. This 
is in order to provide an ample 
amount of bandwidth to the Uni- 
versity's other users who use e- 
mail and Blackboard. Varnado 
Hall has also been wired for the 
Ethernet connection, but the Uni- 
versity is waiting for more band- 
width before making it accessible 
to residents. 

Brown said the upgrade should 
provide relief for everyone after 
Easter. 

"The University is overdue for 
an upgrade. Bandwidth is usually 



upgraded every 18 months, and 
NSU has not upgraded it for three 
years," Brown said. "We have just 
been able to secure the funding." 

The University has also been 
working to install a wireless net- 
work in the Student Union and 
Kyser Hall. The job will be com- 
pleted once the remaining hard- 
ware arrives. 

The wireless network will pro- 
vide Internet access to those with 
portable computers. 

NSU Technical Services and the 
SGA are laying the groundwork 
for getting a separate Internet con- 
nection for all tech-fee related proj- 
ects such as dorms, labs and dial- 
up. However, Brown said nothing 
is concrete yet. 



New study, resource 
center opens in Watson 

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By Elizabeth Bolt 

Sauce Reporter 

A new writing center and 
ssource center is available to stu- 
dents free of charge in Watson 
Library this semester. 

Anthony Atkins, director of the 
witing center, said the outpost in 
the library offers the same servien- 
ts as the main writing center in 
Kyser Hall. 

The writing center offers tutor- 
ing to students who need addi- 
tional instruction in punctuation, 
Denization and grammar. It also 
offers help with citations, plagia- 



rism and basic technological 
instruction in Microsoft Word and 
PowerPoint. 

Atkins said one misconception 
about workers in the writing cen- 
ter is that they proofread papers. 

Atkins said he would like to see 
the library outpost used more. He 
said that it was a little slow at the 
beginning of the semester, but it is 
starting to pick up because more 
people know it's there. 

The writing center is located in 
the back corner of the reference 
room on the first floor. A student 
worker is there Tuesday, Wednes- 
day and Thursday from 6 p.m. to 



9 p.m. 

"We try to teach students the 
important facets of writing so they 
don't have to come back," Atkins 
said. 

The resource center is located 
in the computer lab of the library 
and is open the same hours as the 
lab. 

Jennifer Long, student technol- 
ogy coordinator, said the resource 
center offers copying of school 
related materials, binding, lami- 
nating and other services to stu- 
dents. There is also a paper cutter 
and educational supplies to assist 
students in methods classes. 



Association offers job 
fair for nursing students 



By Shannon Harper 

Sauce Reporter 

The Student Nurses Association, 
is sponsoring a Career Fair for all 
junior and senior Nursing and 
Radiologic Technology students on 
Monday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 
Nursing Education Center in 
Stireveport. 

Debbie Moore, director of stu- 
dent services, said over 40 area- 
fide hospitals have been invited. 
"This will give our Nursing and 
id Tech students the opportunity 
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be given a chance to meet with 
potential employers before they 
graduate. Jacy Flournoy, junior 
radiologic technology major, said 
"This will be a good time for stu- 
dents to find out how many differ- 
ent jobs there are out there for them 
when they graduate. The Career 
Fair will be a way to show students 
that there are many jobs available 
here in our local area." 

According to the Louisiana 
Department of Labor's Web site, 
the Shreveport-Bossier area cur- 
rently has about 118 jobs available 
for licensed practical and vocation- 
al nurses, and many employers 



face great difficulties in hiring ade- 
quate employees. 

"I think students should attend 
the Career Fair so they can decide if 
these are the types of jobs they 
would be interested in," Flournoy 
said. "This is a chance for students 
to discuss important factors like 
average pay rates and the amount 
of hours worked." 

The 2004-2005 Occupational Out- 
look Handbook lists registered 
nursing as the largest healthcare 
occupation. 

Any questions concerning the 
Career Fair can be directed to the 
Student Nurses Association at 318- 
677-3100. 



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fcConathy said. It will not affect 
"<%e who are currently enrolled at 
<SU. 

Even non-qualifying students 
*n escape selective admission only 
'they plan to enroll in a 2005 sum- 
*r class. But if not, they must go 
'Tough BPCC, McConathy said. 
To determine if students qualify 
r admission or not, they will first 
'Pply for admission at NSU, 



McConathy said. If they lack in any 
of the determinants, they would be 
denied and then would be referred 
to BPCC. 

There would not be any addition- 
al application, she said. 

Registrar Lillie Bell said so far, no 
applicant has been referred to 
BPCC. 

McConathy said BPCC will offer 
10 courses in the fall, including Col- 
lege Algebra, American History 



and First Aid. 

She said it would take average 
students two semesters to get 
through BPCC before progressing 
to NSU. After completing their 
classes with BPCC, students would 
just have to transfer. 

McConathy's office, newly paint- 
ed in BPCC's colors, maroon and 
gold, is on the first floor of Kyser 
Hall. 



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SAB announces 
spring events 



By Jamie Webb 

Sauce Reporter 

If anyone is interested in model- 
ing, poker, video games, movie 
trivia or outdoor games, the Stu- 
dent Activities Board has several 
upcoming events to choose from. 

Kelly Manuel, a graduate assis- 
tant who works with SAB, said 
SAB will host a model search 
today at 4 p.m. in the Student 
Union Lobby. Manuel said SAB 
representatives are looking for 
eight female models and four male 
models for their spring fashion 
show, which will be at 7 p.m. on 
March 30 in the Student Union 
Ballroom. The fashion show is 
sponsored by the SAB's Coffee 
House Committee. 

On Monday beginning at 5 p.m., 
there will be a Texas Hold 'Em 
Poker Night in the University 
Columns Clubhouse, Manuel said. 
The event is mainly for Columns 
and Rapides residents, but any 
students who are interested in par- 
ticipating can sign up. 

Thorn LaCaze, SAB parliamen- 
tarian, said there is a sign-up sheet 
outside the SAB office, Room 232 
of the Student Union. Manuel said 
up to 30 students will be able to 
play. 

The four players with the most 
poker chips at the end of the tour- 
nament will win Speed Demon 



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Cards, Manuel said. The first- 
place winner will receive a card 
good for $50, and the second, third 
and fourth place winners will each 
receive cards good for $25 each. 

Mia Guillory secretary-treasurer 
of SAB, said there will be a Halo 2 
tournament and a Scene-It tourna- 
ment on Tuesday in the Boozman 
Hall Lobby. Both events will start 
at 6:30 p.m. and will be open to all 
NSU students. Free food will be 
served. 

Scene-It is "an interactive DVD 
game about movies," Manuel said. 
Halo 2 is a multi-player, first per- 
son shooter game that can be 
played on Microsoft's Xbox game 
systems. There will be $75 Speed 
Demon card prizes for the winner 
of each tournament. 

On Wednesday, SAB representa- 
tives-at-large will be hosting an 
event called Battle of the Sexes out- 
side of Iberville Hall from noon 
until 3 p.m. There will be free food 
and inflatable games for the partic- 
ipants. The events will include a 
Velcro wall and a 70-foot obstacle 
course. 

The first students to complete 
each of the activities and get their 
cards stamped will win T-shirts. 
LaCaze said there are about 60 
shirts available. 

All SAB-sponsored events are 
already paid for through student 
fees. 




FROM PAGE 5 



He says one of the appeals of 
NSU was that he could work on 
his dissertation in Natchitoches. 

"I knew I needed to be in the 
area to conduct my research," he 
says. 

Hoston says that it will be hard 
to leave the students but he wants 
to finish his PhD. He believes that 
there are campus issues that need 
to be addressed and that a more 
conducive environment for 
minority students should be creat- 



ed. 

Some of the ways this can be 
done are better minority faculty 
and student retention, unison 
between minority faculty and stu- 
dents and more African- American 
classes Hoston says. 

"I had to fight to get this 
African-American politics class," 
Hoston says. 

He says that when he leaves, the 
class will still be offered but there 
may not be a professor to teach it. 



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the Current Sauce 



For information on NSU basketball 
check out the Current Sauce at 
www.currentsauce.com 



Sports 




Justin 
Hebert 

The Full 
Count 



March 
Madness 

justin_hebertl37@yahoo 

Extending their winning 
streak to six games during 
the NSU Demon Baseball 
Classic at Brown-Stroud 
Field, the Demons were 
tournament champs going 4- 
for the weekend, defeating 
Kansas State, Northern 
Iowa, and Eastern Michigan 
twice. 

The Demon bats explod- 
ed, finishing the tournament 
with a .319 batting average 
while hitting six home runs 
and24RBIs. Blake Jones 
had three home runs on the 
weekend while Hunter 
Thorns, Marty Dewees and 
Michael Flowers each hit 
one homer. 

They also got very good 
outings on the mound from 
Derek Cloeren, Rusty Jones, 
Daniel Lonsberry and Kyle 
Broughton. 

Broughton is 3-0 and has- 
n't given up a run this sea- 
son pitching 13 and 2/3 
innings. Cloeren is 2-0 with 
a 1.56 earned run average 
through 171/3 innings, the 
last 14 1 / 3 of which he has 
not allowed a run. 

The softball team also saw 
success this weekend in ifs 
first home action of the sea- 
son winning two out of 
three against Southland 
opponent Stephen F. Austin. 

The Demons totaled 25 
hits on Saturday, three of 
which were home runs, two 
by Shay Hunt and one by 
Nicole Martin. They also 
had good pitching perform- 
ances from Loni Rasberry, 
Amanda Glenn and 
Michelle Castellano, who 
pitched a two hitter in Satur- 
day's second game while 
going four for four at the 
plate with three RBIs. 

But considering it's so late 
in the basketball season the 
most important wins of the 
may have belonged to the 
men and women's basket- 
ball teams who both defeat- 
ed Stephen F. Austin Satur- 
day and Sam Houston 
Wednesday. 

The men's team are now 
tied for first in the SLC with 
their win over SHSU and 
Southeastern's loss to 
McNeese Wednesday. The 
Demons will win a piece of 
their first regular season 
crown in 30 years with a win 
over McNeese Friday. 

They are guaranteed 
home court advantage in the 
first round of the SLC tour- 
nament 7 p.m. Tuesday, and 
still have a chance to win 
home court advantage 
throughout the entire tour- 
nament. 

The Lady Demons are 
currently tied with Texas 
State with one game left, 
just a game back from con- 
ference leaders Louisiana- 
Monroe and Texas- Arling- 
ton. 

The Lady Demons have 
also clinched a first round 
home game in the SLC tour- 
nament which will be held 
Monday at 7 p.m. 

Both tournaments fall 
under the same structures. 
Eight teams from the confer- 
ence will make the tourna- 
ment. The top four seeds 
will host the opening round 
games against the bottom 
four on Tuesday. The two 
highest remaining seeds will 
host the semifinal round 7 
p.m. Thursday. The champi- 
onship game will be played 
at the highest remaining 
seed's home court March 13 
at 1 p.m. on ESPN2. 

With luck, all will work 
out in the next week and we 
will be able to watch our 
Demons and Lady Demons 
as they compete and win the 
SLC tournament to earn a 
bid in the 2005 NCAA Tour- 
nament. 




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Demons await their teammate, catcher Marty Dewees (12), following his grand slam in the sixth inning of NSU's 10-3 victory over the University of Northern Iowa Saturday. The Demons were 4-0 in their tournament. 

Tournament Champs 



By Adam Hymel 

Sauce Reporter 

The NSU baseball team 
finally found its offense this 
weekend as it swept all four 
games of the NSU baseball 
classic to run their winning 
streak to six straight games 
and claim the championship. 

The Demons combined to 
hit .319 with six home runs 
and 24 RBIs in the round 
robin style tournament. 

"We finally got our bats 
going this weekend" head 
coach Mitch Gaspard said. 
"I've felt all along that we're a 
good offensive club, but have 
just been struggling early on." 
NSU 2-KSU 

The Demons first game of 
the tournament saw freshman 



Dererk Cloeren toss seven 
shutout innings to earn the 
win. 

Hunter Thorns broke a 
scoreless tie in the bottom of 
the fifth with his first home 
run of the season to put the 
Demons up for good 1-0. 

Blake Jones later added the 
first home run of his career to 
make the game 2-0. 

Cloeren, now 2-0 on the 
season, struck out seven and 
walked two. Jones came in 
and threw two scoreless 
innings to earn his third save 
of the season. 

NSU 10 UNI 3 

NSU continued its early 
season offensive surge as they 
pounded out a season high 15 
hits and hit two home runs 
for the second time in as 



many days. 

The pitching for the 
Demons continued to domi- 
nate as starter Daniel Lons- 
berry tossed six shutout 
irinings to improve his record 
to 1-1 for the year. 

The Demons went up early 
when Blake Jones hit his sec- 
ond home run of the tourna- 
ment, to put the Demons up 
2-0. NSU added to the lead in 
the fifth when Brandon Mor- 
gan singled to lead off the 
inning then moved to third on 
a single by Hunter Thorns. 

Morgan scored on an RBI 
sacrifice fly from catcher 
Marty Dewees and Thorns 
later scored on a double from 
Mike Jaworski. 

NSU put the game out of 
reach with a five run sixth 



inning that saw Marty 
Dewees pick up his first home 
run of the season, a grand 
slam to collect his fifth RBI of 
the day. 

Philip Miller brought in 
Chris Salim in the bottom of 
the inning to finish the 
Demon scoring for the day. 

Blake Jones went two for 
five with three RBIs and one 
run scored and Hunter 
Thorns went three for four 
with two runs scored. 

NSU 6 EMU 2/ 
NSU 7 EMU 4 

The Demons continued to 
dominate as they swept East- 
ern Michigan Sunday to win 
their fifth and sixth straight 
games. 

Senior right-hander Shawn 
Johnston earned his first win 



of the season in game one 
when he relieved starter Cory 
Keener. Johnston threw five 
scoreless innings allowing 
only four hits. 

EMU took an early lead off 
a solo home run by shortstop 
JeffHehr. NSU jumped ahead 
in the bottom of the first with 
a single from Bobby Barbier 
followed by a double by 
Hunter Thorns. 

Both teams scored in the 
second inning and the 
Demons put things away 
with a run in the fourth and 
two in the fifth. 

Michael Palermo went two 
for two with two RBIs and 
Scott Pittenger went two for 
two with an RBI. 

Blake Jones third home run 
in as many days followed by 



Michael Flower's three run 
home run led the Demons to a 
7-4 win in the final game of 
the NSU classic. 

NSU improved its record to 
9-4 with the win. 

Kyle Broughton (3-0) got 
the win in relief giving up no 
runs on three hits while strik- 
ing out nine. 

Broughton relieved starter 
Dwayne Hall who threw 2 
2/3 innings giving up three 
runs on four hits. 

Flower finished the game 
two for three with three RBIs 
and two runs scored while 
Jones finished with and RBI 
and one run scored. 

The Demons will return 
home with a doubleheadet 
against Grambling at 1p.m. 



Lady Demons win big games late in season 



By Adam Zelasko 

Sauce Reporter 

The NSU Lady Demons 
pulled through in the closing 
seconds to chalk up a 72-71 
win when they took on the 
Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks 
at Prather Coliseum. 

The first quarter ended 
with a three pointer from 
SFA's Jennifer Simpson to tie 
the score at 31 and foreshad- 
ow the game's exciting end- 
ing. 

"We started off good, but 
had droughts and we can't 
have those droughts with the 
tournament coming up," 
NSU Lady Demon guard Dia- 
mond Cosby said. 

Cosby led the Lady 
Demons in scoring, with 21 
points. NSU's Sheronda Bell 
and Amanda Bennett each 
scored an impressive 15 
points to assist the team in 
their last-second win over 
SFA. Bennett also led the 
team in rebounds with 15 
boards. 

Leading most of the second 



period, the Lady Demons 
took their biggest advantage 
going up by 12 points on a 
Chassidy Jones lay-up with 
just over three minutes 
remaining. But the Ladyjacks 
fought back and tied the 
game with a three pointer 
with only 55 seconds left. 

A foul by Lady Demon 
Amanda Bennett with 16 sec- 
onds placed SFA's Kirby 
Killingsworth at the foul line. 
Killingsworth made the first 
of the two free throws. 

Chassidy Jones snagged 
the rebound and passed it to 
Bell who took it the length of 
the court but missed a lay-up. 

Demon center Ashley 
Sparkman got the offensive 
board and quickly put it back 
up to sink the game-winner. 

"The kids played tough 
through the game; they really 
bowed up at the end," said 
Jennifer Graf, Lady Demon 
head coach. "It came down to 
the end, but a win is a win." 

The NSU women's basket- 
ball team stands at 10-4 in the 
Southland Conference and 



15-10 overall. 

NSU 77 SHSU 53 

It was all NSU Wednesday 
night as the Lady Demons 
basketball team defeated Sam 
Houston 77-53 in Prather Col- 
iseum. 

With seven and a half min- 
utes left in the first half NSU 
point guard Sheronda Bell 
nailed her second three point- 
er to put the Lady Demons up 
32-5 and they never looked 
back. NSU went into halftime 
holding a 46-25 lead. 

In the second half SHSU 
could only get as close as 19 
points as the Lady Demons 
clinched a opening round 
Southland Conference Tour- 
nament game with their 24 
point win. 

Bell led NSU with a career 
high 26 points while dishing 
out eight assists and getting 
seven rebounds. 

"Winning this game we at 
least get one home game in 
the tournament and that will 
help us out a lot," Bell said. 

Sophomore Chassidy Jones 



finished with 18 points and 
senior Amanda Bennett had 
12 points and 10 rebounds. 

Senior center Ashley Spark- 
man, holder of NSU's single- 
game, single-season and 
career blocked shots record, 
picked up six blocks and 14 
rebounds in the game. 

Ranked No. 3 in the nation, 
Sparkman is just two more 
blocks away from breaking 
her regular season blocks 
record she set last season with 
110. 

The Lady Demons will face 
McNeese State Friday at 5:45 
p.m. in Prather for their last 
regular season contest. They 
will then host their first round 
game of the SLC tournament 
Monday at 7 p.m. 

"We've just really found 
our groove, " Graf said. "Top 
to bottom these kids have 
been great and they've really 
worked hard all season. This 
is what you play for, to get 
into March and see how good 
you can be. I think this group 
is focused on winning a con- 
ference tournament." 




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Softball takes two in home opener against SFA 




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Demon pitcher Amanda Glenn (9) and catcher Kelly Corliss talk things 
over in between innings during NSU's 5-2 victory over SFA Saturday. 



By Matt Miller 

Sauce Reporter 

The NSU softball team 
home opener could not have 
gone any better for the Lady 
Demons (10-10 overall, 2-1 in 
the SLC). 

The opener was a double 
header at home against the 
Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks 
(4-8, 1-2) Saturday, with the 
third game of the series on 
Sunday. The girls from SFA 
left their softball game in 
Texas as the Lady Demons 
swept the Saturday games 5-2 
and 9-1. 

"These girls put all their 
practice to the test Saturday 
and we all saw what the 
result was," head coach Mike 
Perniciaro said. "Our defense 



was flawless and our hitting 
was much improved. This 
was an excellent start to our 
upcoming season." 

The Demons showed that 
they could play both the 
offensive and defensive side 
of the ball. NSU third base- 
man Shay Hunt came up 
huge for the Demons by hit- 
ting two home runs in Satur- 
day's doubleheader. Hunt is 
not the only Demon who 
deserves recognition; the 
defensive game they played 
was hard to match. 

Sophomore pitcher and 
first baseman, Amanda 
Glenn also played two 
remarkable games Saturday 
getting three hits on the day 
and pitched her third save of 
the season. 



"We finally showed what 
we could do if we played as a 
team, all of us did our job on 
the field and at the plate and 
now we have the motivation 
to carry us through this sea- 
son," Glenn said. 

SFA 8-NSU 4 

The Ladyjacks salvaged 
one game out of the weekend 
series defeating the Demons 
8-4 Sunday 

SFA's Lee Lara hit a two- 
run home run in the top of the 
third inning to pull away 
from a 2-2 tie and put them 
up for good. The Demons 
had jumped out to a 2-0 lead 
in the first on Amanda 
Glenn's RBI single and by 
taking advantage of an SFA 
error. 

The Ladyjacks knotted the 



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the Arkansas Invitational ^ 
weekend in Fayette^ 
where they will face 
Razorbacks of Arkansas 
Mississippi Valley State. 



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NSU students arrested for theft 

Three NSU students have been charged with a series 
of burglaries on campus. 

More than $45,000 in stolen university property has 
been recovered and Det. Doug Prescott said that some 
items have not yet been recovered. 

"(We) have been almost on a daily basis picking 
things up that we find out about," Prescott wrote in an 
e-mail. 

The suspects that have been arrested in this case are 
Brian Waterwall of Slidell, Jacob Veillon of Morgan City, 
and Jeff Lake of Campti. Waterwall and Veillon are NSU 
students and Lake is a former NSU student. 

Lake was charged with seven counts of simple bur- 
glary and Waterwall was charged with five counts of 
simple burglary. Veillon was charged with one count of 
simple burglary. 

Police have recovered laptop computers, projectors, 
palm pilots, digital cameras, zip drives and other items. 

The three men are being held in the Natchitoches 
Parish Detention Center awaiting a bond hearing. 

Police have not commented further because the case 
is still under investigation. Police expect additional 
arrests. 

Cheryl Thompson 

Committee schedules Suicide 
Awareness Week activities 

The Mission: Demon Safety committee is planning a 
week of activities to help students become more aware 
of issues surrounding suicides and suicide prevention. 

Suicide Awareness Week will take place March 28 - 
31 with activities scheduled for each day. 

"Suicide has become the unspoken S-word. It's not 
ex anymore," said Leah Lentz, an NSU counselor and 
oordinator of the program. "We are trying to help stu- 
ents learn that it is OK to ask for help." 

I Matthew Allard, a graduate assistant for the Counsel- 
ing and Career Center who is also helping to coordinate 
pe events, said that students from many organizations 
jOn campus will be participating. 

1 Students interested in helping with any of the events 
pe encouraged to contact Allard at mallard001@stu- 
Nent.nsula.edu or at 357-5621. 

Elaine Broussard 

Boogeyman screenwriters come 
to NSU to conduct workshop 

[the Louisiana Scholars' College will conduct a screen- 
priting workshop featuring Boogeyman writers Juliet 
pnowden and Stiles White Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Morri- 
*0n Hall. 

■Snowden and White sold their first screenplay, enti- 
5d The Waiting, to Wes Craven. Alex Proyas, who has 
■irected films such as The Crow, Dark City and I, 
boot, will direct the couple's next film, a supernatural 
""lller called Knowing. 

For more information, contact Fraser Snowden at the 
Scholars' College at 357-4587. 



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Next week the CunvntSaucevM not 
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However, please cheek out our 

online edition at 
www.cuiTentsauce.com 

It ttS week's Of M tnf Exn " SIVES: 
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'CIS students come out on top at regional competition 
'Senior trombone player prepares for recital 
Motivational speaker to visit NSU next week 
•Activities director pushes for Student Union improve- 
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P| ws photo galleries, comics and more! 



Demons advance in SLC 
championship tournament 



By Justin Hebert 

Sports Editor 

Demon guard Jermaine 
Wallace exploded Tuesday 
night in Prather Coliseum 
scoring 26 points making 
eight of 16 shots as top-seed- 
ed NSU got one step closer 
to a Southland Conference 
tournament championship. 

The regular-season SLC 
champs defeated the Texas- 
Arlington Mavericks 81-67 
in the first round of the 
O'Reilly Auto Parts SLC 
Men's Tournament and will 
advance to host the Lamar 
Cardinals Thursday night in 
one of the tournament's 
semifinal games. 

Lamar defeated Texas-San 
Antonio 91-83 in their open- 
ing round tournament match 
up. 

The winner of the semifi- 
nal game will then play Sun- 
day at 1 p.m. in the champi- 
onship game aired live on 
ESPN2. The winner will not 
only be SLC Tournament 
champs but also guaranteed 
an invite to the NCAA Tour- 
nament. 

If the Demons defeat the 
Cardinals tonight, they will 
host the championship game 
and NSU will be in the 
national spotlight Sunday. 

But as NSU Demon head 
coach Mike McConathy said 
following Tuesday night's 
win, "We're playing a one- 
game season. 

"We just have to come and 
be prepared to do what 
we've got to do," 
McConathy said. 

"We always think the next 
game is the biggest," Wallace 
said, exemplifying how all 
members of McConathy' s 
team believe in him and his 




Leslie Westbrook / the Ci rrem Sauce 
Tyronn Mitchell and other members of the Demon basketball team display their Southland Conference trophy during halftime of the Lady 
Demons' game Monday night. 



philosophies. 

The Demons' game 
tonight against Lamar is not 
only the biggest of the year 
because it means they move 
on or their season is over, but 
the Cardinals are also the 
only team to defeat NSU in 
Prather this season. 

Lamar was the last team to 
beat NSU before they started 
their current win streak 
when they defeated the 



Demons 89-84 Feb. 3. 

But the Demons redeemed 
themselves less than two 
weeks later when they 
defeated the Cardinals 90-83 
in Beaumont, Texas for the 
first time in 31 years. 

NSU won its ninth straight 
game, while never trailing 
the Mavericks and not allow- 
ing them within six points in 
the whole second half. 

Wallace led four Demons 



who scored in double fig- 
ures. Point guard Tyronn 
Mitchell had 11 points and a 
game-high five steals, while 
center Byron Allen and for- 
ward Clifton Lee each added 
10 points for NSU. 

"Jermaine is the person 
that can shoot it. That's just 
the type of player he is," Lee 
said of his teammate's 26- 
point performance. 

The Mavericks got 16 



points each from junior 
guard Jarrett Howell and 
freshman forward Larry 
Posey in their season-ending 
loss. 

"I think they're doing 
what they've got to do," 
UTA head coach Eddie 
McCarter said of NSU after 
the loss. "I think the confer- 
ence is as good as it's ever 
been. The big thing for them 
is that they're at home." 



NSU focuses new programs on 
student safety, academic support 



T/j;'s is the final article in a 
three-part series examining how 
the NSU administration is 
responding to suggestions made 
by an institutional review of the 
University. The review is avail- 
able in its entirety on the Web at 
ulsystem.net. This article's focus 
is student affairs and safety con- 
cerns. 



By Kyle Shirley 

News Editor 

NSU President Randall 
Webb has outlined 14 "action 
steps" the University is tak- 
ing to improve student safety 
and academic support issues. 

These steps are the Univer- 
sity's response to concerns 
raised by a comprehensive 



review of NSU by the Nation- 
al Center for Higher Educa- 
tion Management Systems. 

According to the review, 
"NSU should take concerted 
steps to create an environ- 
ment for students that is not 
only safe, supportive and 
academically rigorous, but is 

■ See Review, page 3 



SAB busy hosting spring events 



Courtney LaCaze 

Sauce Reporter 

College is more than just 
homework, classes, exams 
and stress. Members of the 
SAB have planned a variety of 
enjoyable events to bring stu- 
dents together and help them 
relax. 

On March 17, The Fresh- 
man Factor Committee will 
host "The Bonk Show" in the 
Friedman Student Union Ball- 
room. Students can partici- 



pate in the game show with 
chances to win such prizes as 
a free Speed-Demon card, 
cash and more. 

On March 29, The 
Lagniappe Committee will 
host "Welcome Back from 
Spring Break" Day. Students 
can participate in laser tag in 
front of the Student Union or 
join in other events through- 
out the day. The Lagniappe 
Committee has planned 
music events. 

March 30, the SAB will host 



"Project Runway and Spring 
Fashion Show" at 7 p.m. in the 
Student Union Ballroom. 
Models chosen during a 
model search will showcase 
the latest trends and fashions. 
Students attending the event 
can win prizes given away 
throughout the night. 

The Campus Trends Com- 
mittee will host a week of 
events for nontraditional stu- 
dents April 11 to 14. Programs 
are for students with children, 
■ See SAB, page 2 




Leslie Westbrook / tte Current Sauce 
Freshman Terry Gloster goes for a spin on the Funtastic Flyer near 
Iberville Dining Hall Wednesday afternoon. 



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Wednesday 

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Police Blotter 2 

Life 4 

Fashionable Focus 4 

Sports 6 

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SAB 



FROM PAGE 1 



married students and adult learn- 
ers. 

In April, students can anticipate 
"Spring Fling Week." The theme for 
this year is "Treat Yourself Like the 
Star that You Are." On Monday, 
"Meet and Greet with the Stars 
Day," students will have the oppor- 
tunity to meet actual celebrities. 
Sara and M.J. from MTV's The Real 



World will visit NSU to speak to stu- 
dents, sign autographs and take pic- 
tures. On Tuesday, "Demon Day," 
the SAB will visit the Natchitoches 
Girls Home to donate semi-formals, 
formals and purses. On Wednesday, 
"Pamper Yourself Day" students 
can receive a free massage by a mas- 
sage therapist, oxygen bar rejuvena- 
tion treatment and candle making 



from 12 to 4 p.m. On Thursday 
"Party like a Super Star Day," stu- 
dents can eat free crawfish and lis- 
ten to local bands showcase their 
talents. Additional special events 
for the day will be provided by 
ROTC. 

Go to Room 232 in the Friedman 
Student Union or call (318) 357-5438 
for more information. 



Students, administrators 
wrestle with WRAC policy 



By Elaine Broussard 

Editor in Chief 

As the completion of the Well- 
ness Recreation and Activities Cen- 
ter draws near, students and 
administrators are trying to iron 
out a disagreement about a policy 
concerning alumni membership 
fees. 

Since the spring of 1999, all full- 
time students of the NSU Natchi- 
toches campus have paid $75 per 
semester, including summers, 
toward the renovation of the 
WRAC complex, which is expected 
to open in May. Since many stu- 
dents who paid into this fund are 
now alumni, they will be allowed 
to join the WRAC for free for the 
number of semesters they paid the 
fee, said Patric DuBois, associate 
director for wellness, recreational 
sports and intramurals. 

However, DuBois said in order 



for this to apply to students, they 
must have graduated between the 
spring 1999 and spring 2005 semes- 
ters. All other alumni will pay a 
monthly fee of $35. 

Several members of the Student 
Government Association, includ- 
ing Beau Boudreaux, treasurer, and 
Matt Bartley, student affairs com- 
missioner, said this is not what stu- 
dents and administrators agreed 
upon when the policies and proce- 
dures were written last spring. Stu- 
dents who graduate after spring 
2005 should still receive free mem- 
bership for the number of semes- 
ters they paid the fee while the 
WRAC was not in use, they said. 

"No matter how many semesters 
you put in, that is how many 
semesters you get out," Boudreaux 
said. "That was the selling point. 
That is what they promised." 

DuBois said the free membership 
credits are only designated for stu- 



dents who never used the WRAC 
while they attended NSU, and it 
would be difficult to extend the 
credits to future alumni. 

"We have clear cut dates of 1999 
to 2005 in which students never got 
to use it," DuBois said. "If you keep 
going back to account for every stu- 
dent each semester, it just starts to 
become a never-ending situation." 

SGA Adviser Jeff Mathews said 
SGA members will meet with 
DuBois and the Student Life 
Council to work out the disagree- 
ment. 

"I think what we have is just a 
misunderstanding of what hap- 
pened a year ago," Mathews said. 
"It's become a he-said-she-said 
type thing, and we're going to 
have to just sit in a room and fig- 
ure it out." 

Mathews said he is confident 
that an agreement will be made 
soon. 



SAS plans student art show, contest 



By Candice Pauley 

Sauce Reporter 

NSU's Student Art Society is 
dedicated to promoting art on cam- 
pus, and sponsors many events 
including day trips to art galleries 
in Houston, Shreveport and Dallas. 

The biggest event SAS sponsors 
is the annual Student Art Show, 
created to showcase NSU's diverse 
student artists. 

Categories for entry include 
painting, digital art, sculpture and 
graphics. SAS will be taking appli- 



cations through March 16. Entries 
can be submitted to Leslee Toney, 
any SAS officer or to any faculty 
member of the art department. 

There is a $5 entry fee for each 
piece with a maximum of five 
entries per person. All work must 
be original in concept and not pre- 
viously shown in any Student Art 
Show exhibit. All pieces should be 
ready for display. Two dimension- 
al art must be framed and ready to 
hang. Entry forms are available in 
the art office. 

The show will open March 29, 



and an awards ceremony will fol- 
low on March 31, at 6 p.m. 

Lisa Relnauer, McNeese State 
University visual arts department 
head, will judge the show. 

SAS meets once a month and is 
open to all NSU students. 

"It's not just for the art depart- 
ment" Toney said. "This is a cam- 
pus wide thing for any NSU full- 
time student." 

For more information contact 
Toney by e-mail at jubileey_ris- 
ing@yahoo.com or by phone at 
(318) 282-2598. 



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Freshman psychology major Danielle Seal participates in a game involving bungee cords and bean bags in front of Iberville 
Dining Hall Wednesday. 



NSU Police Blotter 



3-1-05 

2:34 p.m. 

An employee from Vic's called 
because a student was throwing 
things. Officers spoke with the 
man who said that he was mess- 
ing around with a friend and acci- 
dentally knocked a salt shaker off 
the table. 

11:02 p.m. 
An RA from Rapides called 
because the fire alarm was sound- 
ing because of overcooked pop- 
corn. 



11:51 p.m. 
A medical 



emergency was 



reported in Rapides. An ambu- 
lance transported the man to the 
hospital. 

3-2-05 

10:07 p.m. 

Someone was seen driving a 
white Cadillac recklessly with 
passengers hanging out of the 
vehicle. Officers issued a citation. 

3-3-05 

3:17 p.m. 

A white Suburban got stuck at 
the main entrance of the Universi- 
ty. A witness said it cut into 
oncoming traffic and got stuck in 
the process. 



3-4-05 

10:12 a.m. 

The TKE house was vandalized 
with spray paint. 

3:22 p.m. 
Concerned parents called 
because their son stole their vehi- 
cle. An officer was sent to locate 
the vehicle. 

3-7-05 

4:49 p.m. 

The SAC from Rapides called 
about a confiscated radio and 
requested an officer. 

Elizabeth Bolt 






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MISSION: 

Demon Safety Calendar 

of events for 
Suicide Awareness Week: 



March 28 th 

"Campaign Day" 

Banners will be placed on the walk 
way of the Student Union, yellow 
ribbons placed through campus and 
in residence halls. 



March 29 th 

"Movie Night" 

"What Dreams May Come" in the 
I Alley A speaker will briefly explain 

the Yellow Ribbon Suicide 
Prevention Program. Refreshments 
will be available for participants 



March 30 th 

"Campus Walk" 

All interested participants please 
meet in the Student Union Lobby 

Prizes will be awarded to 
participants prior to the campus 

walk. 



March 31 st 

"Table Sit" 

Educational materials will be 
provided in the Student Union 



April 1 st 

"Clean Up Day" 

Removal of all campaign materials 
from Monday's Campaign Day. 

yellow^ 

for awareness and prevention 

***eari 

for survivors 




SGA discount card to help 
students pinch their pennies 



By Skye Broussard 

Sauce Reporter 

NSU students can stop digging 
for change in their couches thanks 
to Natchitoches businesses and the 
SGA. 

The SGA is compiling a list of 
local businesses that offer discounts 
to NSU students. The Demon Dis- 
count Card is free for students and 
will be available by the end of the 
spring semester. 

The card is tri-fold with the busi- 



Review 



nesses names, phone numbers and 
discounts offered. 

More than 50 businesses are 
offering discounts to students. 
Lucky Village, Ramada Inn and PJ's 
Coffee and Tea are a few businesses 
on the list. 

"I think it is one of the biggest 
projects that the SGA has worked 
on in a while as far as improving 
student-community relationships," 
said Alan Sypert, SGA speaker of 
the senate. 

Benjamin Rosier, a sophomore 



speech education major, said, "I 
think the discount card is a great 
idea. College is expensive, and I 
never have any money, so it really 
helps me out." 

Sypert said he is still working on 
getting gas stations, doctor's offices 
and hotels to join the discount list. 

Students will be able to pick up 
their discount card at fee payment 
or in Room 221 in Friedman Stu- 
dent Union. A detailed list with the 
businesses' addresses will be avail- 
able online at nsula.edu/SGA. 



FROM PAGE 1 



perceived as such by all of its stu- 
dents." 

The review expressed specific 
concerns about the environment in 
and around Rapides Hall, which 
Webb described as being "symbolic 
of what students don't want." 

Webb said this dorm will be 
demolished to make way for a 
more modern facility to open in the 
fall, but for now the University is 
trying to strengthen this area of 
campus. 

As part of the administration's 
plan, Rapides Hall hosted a grand 
opening ceremony for a new tutor- 
ing program Tuesday. The program 
will bring student tutors from the 
Learning Center into the dorm's 
lobby at night. 

Vice President of Student Affairs 
Dan Seymour said the Rapides 
tutoring program is "truly the most 
collaborative effort across divisions 
that I've seen in the years that I've 
been in student affairs here. 

"When the NCHEMS report 
came out, I realized that we needed 
to have input beyond the division 
of student affairs," Seymour said. 
"About 30 percent of the residents 
of this hall ... agreed to participate 
in a survey. Their needs in regards 



to services, programs and activities 
were assessed." 

Dean of the University College 
Sue Weaver said she hopes to bring 
similar programs to other dorms. 

"The purpose of this of course is 
retention," Weaver said. "We are 
interested in keeping the students 
that we have." 

John Prosser, a freshman chem- 
istry major and resident of Rapides 
Hall, said he plans to use the new 
service and thinks other students 
will do the same. 

"If they see someone down here 
helping out, then of course they're 
going to come in and ask ques- 
tions," Prosser said. 

Seymour said NSU has also hired 
personnel to patrol the area around 
Rapides Hall at night and report 
suspicious activity or safety con- 
cerns to the University Police. 

"We are very concerned about 
the perception on campus, that the 
students feel that maybe things are 
not safe," Seymour said. "There are 
no facts to support those allega- 
tions, but with regards to this par- 
ticular issue perception is reality." 

Seymour said the University has 
also posted a police officer near the 
campus post office to prevent stu- 



dents from playing their car stereos 
too loudly and is investigating 
ways to make the campus more 
secure at night. 

Another strategy the University 
will implement next semester to 
promote healthy study habits and a 
safe dorm environment will be 
diversifying hall populations based 
on classification and grade point 
average, Seymour said. 

"It won't be all freshmen togeth- 
er," Seymour said. "By spreading 
people out, they will probably be 
influenced by upperclassmen in 
terms of mentoring and role-mod- 
eling." 

Webb said these steps are part of 
his efforts to promote "honesty, 
integrity and a caring attitude 
toward all people. 

"We just try to create an envi- 
ronment here that ... I would want 
to be in if I were a student, or if I 
were a faculty member or a staff 
member. We try to care about peo- 
ple." 

Webb e-mailed a link to a Web 
site that describes these steps to all 
faculty and students' myMail 
accounts Friday. The University's 
plan is posted on the Web at 
nsula.edu/president/ nchems.asp. 



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Fashionable 

Focus 




Tips for the male 
spring breaker 

Spring break is just around 
the corner, and many here at 
NSU are planning some pretty 
awesome trips. Some are going 
to Mexico or Florida for sea and 
sun while others are heading off 
to Vail or Breckinridge, Colo, for 
some snow and skiing. If you 
are traveling somewhere for the 
break, particularly somewhere 
tropical, you might want to con- 
sider a few things. This goes for 
my male readers especially. 

OK, Demon men, first things 
first. Getting in shape in just 
two short weeks might seem 
like a complete waste of time, 
but when you are out on the 
beaches of Cancun you'll thank 
yourself for caring and taking 
those two weeks. Before joining 
the diet brigade, know that you 
will not accomplish anything 
drastic. By understanding this 
first, you'll be happier with your 
rninimal results. So, with that 
said, cutting down on food and 
alcohol portions a week or two 
before will help you out a lot. 
By looking out for calorie intake 
and alcohol consumption, you'll 
be saving yourself thousands of 
calories (and quite a few 
pounds) so that when you do go 
on "vacay" you'll be allotted a 
few extra margaritas. Also, get 
out and walk for at least 30 min- 
utes each day. You might think 
that walking every day does 
nothing, but realistically, you 
could lose an inch around your 
waste in two weeks by watching 
those calories and getting some 
exercise. 

While attaining a slightly hot- 
ter body, you should be thinking 
about your skin. Protecting 
your skin is really important. If 
you went out to the beach all 
day without a pre-tan or sun- 
screen, you could do some seri- 
ous dermal damage. In order to 
prevent looking like a lobster 
your first day in the sun, do 
some p re-treatment before you 
get on that jet-plane. 

Step 1: Shave 

No one likes to see a hairy 
body in the middle of a sea of 
bronze Adonis's; therefore, it is 
important to rid specific areas 
like the chest, stomach, back 
(especially the lower back, 
eww!), and legs of hair. For a 
painless hair-removal treatment 
try this product called "Nads." 
Not only does it go on smoothly, 
it takes your hair off even more 
smoothly. Once you apply the 
product, wait a few minutes, 
then just wipe it off with a 
warm, wet towel. If s that sim- 
ple! 

Step 2: Exfoliating 

Once you have gotten rid of 
your own personal Black Forest, 
use a sugar-granulated exfoliat- 
ing scrub to rub out those rough 
spots. A benefit of exfoliation is 
that it will cleanse your pores 
and leave no trace of dirt behind 
so that your freshly smooth skin 
won't get infected. This will 
also help with the next step. 

Step 3: Tanning 

Before stepping into the sand, 
you'll have wanted to have 
some sort of color so that you 
don't scare the kids away with 
your pasty skin tone. Go to a 
tanning salon for a couple of 
appointments. It will give your 
skin a healthy glow without 
making you look baked and will 
also prepare your skin for sun- 
exposure when you get to the 
beach. You can also choose to 
use a sunless tanning creme. 
You will be tan for a while, but 
it will either rinse off when you 
hit the water or wear off in a 
couple of days. You want some- 
thing natural, so be sure to keep 
that in mind, whatever you 
choose. 

My last piece of advice to you 
is to be sure to pack these essen- 
tials; otherwise you might have 
some problems: sunscreen, Aloe 
Vera lotion, face wash (for those 
oily days), a good aluminum- 
free deodorant, and loose-fitting 
clothing (in the case of a sun- 
burn, you won't want anything 
clingy). 




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Yard Show" outside Friedman Student Union Wednesday. Many NPHC Greeks and other organizations showed off their "stepping" skills in front of 
counter-clockwise): the brothers of Kappa Kappa Psi; the sisters and hosts of the show, Sigma Gamma Rho; the sisters of Alpha Kappa Alpha. 



To tan or not to tan ? Some ' enlightening' facts on indoor tanning 



By Katie Lopez 

Sauce Reporter 

With spring closing in on us and 
the gloomy months of winter fad- 
ing away, many of us are breaking 
out the shorts and tank tops and 
making tanning appointments. 

Tanning has been the topic of 
plenty of controversy over the 
years, and people always seem to 
nave something bad rather than 
good to say about it. 

When someone tans in a tanning 
bed they are in a controlled envi- 
ronment unlike the exposure they 
encounter when they go out in the 
sun, says Anita Buie, corporate 
manager in New Orleans for Planet 
Beach. 

"At Planet Beach we are con- 
stantly training our staff and work- 



ing with dermatologists and eye 
specialists," Buie says. "We are 
making sure that our customers 
get the best and safest tan that they 

can." 

Planet Beach also offers a skin 
analysis that calculates the num- 
ber of minutes one is allowed to 
tan from the last time that one 
tanned, whether in a suit or not, 
eye color and hair color. All of this 
information is put into a computer 
and the time limit will show up, 
Buie says. 

"Tanning in ultraviolet light 
does not go past the second layer 
of skin so the myth about it cooking 
your insides is completely false," 
Buie says. 

Women who are pregnant can 
tan, but they have to have a doc- 
tor's note. The only risk in doing 




this is overheating, but all of the 
beds are equipped with air condi- 
tioners so this will not happen, says 
Buie. 

In a pamphlet given to new 
members by Planet Beach, it states 



that UV-rays supply many peo- 
ple their main source of vitamin 
D. Vitamin D is believed to 
reduce the risk of some cancers 
including colon cancer and 
breast cancer. Vitamin D also 
contributes to the absorption of 
calcium, which helps us main- 
tain bone structure. 

According to the book Sun- 
light, by Zane R. Kime, the fol- 
lowing effects may be caused 
from exposure to UV-rays: 
decreased blood pressure, lower 
resting heart rate, increased car- 
diac output, lower blood choles- 
terol, increased muscular strength, 
increased resistance to stress, 
increased adrenaline in tissue and 
increased sex hormones. 

According to Web MD and the 
Federal Trade Commission, tan- 



ning indoors is not 100 percent safe 
People need to protect themselves 
against the risks of tanning by lirxf 
iting exposure to avoid sunburn- 
using goggles to protect the eyes, 
and considering medical history- 
These three steps will better protect 
against UV-rays. 

Jennifer Bordelon, a junior radr 
ology tech major, says, "It doesn't 
bother me now, but it might when I 
get older. I really don't see anf 
thing wrong with it." 

Shari Branton a sophomore scr 
ence and exercise major says tM 
she does not think about the neg* 
rives - she thinks about the po& 
rives. 

"All I think about is that X* 
going to be dark at the end of ' l 
and I shouldn't worry about an)" 
thing else," Branton says. 



Theatre Dept. presents 
'Shakespearean Style' 



Brown Bag Concerts begin 



By Lora Sheppard 

Sauce Reporter 

Shakespeare comes to NSU with 
Northwestern Theatre's produc- 
tion of "The Good... The Bad... The 
Ugly... 'Shakespeare Style,'" an 
outdoor production that will run 
on the back steps of Lee A. Nelson 
Hall today through Saturday and 
March 14-18 at 6 p.m. 

The play is a mixture of famous 
scenes and monologues performed 
slightly out of context. While the 
writing is all Shakespeare's, the 
cast and the play's director, 
Associate Professor of Creative 



and Performing Arts Scott Burrell, 
devised the settings. Some of 
Shakespeare's sonnets also will be 
featured. 

"We've taken scenes and con- 
temporized the context while 
keeping Shakespeare's language 
intact," Burrell said. "Hopefully, 
this will get those who find Shake- 
speare not to their liking to 
become a little less stand-offish." 

Some of the plays featured will 
be "Romeo and Juliet," "Othello," 
"King Lear," "Hamlet," "Much 
Ado About Nothing" and "Come- 
dy of Errors." Burrell said an 

■ See Theatre, page 5 



By Will Moses 

Sauce Reporter 

Natchitoches' Main Street Pro- 
gram hosts weekly Brown Bag 
Concert Series each spring. 

Courtney Hornsby, Main Street 
manager, said that every week a 
brown bag concert will be for the 
public on Fridays from noon until 
lpm. The series will continue 
from March through June or July. 

"It is a great way to promote 
local musicians and local restau- 
rants because they offer brown 
bag lunches during the series," 
Hornsby said. 

Galindo Rodriguez, associate 



professor of music, said that 
Hornsby invites the NSU Jazz 
Ensemble to perform for various 
events in the community. 

"We perform about once a 
month on average, and by doing 
this we promote jazz improvisa- 
tion," Rodriguez said. 

Marcus Barber, a senior CIS 
major, said that the high quality 
music performances in the Brown 
Bag Concert put the University in 
a good light. 

At the concert held last Friday, 
the mayor made a special 
announcement. 

"This concert is special because 
we are announcing that Natchi- 



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toches was named by the Nati ' 1 ' 
al Trust for Historic Preservati' 
as one of the top twelve dis 
destinations in the Unii 
States," Hornsby said. "Amo^ 
others were Key West, M 
Salem, Mass., and Annapo' 1 * 
Md." 

"This is a great way to prom ^ 
Natchitoches and Northwest^ 
by doing the Brown Bag Con<*^ 
series and to let the commufli 1 ? 
know that everything Natcft 
toches is doing made Nate* 11 , 
toches a great destination, 
Hornsby said. "We are n°* 
known as one place you have 
visit in the United States." 



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By Candice Pauley 

Sauce Reporter 

Matt DeFord, an artist and new 
sculpting professor at NSU, spoke 
of his exhibit, Mortal Importables, as 
a living entity. 

"I just revel in the magic of it all 
once I set it up and let it just live. 
Then I just come and I just look at 
it, at my creation," DeFord said. 
"Like Dr. Frankenstein, it's alive." 

The exhibit, now on display on 
the second floor of Hanchey 
Gallery, truly seems to live. Many 
of the pieces rumble, speak or 
cough. Others glow with an inner 
light all their own. However, the 
exhibit is not all "living." 

Many of the pieces seem to be 



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empty dead shells. 

"It's about transition. The transi- 
tion from a mortal, beat-up, 
decrepit state, the container for 
what really lies within us, to the 
realization of potentials," DeFord 
said. "The ones that have lights, or 
are closed, or are speaking, they're 
living; and the others are kind of a 
shell. The Mortal Importable part." 

In the cycle of birth, death and 
rebirth there are things a person 
leaves behind, DeFord said. Thus 
the title Mortal Importables. 

DeFord wanted the exhibit to 
have something for everyone. 
Many of the pieces draw the view- 
er in by using light and noise. 
DeFord said he tried to use a little 
humor and a few everyday objects 



example from the production 
includes a scene from "Romeo 
and Juliet" that is set during a 
high school rehearsal. Robin 
Rose is a senior theater major 
cast member. 

"It helps putting the shows in a 
contemporary atmosphere, to 
show they are just like us," Rose 
said. 

According to the NSU News 
Bureau, bleacher seating will be 
provided, but audience members 
are encouraged to bring their 
own chairs and blankets. Admis- 



FROM PAGE 4 

sion is free and open to every- 
one. 

"That was our mission - to 
bring Shakespeare to everyone," 
said Liz Maxwell, a sophomore 
theater major. 

"I think if you can master the 
art of Shakespeare, you can take 
any message to an audience," 
said Sarah Jessica Rhodes, a sen- 
ior theater major. 

For more information, contact 
Burrell at (318) 357-5814 or 
NSU's theater department at the- 
atre@nsula.edu. 



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easily recognizable to the viewer. 

Each piece is housed in its own 
container. There is a toy chest filled 
with old long-forgotten toys, enti- 
tled mortal importables 111 - loot. The 
toys surround a glowing orb. The 
viewer can hear the unintelligible 
voice of a child that seems to come 
from under the discarded play- 
things. 

DeFord pointed out the one piece 
that encompasses the theme for the 
entire show, entitled Chrysalis. It is 
the first piece the viewer encoun- 
ters that uses noise. Inside an old 
wooden container full of gaps and 
holes is a large, glowing orb. A 
loud rumbling sound that rises and 
falls comes from inside the contain- 
er. This piece represents the antici- 



pation of casting off the old shell 
and being transformed into some- 
thing new. 

Demetrus Caldwell, a sopho- 
more health and human perform- 
ance major, enjoyed the exhibit. 

"I thought they were unique and 
really good," Caldwell said. "They 
make you think." 

Though DeFord had a specific 
purpose in mind when creating his 
exhibit, he wants the viewer to 
determine what the pieces mean. 

"I'd really like the viewer to 
bring their own experiences to it. 
And certain viewers will click with 
certain pieces and disregard the 
others," DeFord said. 

DeFord, who is originally from 
Houston, graduated with his Mas- 



ter's in studio art from Kansas State 
University. He said that NSU is an 
ideal place for him. 

"My goal was to teach at a school 
that was about this size in a town 
about this size," DeFord said. 

He said he is soil trying to adjust 
to life in Louisiana, but he is enjoy- 
ing the town, the school and his 
students. DeFord is teaching sculp- 
ture, ceramics and drawing this 
semester. Next semester he hopes 
to teach a ceramics class for non-art 
majors. 

Mortal Importables will be on dis- 
play through March 18 on the sec- 
ond floor of the Hanchey gallery. 
DeFord invites anyone with ques- 
tions to call him at 357-6013, or e- 
mail him at defordm@nsula.edu. 



Demons win conference title 



By Chris Salim 

Sauce Reporter 

In front of a near-capaci- 
ty crowd of 3,299, the 
Demon Basketball team 
captured its first confer- 
ence title in 31 years with a 
blowout against McNeese 
State, 103-73 Friday. 

The Demons built a 45- 
30 halftime lead and never 
looked back. 

With the win the 
Demons received the top 
seed in this week's South- 
land Conference Tourna- 
ment, which gives them 
home-court advantage 
throughout the tourna- 
ment. 

The Demons had six players 
score in double figures, led by 
Clifton Lee and Kerwin Forges 
who each had 12 points. 




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Demon point guard Tyronn Mitchell celebrates with fans 
following NSU's 103-73 win over McNeese. The Demons 
claimed the Southland Conference championship. 



The Demons also got significant 
production from the bench, which 
scored 55 points, led by Alfonse 
Dyer with 11 and Colby Bargeman 
with 10. 

Starters Jermaine Spencer and 



Tyronn Mitchell also added 
10 points each. 

This win extends the 
Demon's winning streak to 
eight games while snapping 
McNeese State's six-game 
win streak. 

Demon head coach Mike 
McConathy said, "I thought 
we had good energy from 
the players and the fans all 
night. The sixth man (the 
crowd) is the most impor- 
tant thing when you are at 
home." 

The only bright spot for 
McNeese was Bryce May 
who scored 14 points with- 
out missing a single shot (7- 
7). 

"Fortunately, we were able to 
contain the rest of their team and 
not allow anyone else to beat us 
because he was on fire," 
McConathy said. 



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Thursday, March 10, 2005 
the Current Sauce 




Justin 
Hebert 

The Full 
Count 



Academic 
Progress 

justin_hebertl 37@yahoo 

More than a month ago I 
did a story on the NCAA's 
new Academic Progress 
Rates, which were just 
released last Monday. 

The new report's purpose 
is to reinforce academic rules 
in college athletics by penal- 
izing schools that do not 
focus on eligibility, gradua- 
tion and retention of their 
athletes. 

The scores are based on a 
points system derived by the 
NCAA Board of Directors. 
Each student athlete can 
receive up to two points per 
semester, one for being aca- 
demically eligible and one 
for remaining in school. 

A team's total points are 
then divided by the total 
possible and multiplied by 
1,000 to provide an easy scale 
to measure schools. 

Schools must get 925 
points to avoid future NCAA 
penalties such as scholarship 
losses or post-season bans. 

The reports just released 
were only a preliminary rat- 
ing based on the 2003-2004 
academic year. 

They are designed to let 
schools know how they rank 
in the new system, or what 
sports fall below the mark, 
before the NCAA actually 
starts to implement penal- 
ties. 

Actual penalties will begin 
in 2006 according to univer- 
sities' 2003-2004 and 2004- 
2005 reports, which will be 
released in September. 

This is important because 
NSU's results were remark- 
able. The Demons' overall 
APR was a 951 on a 1,000- 
point scale, just above the 
Division I average of 948. 

NSU had the highest rat- 
ing of all 11 teams in the 
Southland Conference and 
had the second best score of 
all schools in Louisiana, 
behind only Tulane. 

The only NSU sports to fall 
under the mark were base- 
ball, tennis, and women's 
indoor track. Baseball and 
tennis are allowed an upper 
confidence boundary that is 
supposed to help smaller 
squads who fall below 925 
by reflecting the team's per- 
formance over a longer term. 

Track and field numbers 
throughout the nation were 
all pretty low on the scale 
and have caused the NCAA 
to look into fine-tuning some 
things before the next reports 
come out. 

The Demons football team 
received 948 points, better 
than national champion 
Southern California's 910 
score and well above the 
national average for all Divi- 
sion I-A football teams, 
which was 921. 

NSU's mens basketball 
team totaled a 962 APR, 
falling below only one of the 
teams from last year's Final 
Four, Duke. The national 
average for men's basketball 
was only 906. 

Remarkably, the men's 
indoor track team and the 
Lady Demons soccer team 
had perfect 1000's in the 
report. 

In other women's sports, 
the Lady Demon basketball 
team was ranked in the 70th 
-80th percentile with a 984 
score. The softball team also 
ranked high with 969, and 
the volleyball team scored a 
942. 

These are just a few num- 
bers that show how hard 
President Webb, Athletic 
Director Greg Burke, Acade- 
mic Advisor for athletics 
Julie Lessiter and their staffs 
work to ensure that the ath- 
letes focus not only their 
sports, but on the degree 
they are here to get. 



Sports 

Ladies fall in semis 



By Jordan Ford 

Sauce Reporter 

NSU fell in the semifinal 
game of the O'Reilly Auto 
Parts Southland Conference 
Tournament Wednesday 
night at Texas- Arlington. 

UTA defeated the Lady 
Demons 74-45 in the contest. 

Senior Diamond Cosby led 
the team in scoring in the loss 
picking up 20 points on eight 
of 13 shooting. 

Ashley Sparkman, Amanda 
Bennett^ Beth Tallant and 
Cosby ended their careers on 
the court in Arlington as the 
Lady Demons finished their 
season 17-12 and 11-5 in con- 
ference. 

Senior Dee Dee Favors 
watched from the sidelines 
after suffering a season-end- 
ing injury earlier in the year. 

The Lady Demons won 
their first game in the SLC 
tournament with a 51-48 vic- 
tory over the Texas-San Anto- 
nio Roadrunners Monday 
night at Prather Coliseum. 

Amanda Bennett and Beth 
Tallant used their talents to 
spark the Demons to a late 
victory. 

The Demon's had a slow 
start in the first half with 12 
turnovers and only connect- 
ing 7 out of 25 field goals. 

NSU drew first blood in the 
first half when Diamond 
Cosby sank both her free 
throws after being fouled by 
Roadrunner Kim Reed, giv- 
ing the Demon's a 2-0 lead. 

Victory would not come 
easy as the Roadrunners took 
the lead with 12 unanswered 
points. 

After an NSU timeout with 
13 minutes left to go in the 
first half Amanda Bennett 
kept the Demons alive by 
sinking her first 3-pointer and 
connecting 100 percent of her 




Leslie Westbrook/ the Current Sauce 

Lady Demon head coach Jennifer Graf draws up the next play during a timeout in NSU's victory over Texas-San Antonio Monday night in the 
first round of SLC tournament. Amanda Bennett (55) and Ashley Sparkman were two of five seniors who have finished their careers at NSU. 



shots. 

Bennnett's hustle helped 
NSU hold the Roadrunners to 
23 points in the half. With 8 
minutes to go, the Lady 
Demons began their 8 point 
run closing the gap before the 
end of the first half. 

The struggle continued into 
the second half with the 
Demons trailing 19 to 26. 

The Demons were scoreless 



until Tena Matthews sank two 
free throws after being fouled 
by Roadrunner Nicole Dun- 
son. 

The Roadrunners struck 
back with a lay-up from 
Richelle Parks but the Lady 
Demons were quick to 
answer with a lay-up of their 
own from Bennett. 

With 8 rrunutes left in the 
second half and the Lady 



Demons trailing by 10 it was 
time for Beth Tallant to turn 
up the heat. 

"She did a good job of brin- 
ing intensity to the game," 
Coach Jennifer Graf said. 

Tallant's second half per- 
formance included 10 points 
scoring 100 percent of her 
attempts along with the game 
winning shot, and guard 
Sheronda Bell hit two free 



throws to cement the victory 
advancing the Lady Demons 
to the second round of the 
league tournament. 

"It wasn't a matter of my 
presence, it was just a matter 
of me doing my job, doing 
what I'm told to do and get- 
ting it done," Tallant said. 

Graf, impressed by her 
team's defensive performance 
said, "I think defense did it 



for us. Defensively, we 
stepped up while offense 
struggled." 

Before the Demons enjoyed 
the fruits of Monday night's 
victory they suffered a loss 
against the McNeese Cow- 
girls in the last game of the 
regular season last Friday. 

NSU seniors Amanda Ben- 
nett, Diamond Cosby, Dee 
Dee Favors, Ashley Spark- 
man and Beth Tallant were 
honored in pre-game cere- 
monies before they took the 
court for their last regular sea- 
son game against McNeese. 

Even though Chassidy 
Jones scored 24 points and 
Ashley Sparkman had a total 
of 15 rebounds it still was not 
enough to overcome 
McNeese. 

Sparkman, NSU's single- 
season, game and career 
blocked shots record holder, 
broke her own single game 
blocked shots and tied the 
SLC record of with 13 blocked 
shots for the game. 

Although Sparkman had a 
record-breaking game she 
credited the loss to "a combi- 
nation of things . . . turnovers, 
missed shots and defense." 

The Lady Demons were 
predicted to win against 
McNeese after beating the 
Cowgirls previously in the 
regular season. 

"It was a heartbreaker," 
Bennett said, "We just didn'l 
come prepared to play 
tonight." 

It was neck and neck 
throughout the first half with 
the score tied at 31 at half- 
time. 

The second half the Lady 
Demons continued to battle 
the Cowgirls but came up 
short. 

The final score was 72-77, 
and McNeese would go 
home with a win. 



Demon bats explode for 27 runs in two games 



By Justin Hebert 

Sports Editor 

The Demon softball team 
made quick work of the 
Grambling State Tigers in 
both games of a double- 
header at the Demon Dia- 
mond Wednesday night. 

It only took five innings 
for each game as the 
Demons defeated the Tigers 
11-1 in the first game and 
16-1 in the second to 
improve their record to 15- 
11. 

"It was a good day for the 
offense today," head coach 
Mike Perniciaro said. "We 
came out swinging the bats 
pretty well and that always 
helps your pitching staff 
when you can get a big lead 
like that." 

Senior Loni Rasberry got 
the win in the first contest, 
pitching all five innings giv- 
ing up only one run on four 
hits while striking out nine. 

On the attack end, Demon 
senior centerfielder Nicole 
Martin and sophomore 
Amanda Glenn each were 



perfect going three for three 
at the plate. 

Glenn had a single and 
two homeruns while driv- 
ing in five runs. Martin fin- 
ished with a double and two 
singles. 

"I just came up prepared 
and saw the ball well," 
Glenn said. 

The Tigers got on the 
board first in the top of the 
first inning, but that was the 
last time Grambling would 
even have a player reach 
second base. 

NSU posted five runs in 
the bottom of the second 
inning to take the lead for 
good. After singles by 
Glenn and second baseman 
Lyndsey Gorski, third base- 
man Katrina Walker dou- 
bled to right center to bring 
in the two runs. 

Pinch runner Nicky 
McGuirk scored on an error 
then Martin and left fielder 
Sarina Noack hit back-to- 
back triples to drive in two 
more runs. 

In the third Glenn hit her 
first homer after catcher 



Margaret Patterson singled, 
and following a Patterson 
RBI single in the fourth, 
Glenn slugged out a three- 
run homerun. 

The Demons struck first 
in the second game picking 
up one run in the first 
inning after Martin drove in 
Noack. 

After Grambling tied the 
game in the second inning, 
the Demon bats exploded 
again picking up six runs on 
four hits in the third inning 
and then scored eight more 
in the bottom of the fourth 
inning. 

Glenn picked up the win 
for NSU pitching three 
innings giving up one run 
and only allowing one hit 
while striking out six. 
Sophomore Michelle Castel- 
lano came on in relief and 
pitched two innings with- 
out giving up a hit. 

Noack led the Demon 
bats going two for four with 
three RBI and scored three 
times. Martin and senior 
Dawn Normand each drove 
in two runs for NSU. 




Leslie Westbrook/ the Current S« 

Loni Rasberry pitches to a Grambling State batter as third baseman Katrina Walker, foreground, and ft* 
baseman Amanda Perdue, background, anticipate a hit. Rasberry struck out nine batters in her win. 



Saturday the Demons will 
start a three game series at 
conference rival Texas- 
Arlington, playing two 



games starting at 2 p.m. and 
rmishing up with one game 
Sunday at 1 p.m. 
"UTA is a tough team, but 



I think if we play like w#| 
playing right now w< 
should take care of the" 
too," Perniciaro said. 



Baseball victorious over No. 19 Baylor on road 




Leslie Westbrook/ the Current Sauce 

Junior outfielder Michael Palermo legs out a double in the Demons 
win over Grambling Sunday. NSU was victorious 11-7 and 16-0. 



Courtesy of Sports 
Information 

www.nsudemons.com 

Brandon Morgan's two-run 
single in the top of the second 
inning sparked a three-run 
rally as the NSU Demons 
jumped up early on the 19th- 
ranked Baylor Bears then held 
on for a 5-4 win here Tuesday 
night. 

The win over the Bears was 
the second victory over a 
ranked opponent in an eight- 
day span as NSU improves to 
14-5 on the season. The 
Demons defeated 16th- 
ranked Ole Miss 8-7 last Tues- 
day. 

"This was just a really good 
win for us," said head coach 
Mitch Gaspard. "Brandon got 



us going early on while our 
pitching staff did a great job 
of working out of some jams." 

Morgan finished 2 for 4 
with three RBIs and a run 
scored as NSU out-hit the 
Bears (8-7) 9-8. Hunter Thorns 
added a 2 for 4 game while 
scoring two runs. 

"We're really starting to 
swing the bats well against 
some of the top teams in the 
country. We're just going out 
with a lot of confidence and 
getting the job done right 
now." 

The Demons held a 3-2 lead 
through the top of the sixth 
inning, but Baylor threatened 
when lead-off hitter Josh Ford 
doubled to begin the bottom 
half of the inning. 

After a groundout for the 



first out of the inning, Blake 
Jones entered the game to 
relieve starter Rusty Jones 
and struck out the next two 
batters to end the frame. 

Andre Vige led off the top 
of the seventh with a single 
and Thorns followed with a 
double to move Vige to third. 
Morgan then got his third RBI 
of the game on an infield sin- 
gle that scored Vige and gave 
the Demons a 4-2 lead. 

After the second out of the 
inning, pinch-hitter Michael 
Flower reached on a dropped 
a pop-up in the infield that 
got lost in the lights that 
scored Morgan and increased 
the lead to 5-2. 

Blake hurled a perfect sev- 
enth inning but ran into trou- 
ble in the eighth when Baylor 



loaded the bases with one ^ 
as Blake was replaced 1 
Daniel Desclouds who #\ 
up a sacrifice fly and an J* 
single as Baylor cut the lead 
5-4. 

Desclouds picked up' 
fourth save of the sea^ 
when he shut down Baylo f 
the ninth. 

Rusty Jones, now 2-0 ov\ 
year, got the win after thf° 
ing 5 1/3 innings giving w 
two runs on six hits. 

Baylor's Sean Walker v 
was hit for the loss ^ 
throwing just 11/3 inn^ 
and giving up three run* 
five hits. 

The Demons will rehinj. 
action on Friday when 
begin a three-game wee* 
series at Oklahoma. 




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Jazz & R&B festival 




City prepares 
for Saturday 

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Current 



Life, page 4 



Demons 
undefeated 
in conference 
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Sports, page 6 



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Volume 90 • Issue 24 

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First copies free to NSU students and staff 
50 cents per copy otherwise 

Sauce on the Side 



NSU alumnus dies in Iraq 

A roadside bomb killed an NSU graduate while he was 
on patrol in Iraq Saturday. 

Sgt. Isiah J. Sinclair, 31, was a criminal justice major 
who graduated in 1997. Sinclair was a member of the 
l/156th Armor Battalion based in Shreveport. He was 
deployed in May 2004. 

According to an article in the Shreveport Times, the 
explosion also killed Sgt. Lee M. Godbolt, 23. Two other 
soldiers were wounded, but their names have not been 
released. 

Sinclair and Godbolt were members of the 256th 
Brigade. They are the 26th and 27th soldiers from the 
brigade to be killed in Iraq since it was called into fed- 
eral service a year ago. 

Cheryl Thompson 



Financial aid hosts fun hunt 

The Office of Financial Aid will host the first annual 
Financial Aid Fun Hunt. A clue will be available outside 
the Financial Aid Office in Roy Hall from April 1-13. 
The clue will lead participants to a chest containing a 
question. 

Participants must record all answers to the questions 
on one sheet of paper to be in on Debt Management 
Day (April 13). The names of participants who have 
completed the hunt will be entered into a drawing for a 
$250 scholarship, digital camera, DVD player, back- 
pack, thermal drink bag, gift certificates and more. 

Savanna Mahaffey 

Campus lecture rescheduled 

Due to a miscommunication, motivational speaker 
Mike DeStefano has been rescheduled and will be on 
campus April 7 at 7 p.m. in Theatre West of the Cre- 
ative and Performing Arts Center. 

DeStefano is a stand-up comedian and campus lectur- 
er who speaks to students about safe sex, HIV/AIDS 
and drinking responsibly. His lecture, "Wise Words from 
a Wiseguy," is about his abusive childhood, alcohol and 
heroin addictions, the death of his wife from an AIDS- 
related illness and his own battle with HIV. 

The SGA hopes DeStefano brings HIV/AIDS aware- 
ness to students in a comedic and light-hearted yet 
informative message. For more information, contact the 
SGA at 357-4501. 

Shannon Harper 

SAB gears up for Spring Fling 

NSU's annual Spring Fling is set to take place next 
week. 

The Student Activities Board sponsored event, now in 
its seventh year, will begin Monday and go through 
April 7. The first day of festivities will feature an oppor- 
tunity for students to meet and receive autographs 
from "The Real World" stars M.J. Garrett and Sarah 
Burke. The signing will be 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and will be 
held in the Student Union Ballroom. 

Tuesday will see the start of the "Hollywood Dress 
Drive," where students can donate previously owned 
dresses, purses and other accessories for future use by 
tn e girls' home. Spring Fling head June Chavin said 
donation boxes will be placed around campus. 

"There will be official recognition or a prize for the 
Person who brings in the most," Chavin said. 

Wednesday will feature free massages for students 
a nd gel candle making. These events are slated to be 
he ld in the Student Union lobby from noon until 4 p.m. 
T he final day of the festivities will be April 7 and will be 
at the practice field by Prather Coliseum. Events will 
include a free crawfish boil, a rock-climbing wall, a 
NASCAR simulator and live music. 

Andrew Shirley 

Piano series continues Saturday 

Pianist Constance Carroll will perform at NSU Satur- 
day at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Tickets are 
$10. Students from schools in Louisiana are admitted 
free. The recital is part of the Louisiana Piano Series 
hternational. 

The program will include works by Domenico Scarlat- 
ti Beethoven, Chopin, Alexander Scriabin, Franz Liszt 
a nd Paganini. For more information on the Louisiana 
Piano Series International, call (318) 357-5763 or go to 
fitenko.com/pianoseries. 



Webb replaces Scheffler 
with new acting provost 



By Kyle Shirley 

News Editor 




Scheffler 



Thomas Hanson has 
replaced Anthony Scheffler 
as NSU's provost and vice 
president of academic 
affairs. 

NSU President Randall 
Webb sent an e-mail to all 
faculty and staff March 18 
announcing the change. 

In the e-mail, Webb also 



announced that Scheffler 
had been "reassigned to the 
position of acting executive 
director of the CenLA Cam- 
pus in Alexandria, and Mar- 
sha Zulick will return to the 
Natchitoches campus in the 
area of planning and assess- 
ment." 

Scheffler said he did not 
accept his new position. 

"I'm on leave. I've given 
my resignation as of June 
28... I'm just using up my 
leave time. I've got gobs of 
it," Scheffler said. 

"I took the opportunity to 
move in a direction that I 
thought would be good for 
me professionally, and he 
(Webb) took the opportunity 
to ensure that the University 
is moving in the direction 
that he feels is appropriate 
for Northwestern," Scheffler 
said. 

Scheffler did not comment 
on what job opportunities he 



is looking into, but said he is 
still communicating with 
NSU officials to aid in the 
transition process. 

"It's not like an 'I'm mad 
and I'm leaving' kind of 
thing at all. The president is 
the president, and if he feels 
like he wants to do what he 
wants to do, by all means 
that's his prerogative," 
Scheffler said. 

In an e-mail interview, 
Webb wrote, "I am hoping 
that these and other changes 
we have made will lead to 
the improvement of commu- 
nication and coordination of 
efforts throughout the Uni- 
versity." 

Webb did not comment on 
why these personnel reas- 
signments are happening 
now. 

Check the April 7 edition 
of the Current Sauce for more 
information on these 
changes. 



Hanson ready to step up 



Claire Mayeux 

Sauce Reporter 

On March 18, Thomas 
Hanson walked into Presi- 
dent Randall Webb's office as 
a mathematics professor and 
emerged as the acting 
provost and vice president 
for academic affairs. 

Hanson said his transition 
from mathematics professor 
to his current position was 
not expected. 

"Last Friday I received a 
call from Dr. Webb asking if I 
could meet with him at 1:15. 
He asked if I would like to do 
this job and I said yes," Han- 
son said. 

Webb said Hanson is a 
very capable administrator. 

"When I became president 
of Northwestern, I appointed 
him as my replacement in the 




Hanson 



position of dean of instruc- 
tion and graduate studies. 
Dr. Hanson has also served 
as a member of the faculty 
senate, including a couple of 
terms as its president," Webb 
wrote in an e-mail. 

Webb said that in addition 
to Hanson's administrative 

■ See Hanson, page 2 



Student election ballot released 

SGA treasurer, SAB representative seats contested; president, vice-president acclamated 



The position of SGA treas- 
urer will be the most contest- 
ed position in next week's 
student elections, and the 
race will include two current 
SGA executives thought to 
be graduating seniors. 

As student election filings 
closed yesterday at 4:30 p.m., 
four SGA members had 
signed up to run for treasur- 
er: Academic Affairs Com- 
missioner Matt Bartley, jun- 
ior senator-at-large Ifrah 
Jamil, President Mindy 
McConnell and current Trea- 
surer Beau Boudreaux. 

Bartley and Jamil had filed 
earlier in the week, but 
McConnell and Boudreaux 
added their names to the list 
minutes before filings ended. 

McConnell, who plans to 
graduate this semester, said 
she filed for treasurer 
because she is concerned 
that Jamil might be disquali- 
fied from the race. She said 
she supports Jamil and does 
not want to see Bartley take 
the position unopposed. 

SGA Vice President Zach 
Pulliam said Jamil was 
appointed to the senate in 
the middle of the fall semes- 
ter. Since the SGA by-laws 
require a senator to have 
served a full year on the sen- 
ate before applying for an 
executive position such as 
treasurer, Jamil may be dis- 
qualified, he said. 

The student election 
board, the committee that 
governs elections, did not 
meet quorum yesterday 
afternoon, so no decision 
had been made about Jamil's 
eligibility at press time. 

"I do not believe there are 
grounds to disqualify Ifrah," 



McConnell said, "But in the 
event that the supreme court 
and the election board rule 
that she does not meet the 
qualifications, I wanted 
there to be some other candi- 
date other than Matt Bartley 
because I do not think he 
would do the best job in the 
position." 

McConnell said if she was 
elected treasurer, she could 
then resign, and the senate 
would be responsible for 
choosing her replacement. 



"i think the point of 
elections is that you 
get to pick somebody. 
That's just how 
democracy works." 

Ifrah Jamil 

SGA Treasurer 
candidate 



"If the senate picked the 
treasurer they might pick 
Ifrah," McConnell said. "So 
I am running basically to try 
to get her elected." 

Boudreaux, who has 
served two terms as treasur- 
er, is also planning to gradu- 
ate this semester. Boudreaux 
said he has been accepted to 
law school at Loyola Univer- 
sity and has been awarded a 
scholarship to cover two- 
thirds of his tuition there, 
but he has also been accept- 
ed to graduate school at 
NSU. 

Boudreaux, who has been 




Leslie Westbrook / the Ci-rrent Sai te 
SGA president-elect Alan Sypert and vice president-elect Shantel Wempren ran unopposed. 



an undergraduate student at 
NSU for seven years, said, "I 
love NSU. I bleed purple 
and white. It's really hard to 
imagine moving on from this 
fine institution." 

Boudreaux said if Jamil is 
allowed to stay in the race, 
he will likely withdraw. 

McConnell said she also 
has applied to several law 
schools, but she still is 



unsure of her plans for next 
year. She said attending 
graduate school at NSU is 
one of her options. She said 
she does not plan to cam- 
paign for the race. 

"I'm rather upset at the 
motivation of the people 
signing up for this race," 
Bartley said. "It's going to 
be an ugly race. I hope 
Mindy and Beau get out of it, 



because they're not even 
going to be here. They're 
graduating." 

Jamil said, "I think the 
point of elections is that you 
get to pick somebody. That's 
just how democracy works. 
I appreciate that Mindy and 
Beau are trying to get a fair 
election going." 

■ See Elections, page 3 



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News — the Current Sauce — Thursday, March 31, 2005 



Relief fund in works to aid 
organizational travels 



By Elaine Broussard 

Editor in Chief 



Next spring student organiza- 
tions may be able to plan trips 
without being discouraged by 
high costs. 

Monday the Student Govern- 
ment Association passed legisla- 
tion to begin an Organizational 
Relief Fund at NSU. Once the pro- 
posal receives final approval, the 
fund will provide grants for stu- 
dent organizations and depart- 
mental groups to reimburse them 
for full or partial travel expenses. 

Vice President of Student 
Affairs Dan Seymour and Univer- 
sity President Randall Webb must 
approve the proposal before it is 
placed on the ballot in the fall stu- 
dent elections. If students vote in 
its favor, every student will pay an 
additional self-assessed fee of $5 



per semester, including summers, 
to support the fund. 

"This process has been running 
smoothly for about 25 years down 
at LSU," SGA Treasurer Beau 
Boudreaux said. "So basically 
we're just copying and pasting." 

Boudreaux emphasized that not 
only recognized student organiza- 
tions will be eligible for the grants. 
Departmental sponsored groups 
will be able to apply as well. 

"This is so students who aren't 
active in student activities will 
still be able to go and present their 
academic work," Boudreaux said. 
He cited examples such as CIS 
and theater students who attend 
competitions each year. 

External Affairs Commissioner 
Sammy Zumwalt, a sponsor of the 
proposal, said, "We're trying to 
include everyone in the Universi- 
ty to let everyone have an equal 



opportunity to get out and trav- 
el." 

Student Affairs Commissioner 
Matt Bartley voted against the 
proposal. He said he disagreed 
with assessing the fee to part-time 
students who are not allowed to 
vote in student elections. 

"Part-time students have no 
representation on this campus," 
Bartley said. "Somebody has to 
look out for them." 

If the Organizational Relief 
Fund is implemented, each organ- 
ization will only be allowed to 
receive a grant once per academic 
year. A committee composed of 
seven students and two faculty 
members will meet once a month 
to review grant applications. 

Without this fee full-time stu- 
dents pay $134.50 in self-assessed 
fees each fall and $114.50 each 
spring. 



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Jeopardy! champ to 
challenge NSU students 



By Shannon Harper 

Sauce Reporter 

Everyone soon will get a chance 
to find out just how smart NSU stu- 
dents really are. 

As part of the Distinguished Lec- 
turer Series, The Student Govern- 
ment Association is bringing quiz 
show champion Ken Jennings to 
campus. 

According to the website abs- 
peakers.com, Jennings made televi- 
sion history by winning a record 
$2.35 million on the television 
game show Jeopardy! Jennings' 



winning streak on has turned him 
into an unlikely celebrity. He has 
appeared on The Late Show with 
David Letterman to present the 
"Top 10" and is a spokesman for 
the cellular phone company (lingu- 
lar Wireless. 

SGA President Mindy 
McConnell said two students and 
one faculty member will get a 
chance to test their knowledge 
against Jennings in a quiz-bowl 
competition. 

A written test was given Wednes- 
day to those interested in compet- 
ing against Jennings and the SGA 



will choose the final three this 
week. 

McConnell said the purpose of 
inviting speakers like Jennings is to 
appeal to students who normally 
would not attend a lecture. 

"Jennings has an unusual appeal 
to people," McConnell said. 
"Hopefully we can increase ouj 
attendance level and get students 
involved." 

Jennings is scheduled to appear 
April 19 at 7 p.m. in the Magalg 
Recital Hall. 

For more information contact the 
SGA office at 357-4501. 



Watson Library to receive facelift 



By Kaley Wilkins 

Sauce Reporter 

Construction teams and library 
workers are in the process of reno- 
vating Watson Memorial Library 
to make it more convenient. 

The project will involve the 
addition of a multifunctional 
lounging area for students on the 
second floor. The lounge will 
include a coffee bar from Ara- 
mark, game tables, docking sta- 
tions for laptops, and more. The 
best sellers and magazines will 



also be located in the lounge area 
for easy use. 

Lisa Bond, the project coordina- 
tor, said the purpose of the reno- 
vations is to make the library more 
appealing to students. 

"The student body is our main 
focus," Bond said. 

The help reorganize the library, 
all journals will be moved to the 
same area and alphabetized by 
title. The circulating books will be 
moved to the second floor and 
alphabetized by call number. 

"Overall, it will all be really 



nice," Bond said. "We hope to be 
able to pull in all the different 
departments on campus: works of 
art from he art department and 
maybe even have the Theatre 
Department's improv troupe per- 
form in the lounge." 

A student library worker, senior 
Jamaal Gilbert, said, "I just wish 
they would have done this sooner, 
but it's a great idea for NSU's 
future students." 

Bond said the renovations 
should be completed before the 
fall semester begins. 



Math professor wins award 



By Michael Arcement II 

Sauce Reporter 

During the Mathematical Associ- 
ation of America's Louisiana-Mis- 
sissippi regional meeting in Gulf- 
port, Miss., associate professor of 
mathematics at NSU, Richard 
DeVault was awarded the Distin- 
guished Teaching Award. 

Stan Chadick was the nominat- 
ing professor. The award recog- 
nizes DeVault's accomplishments 
as a top educator among all colle- 
giate teachers in Louisiana and 
Mississippi. 

As a result of his win at the 



regional level, DeVault was auto- 
matically nominated for the nation- 
al Deborah and Franklin Tepper 
Haimo Award for Distinguished 
College or University Teaching of 
Mathematics. According to the 
MAA Web site, the national award 
carries a $1000 reward. 

It's only the attention his skills in 
the classroom and his lasting 
impact on students that really mat- 
ter DeVault said. 

"Awards are more of a recogni- 
tion thing," DeVault said. 

Previously DeVault had received 
an award for his research from 
NSU. 



"It was really nice to get recog- 
nized within the mathematical 
community for my teaching." 
DeVault said. 

Among the two major national 
mathematical associations, the 
MAA places a higher priority on 
teaching. The other association, the 
American Mathematical Society, is 
focused more on mathematical dis- 
covery and research. 

"I like to do the research, but if I 
had a choice between the two I 
would do the teaching," DeVault 
said. 

DeVault is the only recipient of 
this award among NSU faculty. 



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Hanson 



FROM PAGE 1 



experience, he has the perspective 
of a faculty member, is student-ori- 
ented and works well with admin- 
istrators. 

Hanson said he has been on the 
NSU faculty for 15 years and has 
gone full circle in the positions he 
has held. 

"I spent five years teaching for 
the math department, one year 
directing information systems, four 
years as the dean of instruction and 
graduate studies and five more 
years were spent back in the class- 
room. 

"Now I am back in an adminis- 
trative position and I am glad to be 
here," Hanson said. 

Mary Margaret Shivers, the coor- 
dinator of academic affairs said she 
has known Hanson for some time, 
and the transition will be no prob- 
lem. 

"When he was the director of 
information systems and dean of 
instruction and graduate studies, 
the academic affairs office was his 
immediate supervisor," Shivers 
said. "He is very easy to work 
with." 



Hanson said he is very excited 
about taking on this position. 

"This is a time of challenge for 
Northwestern, but it is also a time 
ripe with opportunity for us. I want 
to take advantage of these opportu- 
nities and make this institution the 
best it can be," Hanson said. 

Hanson said he wants to focus 
on enhancing NSU's partnership 
with community colleges since 
they will be one of the big sources 
of incoming students due to the 
new selective admissions stan- 
dards. 

Hanson said that nurturing rela- 
tionships with community colleges 
will be a future source of growth 
for NSU. Hanson said he will 
spend much of his time working 
on adult education initiatives. 

Hanson said that because of his 
new position he had to give up the 
classes he has been teaching. 

Frank Serio, head of the mathe- 
matics department said Martha 
Kay Smiley, a former teacher at the 
Louisiana School and adjunct 
teacher with NSU, was hired to 
take on Hanson's classes. 



Baroque ensemble to 
perform for students 



By Jamie Webb 

Sauce Reporter 

Group will offer 
performance and 
master class on 
rare period 
instruments 



NSU students will get a chance 
to hear period musical instru- 
ments on Sunday. 

The Piano Baroque Chamber 
Ensemble will perform with the 
instruments at 3 p.m. in the Maga- 
le Recital Hall in the Creative and 
Performing Arts Center, said Tony 



Smith, coordinator of music for 
the CAPA department and local 
sponsor of the event. 

There will be a master class fol- 
lowing the performance for any- 
one interested, Smith said. The 
performers will give a history of 
each of the instruments and show 
students how each is played. Both 
events are free and open to the 
public. 

Students and alumni from the 
University of North Texas will 
play the period instruments, 
which are copies of instruments 
from the baroque and Renaissance 
periods, said David West, news 
bureau director, in a news release 
last week. 

"The instruments were 
designed to be like instruments 
were back in the 1700s to get an 



idea of what the instruments 
sounded like back then," Smith 
said. 

William Traylor, the North Texas 
sponsor of the event, is an NSU 
alumnus with a masters degree. 
Traylor asked Smith if the ensem- 
ble could perform at NSU. Smith 
agreed because this type of music 
is not often heard in recent times. 

"North Texas is one of the 
largest music schools in the coun- 
try and can afford these instru- 
ments," Smith said. 

The school owns the instru- 
ments the students will be playing 
on Sunday. 

The Renaissance instruments 
will include viols, shawms, 
krummhorns, dulcians and renais- 
sance recorders and the baroque 
instruments will include both 



baroque wind instruments an 
string instruments, West said. 

Viols are early violins, 
krummhorns are like the modem 
oboe and dulcians are early bas- 
soons, Smith said. Shawms are 
early oboes with a high, piercing, 
unusual sound. 

The baroque wind instruments 
are different from modern instru- 
ments in that they are blown more 
easily, West said. 

The baroque string instruments 
use strings made of either cat-gut 
or sheep-gut, which makes the 
sound lighter. 

Students enrolled in a Fine Arts 
class this semester will get credit 
for attending this event, Smith 
said. 

Contact Smith at 357-5807 for 
more information. 



Elections 



FROM PAGE 1 



- 



Other SGA positions filled by 
acclamation, SAB seats up for con- 
test 

The offices of SGA president and 
vice president were taken by Alan 
Sypert, speaker of the senate, and 
Shantel Wempren, junior senator. 
Sypert and Wempren faced no 
competition for these positions. 

"I was prepared for a full blown 
campaign," Wempren said. "I had 
stacks of campaign materials in my 
room ready to go if anyone ran 



against us." 

Wempren said she and Sypert are 
thankful for their positions, and 
they are prepared for a productive 
year. 

Also, 16 SGA senator-at-large 
positions were filled by acclama- 
tion. More than 20 applicants 
would have needed to apply for an 
election to be conducted. 

However, on next week's ballot, 
17 students will be competing for 
10 available SAB representative-at- 



large positions. 

Rodeo team fee referendum 
placed on ballot 

After two previous attempts by 
the SGA to place the issue up for 
student vote, the decision whether 
to continue paying a $1 per semes- 
ter self-assessed fee to the NSU 
rodeo team will finally be made by 
students next week. 

The SGA passed a bill the spring 
of 2003 allowing the issue to appear 
on the fall 2003 ballot for the stu- 



dents to vote on. However, Vice 
President of Student Affairs Dan 
Seymour did not approve the bill, 
and it was not placed on the ballot. 
The issue was discussed again at 
the last SGA meeting of the fall 
2003 semester and was set to be 
placed on the spring 2004 ballot, 
but this also did not happen. 

Sypert said the rodeo team has 
already had their funds frozen by 
the Committee on Organizations 
because they have failed to fill out 



any of the necessary paper work to 
continue being a recognized stu- 
dent organization. 

Jack Pace, biology professor and 
faculty adviser of the rodeo team, 
said the team has not competed 
since the fall of 2004. Pace said last 
year's team had four competing 
members some of whom are still 
students. These students have not 
competed this year due to con- 
straints from school, he said. 

Sypert said if students vote down 



the rodeo team fee, the frozen 
funds to the rodeo team will go to 
club sports. However, he also said 
if the rodeo team wants to continue 
competing and needs monetary 
help, it can apply for grants from 
the club sports budget like the soc- 
cer, crew and hockey teams. 

Elections will be held Wednesday 
and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m. in the Student Union lobby. A 
current student ID will be needed 
at the polls 



Students campaign for SAB rep-at-large seats, 
but SGA students fill seats by acclamation 

Elections to take place Wednesday and Thursday in the Student Union Lobby 



SAB rep-at-large candidates 

• Jessie Diton 

• Tazmin Ivey 

• LaToya Collins 

• Erica Ware 

• Michael Antoon 

• Ivy Mitchell 

• Megan Scruggs 

• Marissa Guidry 

• Nicholas A. Smith 

• Matt Bossier 

• Rachael Tingle 



• Charlotte Digh 

• Drew Maxwell 

• Rodney Clements 

• Kathy Swate 

• Lindsay Maggio 

• John Guerin III 

Acclamated SGA senators 

• Matt Bartley 

• Natasha Bennett 

• Elaine Broussard 

• Matt Burroughs 



Ronald Cupit 
Maryellen Dickey 
Jason Ingargiola 
Mindy McConnell 
Aaron Pitre 
Zachary Pulliam 
Anna Rachel 
Amanda Ridgdell 
William Smith 
Matthew Zumwalt 
Samuel Zumwalt 



Source: Student election board 



NSU Police Blotter 



3-17-05 
7:58 p.m. 

An ambulance responded to a 
call about a fire alarm in Dodd 
Hall. 

8:36 p.m. 

Campus and city police 
responded to a call about the dis- 
covery of Varnado Hall residents 
in possession of alcohol. 

3-18-05 

2:22 p.m. 

An intruder refused to leave the 
front porch of a Columns resident. 
3-20-05 
6:22 p.m. 

Two men activated an alarm at 



Sabine Hall while trying to climb 
through a window. 

3-24-05 

1:05 p.m. 

A student called to report that 
someone tried to drive over him in 
a parking lot. 

3-25-05 

6:20 a.m. 

Campus police unit 18 lost a gas 
card. 
4:23 p.m. 

Police received a call about reck- 
less operation of a vehicle on Tarl- 
ton Drive. 

3-27-05 

4:12 p.m. 



A break-in occurred at the 
Columns. 
6:42 p.m. 

An Area Coordinator from 
Rapides called to report possible 
drug use. Police were unable to 
locate anything. 

3-28-05 

9:43 a.m. 

An employee of the registrar's 
office called to report someone 
who was trying to borrow money. 

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By Jason Cole 



"Gnosis attempts to see through the 
contradiction of existence and free itself 
from it, rather than endure the contra- 
diction and redeem it. . . This gnosis is 
not found in the modern world in 
theosophies and occult systems alone." 
- Maurice Friedman 

It is difficult to grow up in cer- 
tain geographic regions having 
questions about how the world 
works. Many people do not 
respect their peers who often 
appear unusual or strange because 
of their interests in how things 
happen or what causes the events 
of life to unfold the way that they 
do. For this reason many people 
seeking gnosis, the Greek word for 
knowledge, turn to esoteric litera- 
ture to assuage their anguish. 

Recently I accompanied my 
friend Jesse Poole to the Natchi- 
toches Public Library in an effort 
to find a copy of Inferno by Dante 
Alighieri. After having to pay a 
five dollar fee to check out library 
books we discovered that the only 
copy in this parish outside of the 
University was checked out until 
the end of May. In our frustration 
we returned to campus to get a 



used edition from a Scholars' Col- 
lege student who had read it for 
Text and Traditions. I was dis- 
mayed that such a popular work 
was inaccessible but something as 
obscure as Looking for Spinoza 
was readily available at the public 
library. 

Unfortunately, hiding behind 
the works of Gerald Gardner is not 
conducive to living in the post- 
modern era. Individuals with 
above average intelligence indi- 
viduals can endure isolation more 
easily by reading ancient texts 
with big words and complex for- 
mulas, but in the final analysis all 
they are good for is talking to 
other like-minded individuals. 
Unless you are a dedicated anthro- 
pologist, there is very little value 
to be found in immersing yourself 
in mysticism. I am often baffled by 
the hypocrisy of people who 
devour such books and then pro- 
ceed to engage in every form of 
commercialism to be accepted by 
general society. 

The horror of the mass suicide 
in 1978 involving over 900 mem- 
bers of the People's Temple organ- 
ization in Jonestown, Guyana, also 
reveals a problem of trying to 
escape from society. Alienation 
produces a strong desire to be 
accepted, but people who have 
endured isolation for too long 
often do not use their head when a 
charismatic nut like Jim Jones 
starts preaching things that appeal 



to them. 

Acting upon a psychological 
impulse to attach oneself to a 
greater whole leads to negative 
consequences in whatever form it 
occurs. This applies just as much 
to iconoclasts as well as to the fun- 
damentalists who engaged in holy 
wars during the middle ages. It 
applies to racists who found vio- 
lent organizations such as the Ku 
Klux Klan or skinhead move- 
ments, and it applies to people 
who vote for a presidential candi- 
date on the basis that he presents 
himself as a man of faith. One 
should never make a decision sim- 
ply because the rest of society is 
jumping on a bandwagon. 

If you want to be happy you 
should look within yourself and 
discover the particular "I" who 
exists. This will provide much 
more satisfaction than strug- 
gling to fit in. I remember going 
through a long period of rejec- 
tion during adolescence because 
I finished tests faster than the 
rest of the class. However, I 
believe when I get sick it is 
because I contracted a virus that 
disrupts the chemical equilibri- 
um of my body, not because 
someone is sticking pins in a 
doll with my hair sewn into it. 

Write to 
che.disciple@gmail.com if you 
care to comment on my socio- 
logical assessment of sepa- 
ratism. 



Is Mr. Cole the only outspoken member 
of the NSU community? 
I think not! 
Speak out! Write opinions for the 
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Dear Readers, 

Life is rarely ever serious, but 
when it is, it can pack quite a 
punch. So today, I am going to 
tackle the subject of abusive 
relationships. If a person know- 
ingly commits to an abusive 
relationship, and confides in a 
friend what is going on, who is 
to blame if that person eventual- 
ly suffers a serious injury? Is it 
the abusive partner, the person 
who stayed and took it, or the 
friend who knew about the 
abuse and did nothing? Is it all 
three? 

The abuser is no doubt the 
first person that people point a 
finger at when deciding who is 
to blame. However, it is doubt- 
ful abusers would have changed 
all that much in personality 
since the first meeting that they 
had with their victim. There are 
little signs that hint at the hid- 
den violence in a potential abus- 
er. By recognizing these early 
warning signs, it is possible to 
avoid being in this situation 
altogether. These signs include, 
but are not limited to this person 
demeaning or belittling you, act- 
ing jealous or possessive, raging 
for no reason, or trying to con- 
trol you and isolating you from 
your friends. 

Also, as the person who is 
potentially being abused you 
must realize that only you can 
be the one to get up and walk 
away. No one is going to drag 
you away from your abuser. 
Remember that no one should 
have the right to tell you what 
to feel, think, or do. Therapy is 
available for couples that are in 
abusive relationships, but take 
into account that abusers rarely 
change their ways. The best 
course of action once you realize 
that you must leave for your 
own self-preservation is to find 
a safe place to stay with people 
who are willing to protect you. 
This is, also, a moment in which 
you should pause since you may 
not want to involve other people 
if they may get hurt. Be aware 
that the abuse may increase after 
you leave since "stepping out of 
the cycle enrages the abuser, as 
it shatters the illusion of con- 
trol." Indeed, 75 percent of 
women killed by their abusive 
partners are murdered after they 
leave. 

Now, for the friend who 
knows that this horrible abuse is 
going on with their friend, but 
has no idea what to do: this is 
an extremely difficult situation 
to be put in because really as the 
friend, you can only do what the 
person who is being abused 
allows you to do. Short of call- 
ing the police when the abuse is 
taking place, which without 
doubt will cause you to lose the 
friend you were trying to help 
altogether, all you can really do 
is wait. This is perhaps the hard- 
est advice to listen to, but if you 
try to force you friend to leave 
their boyfriend or girlfriend they 
will only blame you once they 
decide to go running back to 
their prospective partners, 
which is a common occurrence 
in abusive relationships. 

So to avoid abusive relation- 
ships it is important to know 
about what constitutes an abu- 
sive relationship. Also, realize 
that abuse does not have to be 
physical, and verbal and emo- 
tional abuse can be even more 
harmful and detrimental to 
one's health. Most importantly, 
always remember that abuse is 
progressive, and escalates, it 
never diminishes, so think twice 
before trying to stick around 
and change someone. As corny 
as it sounds as well, love your- 
self and have confidence that 
you deserve great things, and to 
be treated like a person because 
you do matter. 



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Emily Gianforte, junior art major, sits on the riverfront on campus during her Art II advanced water- 
color class taught by Brooks Defee. The class usually goes outside to paint, but because of the cold 
weather this semester this is their first opportunity. 



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Senior art major Caleb Erwin works on an oil painting during painting III. The window- 
wrapped painting lab is located in the print shop. Students have been using the lab since 
the windowless painting lab in the art building went under renovation last semester. 



Purple Jackets always in style at NSU 



By Eva Sterling 

Sauce Reporter 

The NSU Purple Jackets are the 
oldest and most prestigious Regis- 
tered Student Organization on 
NSU's campus. Since their begin- 
ning in 1927 they have been con- 
sidered as the official hostesses of 
NSU and assist President and Mrs. 
Webb in special functions. 

The Purple Jackets were found- 
ed by a group of women who 
wanted to organize an honor soci- 
ety. Jessica Lee has been a member 
for three semesters. 

"Ifs a great organization to be 
involved with," Lee says. "I'm 
proud to be a member." 

The Purple Jackets host more 
than 80 major university functions 
including Graduation Ceremonies 
and all of the home football 
games. They also participate in 
events that take place in the 
Natchitoches Community. 

The organization is solely for 
women and consists of only 35 
members; each member remains a 
Purple Jacket until graduation or 
failure to uphold certain qualifica- 
tions. These qualifications include 



being in good standing with the 
University, maintaining a 3.0 GPA, 
and involvement in two student 
organizations, holding an office in 
at least one. Members must also 
attend a monthly Monday night 
meeting. 

New member recruitment takes 
place every spring semester. 
Women interested have the oppor- 
tunity to summit an application, 
and then attend an informational. 

"We get a better chance to meet 
and greet, and let them tell us 
more about themselves," Presi- 
dent Ashley Samson says. "This 
semester we gained 10 new girls 
that we are very excited about." 

Throughout the years the dis- 
tinct dress that sets the Purple 
Jackets apart from other organiza- 
tions has changed. In the begin- 
ning their attire consisted of a pur- 
ple vest, but now members wear a 
purple dress jacket while working 
NSU functions. The Purple Jack- 
ets are usually passed down from 
graduating seniors, but Samson is 
trying to get the funds to buy one 
set for the organization so all the 
jackets can match. 











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The NSU Purple Jackets serve as the University's hostesses and are involved in various projects throughout the school year. 



Annual festival 'jazzes up' Front Street 



By Lora Sheppard 

Managing Editor 



The Natchitoches Jazz and R&B 
Festival will celebrate its 10th year 
on Saturday with music on three 
different stages, food, activities 
and crafts. 

This year's headliner 
is The Classic 
Rock 



All-Stars, which consists of four 
former members and lead singers 
of popular pop and rock bands in 
the 60s and 70s. Peter Rivera, for- 
mer lead singer and bandleader of 
Rare Earth, is the most prominent, 
according to a city press release. 
Rare Earth was the first act signed 
by Motown Records and had 
several gold and plat- 
inum records 
in the 




early 70s. 

Other members of The Classic 
Rock All-Stars are Mike Pinera of 
Alice Cooper, Jerry Corbetta of 
Sugarloaf and Dennis Noda of the 
Headhunters. The Classic Rock All- 
Stars will perform on the Front 
Street stage at 8:30 p.m. until 10 
p.m. Saturday. 

The festival will also host some- 
thing new this year: a craft fair, 
open from noon until about 7 p.m. 

Assistant Main Street Manager 
Jessica Breaux said, "People really 
enjoy craft fairs, so this was anoth- 
er way to attract new visitors to our 
festival." 

Visitors to the festival will also 
see popular local and regional acts 
on stage, such as Rivers Revue, 
Johnny Earthquake and the Moon- 
dogs and Billy O'Con and the Yard- 
cats. Other performances include 
the four Natchitoches Star finalists, 
the NSU Jazz Orchestra, Wayne 
Toups and Zydecajun, Trini Triggs 



and the Louisiana Mojo Queen. 

"With the three different stage* 
of music, someone will always be 
able to find something they like to 
listen to," Breaux says. 

The festival will also feature a 5K 
and one-mile fun run through 
downtown Natchitoches starting * 
9 a.m. Entry fees are $20 for the 5K 
run and $15 for the fun run. The fee 
includes refreshments and a race % 
shirt. For more information, coP' 
tact Billy Joe Harrington at (318) 
352-4192. 

Admission for the festival is $1" 
for adults and $5 for students wi" 1 
an ID. Children under 12 atf 
admitted free. There will be foo** 
vendors, and no ice chests or too* 
can be brought into the festiv^ 
area. For more information on fo e 
festival, contact Jessica Breaux a * 
(318) 357-3823 or visit natchjaZ' 
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Get in shape by semester's end 



By Andrea Lorenz 

Knight Ridder Newspapers 
(KRT Campus) 

50 your new year's resolution 
jdn't stick. 

Don't give up. Summer is still far 
pough away to do something 
pout it. 

think stringy, think bikini, think 
jpldni. By losing about 1 to 2 
^Uriels a week in 10 weeks, you 
juld be 15 to 20 pounds lighter 
jpd decrease body fat by about 4 
jeicent. 

Impossible? No, you just need a 
Jan- We consulted Matt Parrott, a 
jports and exercise psychology 
joctoral student at the University 
jf Kansas, and Jonetta Stewart, co- 
lW mer of Scott Fitness in Kansas 
Qty, Mo., to help us (and you) lose 
weight by pool season. Each week 
flu'll do a cardio workout five 
jays a week. On two to four of 
(dose days, you'll add toning exer- 
jses. And you'll get two days off. 

Ready? 

It's time to dissolve the Thighs 
and abs and arms) of March. 

THIS WEEK 

Prepare. Some people might 
want to buy cute athletic shoes. Or 
join a gym. Eat less. And eat better: 
fruits, vegetables, whole grains, 
lean protein. 

While your body detoxes from 
fast food and candy go ahead and 
get your heart pumping with some 
light cardio exercises and stretch- 
ing. Walk around the block at a 



brisker pace than usual. Take the 
stairs, park far from the door and 
jump rope or do jumping jacks 
while watching television. By Sun- 
day, your body will be ready for... 

WEEK 1 

The first week of your workout 
plan has one purpose: to not dis- 
courage you. 

Try for five days of cardio _ brisk 
walking, jump rope, swimming etc. 
Find something you'll stick with. 
Each day, go for the recommended 
30 minutes of moderate to high 
intensity exercise. 

For those who cheat, or just like 
precision, set a calorie goal instead 
of a time goal. Parrott says: "You 
want to burn about 300 calories in 
each cardio session. How you do 
that is up to you." Go slow, go fast 
or increase the incline on the tread- 
mill. There are mathematical equa- 
tions to figure out how many calo- 
ries you burn, but the easiest way, 
Parrott says, is to use a treadmill at 
first to gauge the intensity level 
needed to use 300 calories. 

On two of those days, add toning 
exercises. You never want to work 
one part of the body without work- 
ing the opposing muscle group. 
For example, work the triceps, but 
don't neglect the biceps. Same goes 
for the back and chest. 

Don't do the toning exercises two 
days in a row. And don't strain 
yourself so hard that you dread 
nine more weeks. 

We won't give a specific prescrip- 
tion for how many to do. Stop 



when your form becomes sloppy. 

WEEK 2 

Every body is different. Progress 
at the pace that works for you. By 
the second week, you might be able 
to add more toning exercises and 
increase reps. 

For cardio, try interval training. 
Parrott says varying the intensity 
level of a workout maximizes calo- 
ries burned. Instead of exercising at 
a steady level, push yourself to the 
limit by increasing resistance or 
speed, then recuperate with a 
lower intensity level. Keep going 
until you hit the calorie goal. 

WEEK 3 

Muscles work harder when 
under contraction. So during 
strength training, you want to 
increase the amount of time the 
muscles contract. Parrott recom- 
mends a few ways to vary the exer- 
cises: 

Instead of doing 10 constant, fast 
bicep curls, do sets of one-and-a- 
half reps. First, do one entire bicep 
curl. Then do half the contraction. 
For a half bicep curl, you would 
bring the weights only to your 
belly button. 

Concentrate on isometric holds. 
When squatting, hold the pose for 
10 seconds. 

Vary the speed of the exercise. 
Do five or 10 exercises super-slow. 
Really take your time. 

When the muscle is contracted, 
add a few short pulses. 

The more advanced can try plyo- 
metric moves. Plyometrics 



involves the rapid stretching and 
contracting of muscles. One exam- 
ple is to do a squat and as your 
body ascends, jump. Or when you 
complete a push-up, spring up, 
making your hands leave the 
ground. Another example is the 
drop jump. Jump off a bench, 
squat, then jump forward as if you 
are doing a long jump. 

WEEKS 4-6 

You have only a few weeks left, 
so to make the most impact, Parrott 
recommends circuit tiaining. Com- 
bine strength-training exercises 
with cardio to keep your heart rate 
up throughout the workout. Do 
squat and lunge reps, then without 
resting, immediately jog in place or 
jump rope for five minutes. By 
alternating cardio and toning exer- 
cises, you will burn more calories 
while saving time. 

Think you're done? Keep it up 
and next March won't be nearly so 
scary. 

SHAPE UP 

Wall squat: With a stability ball 
between your lower back and the 
wall, bend knees and hips at 90- 
degree angles. Keep your weight in 
your heels and your knees behind 
your toes. The ball protects the 
back and ensures proper form. 
Advanced: Hold weights in your 
hands or use a barbell on your 
shoulders. 

Side to side: Do a sit-up halfway. 
Holding a weighted medicine ball 
(or weights) close to your body, 



twist your torso from side to side. 
Your arms should not move. 
Advanced: Do this exercise with 
your legs lifted. You'll feel the burn. 

Straight-legged deadlift: Bend 
over at the waist while holding a 
medicine ball or weights. Keep 
your legs and back straight. Use 
your hamstrings (the backs of your 
thighs) to pull yourself to a stand- 
ing position, while keeping your 
back straight. This exercise works 
the hamstrings and glutes. 

The bicycle: Researchers at San 
Diego State University found this 
maneuver to be the most effective 
ab exercise. Lie on your back with 
hands lightly clasped behind your 
head, keeping your elbows straight 
out. Lift the legs. Pull one knee in 
and rotate the torso so the opposite 
elbow meets that knee. Repeat on 
the other side. Do this exercise 
slowly to see the most results. 

The fire hydrant: It might look 
silly, but this one works. Get on 
your hands and knees and, keep- 
ing the knee bent, lift one leg to the 
side. Pretend you're a dog. Keep 
your back straight. Feel that in your 
thighs? 

Push-up: This old favorite from 
gym class (NOT!) is still a great 
upper body workout. Beginners 
can start with their knees on the 
ground and work their way to a 
full push-up. The lower back 
should not sag, and the torso 
should be firm. Advanced: Prop 
your feet on a stability ball. Or hold 
dumbbells in your hands and as 
you push yourself up, pull back 



one dumbbell at a time as if you're 
starting a lawnmower in slow 
motion. 

The mammal walk Strengthens 
your abs and back_your core. Get 
on your hands and knees, with 
hands directly under shoulders 
and knees under hips. Keep your 
back straight. Raise one arm and 
the opposite leg and hold them out 
straight for 15 seconds. Switch 
sides. Advanced: Pulse your arm 
and leg up and down at the same 
time. Or hold a weight in your 
hands. 

WHAT YOU NEED 

Motivation helps. Find a work- 
out partner, buy a cute outfit, do 
anything that will encourage you 
to work out. 

If you're willing to spend some 
money, fitness expert Matt Parrott 
recommends hiring a personal 
trainer for at least one session. Ask 
local health clubs or go to the listed 
Web sites to do a search in your 
area. Paying for 10 sessions might 
not be necessary for everyone. Ask 
the trainer to teach you stability 
ball exercises for an hour. Or set 
one session per week for a month. 
You will learn exercises you can do 
on your own, plus you will have a 
set time that you must work out. 

A home gym can be as elaborate 
or simple as you want. You can buy 
a treadmill or just a jump rope to 
use when the weather is bad. A sta- 
bility ball should cost about $20. 
Parrott also suggests having a set of 
adjustable dumbbells. 



Spring 2005 Student Activities Board calendar of events 



•April 4: Meet M.J. and Sarah from MTV's the Real World in the Student Union Ballroom from 1 
p.m. to 4 p.m. 

•April 5: Hollywood Dress Drive - Donate previously owned dresses and purses to the Girls 
Home: Watch for donation boxes around campus 

•April 6: Pamper yourself with free massages, oxygen bar and gel candle-making in the Student 
Union Lobby from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

•April 7: Crawfish boil, T-shirts, bands, rock climbing wall, NASCAR simulator and tons more; 12 
p.m. to 4 p.m. at the football practice field near Prather Coliseum. 
•April 11 - 15: Non-traditional Student Week 

•April 11: Free snacks, goodie bags and T-shirts in the Life Long Learning Center 9 a.m. to 11 
a.m. 

'April 12: Picnic at Chaplains Lake for non-traditional students with children 5 p.m.; tie a Yellow 



Ribbon Day - wear yellow and support our troops! 
•April 13: Free snacks for night class student in TEC building 6:30 p.m. 
•April 14 - Meet and Greet in the Life Long Learning Center of the Student Union from 9 a.m. to 

11 a.m. 

•April 18 - 22: Greek Week - Penny wars all week from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Student 
Union; Dan Adhoot, Crank Yankers Comedian from Comedy Central; Greek Picnic 11:00 a.m. 
to 2:30 p.m. 

•April 19:Messy Games at 2 p.m. at the ROTC Field; Ken Jennings, All-Time Winningest Jeop- 
ard/ Champion will play Jeopardy with students in Magale Recital Hall at 7 p.m. 
•April 20: Fun and Games - TBA 
•April 21: Strut 6 p.m. at Prather Coliseum 
•April 22: Service Project for St. Jude Children's Hospital 



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Thursday, March 31, 2005 
the Current Sauce 



Sports 




Justin 
Hebert 

The Full 
Count 



Kicking 
off spring 

justin_hebertl37@yahoo 

If you happen to be walk- 
ing around Turpin Stadium 
during the next couple of 
weeks you may be blessed 
with the sound of pads 
popping and helmets bang- 
ing, or you may be able to 
rejoice in the echoing of a 
barking coach. 

Defending Southland 
Conference football champi- 
on NSU will be kicking off 
their spring practices 
Wednesday. 

The practices last through 
April 23 when they hold the 
16th Annual Joe Delaney 
Bowl Spring Football Game. 

2004 Southland Confer- 
ence and All-Louisiana 
Coach of the Year Scott 
Stoker will be returning 14 
starters to lead his explosive 
offense and least year's 
nationally second ranked 
Purple Swarm defense. 

The April edition of 
American Football Monthly 
named Stoker, a record- 
breaking quarterback when 
he played at NSU in the late 
80' s, among the top 30 
recruiters in all of college 
football. 

The Sports Network, a 
top source for Division 1- 
AA football news, has also 
ranked NSU's 2005 recruit- 
ing class as the fourth best 
in the nation. 

Matt Dougherty, the 
Sports Network 1-AA editor 
notched Sean Santos, the 
New Orleans catholic 
school all-time leading pass- 
er from Holy Cross, the top 
high school recruit that 
signed with a 1-AA school, 
while ranking Mississippi 
State transfer linebacker 
Marvin Byrdsong the No. 2 
transfer to a 1-AA program. 

Santos, who finished high 
school with 8,355 yards and 
77 touchdowns, will be join- 
ing the Demons last sea- 
son's quarterback Davon 
Vinson. While 
sharing playing time with 
Connor Morel, who trans- 
ferred to Louisiana 
Lafayette, Vinson managed 
to throw for more thanl,000 
yards in an offense that 
gained over 3,000 yards on 
the ground. 

The Demon's rushing 
attack saw the departure of 
the 2004 SLC Offensive 
Player of the Year and 
NSU's all-time leading scor- 
er Derrick Johnese, as he 
enters the NFL Draft, along 
with fullback Issa Banna 
and offensive linemen Mike 
King and Greg Buckley. 

But don't worry. The 
Demons will be returning 
starter Shelton Samson, 
who split time with Johnese 
last season picking up 678 
yards and 11 touchdowns 
averaging 5.1 yards a carry. 

Backups Greg Skidmore 
and A.J. Frankilin who each 
added over 200 yards and a 
couple of scores will also 
help the Demon rushing 
attack. 

For the Demons' Purple 
Swarm defense they will 
enjoy the return of seven 
starters, including four Ail- 
American candidates in 
defensive linemen Ed 
Queen and Tory Collins, 
and defensive backs David 
Pittman and Russ Washing- 
ton. 

Byrdsong will be filling 
the shoes of 1-AA Ail- 
American Jamall Johnson, 
in a linebacker group that 
will also see the return of 
two-time SLC Scholar- Ath- 
lete of the Year Paul Mef- 
ford. 

I would also like to say 
good luck to Johnson, Buck- 
ley Banna, King, Johnese 
and the rest of the Demons 
hoping to make it in the 
NFL as they prepare and go 
through the draft. 



Demons on top of SLC 

Midway through the season coach Mitch Gaspard and his Demons are undefeated in Southland Conference action. 






Leslie Westbrook/ the Current Sauce 

Demon pitcher Rusty Jones started the game against Lafayette going six innings, giving up four runs on 
eight hits and four strikeouts but didn't get the win after ULL made a ninth inning comeback. 



By Justin Hebert 

Sports Editor 

Playing top quality oppo- 
nents on the road can be a 
tough test for any team in 
any sport, but Demon base- 
ball coach Mitch Gaspard 
believes the experience will 
be one of the biggest keys to 
success for his ball club, 
especially when facing 
Southland Conference foes. 

"After 30 games, to be 21-9 
with the schedule we've 
played, and as much as 
we've been on the road play- 
ing high-caliber competition, 
obviously we're all pleased 
with where we're at right 
now," Gaspard said. 

Besides the 21-9 record, 
the Demons have managed 
to jump to a perfect 6-0 start 
in Southland Conference 
play, sweeping in-state rivals 
Southeastern Louisiana and 
Louisiana-Monroe. 

They sit in sole possession 
of first place in the SLC. 

A good note for this NSU 
squad is that all nine of their 
losses have come on the road 
and seven of them have been 
against ranked opponents. 

The seven losses include 
three to Wichita State in the 
opening weekend, Ole Miss 
and Tulane, and two losses 
to Louisiana-Lafayette. 



The latest of those defeats 
came Tuesday night in 
Lafayette at the hands of the 
Ragin' Cajuns who were 
down to their last out of the 
ballgame before they came 
up with the win. 

In the bottom of the ninth 
inning ULL came up with a 
run on a sacrifice fly with 
one out, and then a two-Out 
RBI single up the middle 
gave Lafayette the 6-5 win as 
they improved to 23-5 on the 
year. 

Demon reliever and desig- 
nated hitter Blake Jones was 
given the loss after coming 
on in the bottom of the sev- 
enth in relief of pitcher Rusty 
Jones, but went two for three 
at the plate with two RBIs, 
including a solo home run in 
the fourth that got the 
Demons on the board and 
started a four-run rally. 

NSU third baseman 
Hunter Thorns went two for 
four with two doubles and 
an RBI while center fielder 
got his first collegiate home 
run in the contest. 

Although the Demons 
have seen themselves 
upended by these tough 
teams a few times this sea- 
son, they have also managed 
to play the role of giant killer 
themselves defeating teams 
such as St. John's, Ole Miss, 



Baylor and Oklahoma. 

"I think we have learned 
from our wins, and we'v e 
learned from our losses, and 
I think that's why we'y e 
become a better team 
throughout the season,* 
Gaspard said. "There is cer- 
tainly an inner confidence 
within our team that we can 
play with anybody in the 
country, and I think we'vt 
proven that with our sched 
ule." 

Gaspard will be looking 
for the Demons to continue 
to have that confidence « 
they go on the road this 
weekend to face the Texas 
State Bobcats in San Marcos 
Texas in a three game series. 

The Bobcats are 19-1) 
overall and sit at second 
place in the SLC with a 4-2 
mark. 

TSU has notched wins 
over Nebraska and a 12-fl 
drumming of Baylor. 

They are led by second 
baseman Nolan Mast who is 
batting .369 with five home 
runs and 26 RBIs, and third 
baseman Kyle Anson who 
has a .346 batting average 
with four home runs and 29 
RBIs. 

The Demons will return 
home when they host SLC 
opponent McNeese in i 
three-game series April 8-10. 



Perniciaro impressed with team's performance 



By Adam Hymel 

Sauce Reporter 

Picked to finish fourth in 
the preseason Southland 
Conference polls, it's a safe 
bet that the Lady Demon 
Softball team has turned 
many heads this year, even 
their own. 

"We're definitely ahead of 
where I thought we'd be," 
head coach Mike "Pooch" 
Perniciaro said. 

The Lady Demons, with a 
26-15 overall and 12-3 South- 
land Conference record, find 
themselves in sole possession 
of first place at the midpoint 
of the season. 

Perniciaro said he has been 
impressed with the team 
chemistry and unity. 

The Lady Demons are bat- 
ting .297 with 35 home runs 
this year. That total has 
already surpassed last year's 
mark of 28. 



Sophomore Margaret Pat- 
terson attributes success 
directly to Perniciaro who 
was the hitting coach at 
Auburn before coming to 
NSU. 

"He's changed my swing a 
little bit and the results are 
there," said Patterson who is 
batting .365 with nine home 
runs and 23 RBI's. 

Senior shortstop Shay 
Hunt has also been terroriz- 
ing opposing pitchers as she 
leads the team with 11 home 
runs and 33 RBI's. 

The pitching has also been 
dominant this year with sen- 
ior Lord Rasberry going 15-4 
within 2.36 ERA and sopho- 
more Amanda Glenn with 4- 
4 and 2.57 leading the way. 

Rasberry leads the South- 
land Conference in wins 
while Glenn tops the league 
in saves with seven. 

"We are playing with a lot 
of confidence and have really 




Leslie Westbrook/ the Current S** 

Demon Softball head coach Mike Perniciaro talks with his squad between innings during their victory over Louisiana Monroe last weekend 

NSU will put its record on strikeout leader in Katie T» 

the line this weekend at han. 
home against Texas State. The 

The Bobcats are second in play a 

the conference with a 10-4 day at 
record and feature the league 



come together this yea,." 
Rasberry said about the dif- 
ference between this season 
and the last. 

Rasberry gives Perniciaro 
most of the credit for the 



team unity. 

"He really knows how to 
coach us; he expects a lot but 
he always stays positive and 
keeps us motivated/'Rasber- 
ry said. 



Lady Demons will 
doubleheader Satur- 
1 p.m. and a sinpl e 



game Sunday at 1 p.m. 



Zerwick, Nieto lead team to second straight win 




Leslie Westbrook/ the Current Sauce 

Senior Anneline Zerwick led the Lady Demon tennis team Monday against Centenary with a singles win and a doubles victory with Alex Nieto. 



By Matthew Miller 

Sauce Reporter 

The week started beauti- 
fully for the ladies of Demon 
tennis as they triumphed 
over the Centenary Gents in 
Monday's set of matches. 

This is the Lady Demons' 
second straight victory. 

The Demon's singles and 
doubles came out on top, as 
the girls were almost flawless 
in their matches. 

NSU's Anneline Zerwick, a 
senior, defeated her oppo- 
nent in the No. 1 match 6-3, 
6-0 to match with Zerwick 
and Alex Nieto's No. 1 dou- 
bles 8-5 victory over the 
Gents. 

In the No. 2 doubles 
matchup NSU's Fernanda 
Silve and Magali Van den 
Bergh defeated Centenary 8- 
3, and Catalina Villegas and 
Camila Prado were also win- 
ners in their No. 3 set 8-0. 



Also in singles, Villeg* 
trounced her opponent in «* 
No. 3 match 6-0, 6-1, Van* 
Bergh defeated her oppont* 
6-0 in two sets in the No-* 
match, and in the No- 
match Marcia Alcantara 
defeated her opponent 6-Q* 
0. 

"Although these match* 
were non-conference, 
believe that the victory 
helped our team realize th* 
we are much better than 
record shows." Prado said-. 

The Lady Demons *^ 
resume conference play 
urday with a match 
McNeese State. 

Head Coach Willie r» 
said the team is like a farfliv 

"The confidence and iDT 
ration shown by our plaj*^ 
does not match our stwi 
gling record," Paz 
"Hopefully all our hard p*£ 
rice will pay off in the & 
future." 



Body slammin' fun is coming to Prather tonight 




MICK FOLEY 



By Justin Hebert 

Sports Editor 

Prather Coliseum will be 
one of the stops of The Worlds 
Collide 2005 Southern Tour 
today when many stars of 
wrestling past and present 
come to entertain. 



The NSU Athletic Associa- 
tion and Media South Pro- 
ductions will be hosting the 
event, and partial proceeds 
will benefit the NSU Athletic 
Association Scholarship 
Fund. 

Headlining the event will 
be WWE, WCW, nWo and 



TNA superstars such as for- 
mer WWE World Champion 
and Hardcore Legend Mick 
Foley and past WCW World 
Champions "Diamond" Dal- 
las Page, Lex Luger and 
"Sting." 

The show will also feature 
Buff Bagwell, Disco Inferno, 



D Low Brown, Jazz, Rodney 
Mack, Erik Watts and many 
others. 

Ringside VIP passes, 
which will be limited, are on 
sale fore $100 and will 
include a T-shirt and a pass 
to meet with the wrestlers 
before the event. Floor seat- 



ing is $35, reserved sea' 
which will be the chairs 
orange backs, will be 
and general admission 11 
ets $17. j 
Tickets can be purchaj\ 
through the NSU ticket o& 
by calling 357-4268 or 
at nsudemons.com. 




NSU Crew 
racks up 

Team won 29 medals 
so far this year. 

Sports, page 6 



ion. 



Current 



Is eating late 
not that great? 

Students discuss their 
midnight snacking habits 

Life, page 3 



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Sauce on the Side 



Phi Mu bandstand Saturday 

The Kappa Iota Chapter of Phi Mu at NSU is bringing 
the beach to downtown Natchitoches this weekend with 
Bandstand at the Beach. 

The bandstand is a fund-raiser for the Children's Mira- 
cle Network. The concert will take place on the Natchi- 
toches Riverfront Stage April 9 from 1 to 10 p.m. There 
will be a $5 entrance fee. Door prizes will be given out 
throughout the day. 

Bands such as Unit 1, Stik & the Mud, BCM Praise 
Band, The Silly Goose Documents and The Front Street 
Project will perform. DJ Bobby Rooney will play 
between sets. 

All proceeds will benefit the Children's Miracle Network 
of St. Francis Cabrini in Alexandria. 

Savanna Mahaffey 



Improv. troupe to perform 

Out on a Limb, the NSU Theatre's improvisation 
troupe, is scheduled to perform at the Natchitoches 
Arts Center Saturday. 

The performance will begin at 8 p.m. and is recom- 
mended for mature audiences only. No admission will 
be charged, but attendees are encouraged to make 
donations to support the troupe. 

The 10 members of Out on a Limb will perform a 
variety of sketch comedies. Several of these will 
require audience participation. 

The arts center is located at 716 Second Street next 
to City Hall. 

For more information, call Scott Burrell, associate 
artistic and managing director of NSU Theatre, at 357- 
5814. 



Fest poster contest underway 

The Natchitoches Arts Council is accepting potential 
designs for the 2005 Christmas Festival poster. 

Artists who are interested in entering the contest 
should submit a painting or drawing that follows this 
year's theme, "Cane River Christmas." 

The submission must be 18 inches wide and 24 inches 
tall. If selected, the painting or drawing will become 
property of the Natchitoches Arts Council, and the artist 
will receive a $600 commission. 

For more information, call Karen Terrell at 357-0807 
or 352-6925 or call the Office of Community Develop- 
ment at 357-3839. 

Danny Jackson 



Business dept. raffles off car 

The NSU College of Business is raffling off a 2005 PT 
Cruiser Turbo Convertible. 

Tickets cost $10 and are available through May 9. The 
car is on display between Russell and Boozeman halls. 

Tickets are available from members of the following 
NSU organizations: the football and softball teams, 
crew, Phi Mu, Kappa Sigma, Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Sigma 
Sigma, Alpha Sigma Alpha, the Accounting Club, 
A.I.T.P. and Students in Free Enterprise. 

Ticket holders do not need to attend the drawing to 
win. 

For more information contact Terry Bechtel at 357- 
4233. 



NSU to host Research Day 

NSU will hold its 18th annual Research Day Tuesday in 
Russell Hall. The NSU Research Council sponsors the 
ev ent, which is open to the public. 

During Research Day, NSU faculty and students share 
some of their current work. Presentations begin at 8:30 
a.m. 

The event will also feature keynote speaker Isaiah M. 
w amer, vice chancellor of the Office of Strategic Initia- 
tives and Boyd Professor and Philip W. West Professor 
of Analytical and Environmental Chemistry at LSU. 

Warner will speak at 10 a.m. The Mildred Hart Bailey 
A ward will be presented after his speech. 
p or more information on Research Day, call 357-5222. 

Kyle Shirley 



Low election turnout 



Candidates hope for 
more voters today. 
McConnell, and 
Boudreaux drop out 
of treasurer race. 

By Elaine Broussard 

Editor in Chief 

Despite fervent campaign 
efforts by SGA treasurer can- 
didates, the total voter 
turnout for the first day of 
SGA /SAB elections was con- 
siderably lower than the first 
day of last spring's election. 

Treasurer candidate Matt 
Bartley, who spent the majori- 
ty of the day campaigning 
outside of Friedman Student 
Union, said he is disappoint- 
ed with the turnout. 

"We have a low turnout 
considering how many peo- 
ple we've talked to today," he 
said. "We talked to a lot of 
people today." 

Bartley said he passed out 
800 campaign flyers and 



between 200 and 300 cam- 
paign stickers Wednesday. 

After the polls closed 
Wednesday, Election Board 
Chairman Fred Kuechen- 
meister said 299 students had 
voted. 

"We've lost a lot of voter 
turnout, but that's because 
there are not as many highly 
contested positions," Bartley 
said. 

Last spring's elections 
included the presidential race 
between current SGA presi- 
dent Mindy McConnell and 
Dustin Floyd. There was a 
first-day turnout of 569 stu- 
dents. 

Keuchenmeister is hopeful 
that the polls will be busier 
today. 

"I think the turnout will be 
much better because the word 
will get out that elections are 
happening," he said. "Also, 
we might be getting a differ- 
ent crop of students who are 
around on Tuesdays and 
Thursdays. There are differ- 
ent cycles for different times." 

McConnell said she 
worked at the polls for about 





three hours Wednesday. She 
said the voter turnout is con- 
sistent with elections in the 
past. 

"Last year's election was 
significantly higher than the 
average turnout, so we're not 
expecting the numbers like 
we had last year," McConnell 
said. "The 300 figure goes 
along with what we usually 
have. 

Treasurer candidate Ifrah 



Ifrah Jamil 



Jamil said she hopes a larger 
number of students vote 
today. 

"Even though it's just a 
treasurer's election, it's still a 
very low turnout," she said 
Wednesday. "I guess we need 
to do a lot more campaigning 
to make sure we get a good 
number, because today didn't 
go so well." 

"I just want to encourage 
the students to come out and 



Matt Bartley 



vote, because this is their 
opportunity to choose who is 
going to serve them fiscally." 

Two candidates drop 
out of treasurer's race 

McConnell and current 
SGA treasurer Beau 
Boudreaux filed for treasurer 
last week, but they both with- 
drew from the race before the 
polls opened Wednesday. 

■ See Theft, page 2 



NSU not hiring new faculty 

Administrators waiting for information on state funding 



By Katie Lopez 

Sauce Reporter 

The NSU administration is 
not hiring new professors 
until it receives word from the 
Louisiana Legislature on how 
much funding the University 
can expect. 

Anthony Scheffler, who 
was NSU's provost and vice 
president of academic affairs 
when interviewed for this 
story, said, "It is not that the 
position will not get filled, it 
is just that we cannot fill the 
position until we get the OK 
from the Legislature. We plan 
our budget on what the state 
allows us to have." 

Scheffler said some depart- 
ments will lose faculty mem- 
bers at the end of the semes- 
ter, but the University cannot 
hire replacements until 
administrators know how 
much funding they will 
receive. 

NSU President Randall 
Webb said the Legislature is 
aware of the University's 
budgetary concerns and has 




Leslie Westbrook / the Current Sauce 
Philosophy professor Fraser Snowden leads a discussion in a Scholars' College class. Snowden will retire 
at the end of this semester. 



been trying to secure the 
needed funding, but the 
funds are not available. 

Scheffler said another fac- 
tor contributing to the Uni- 
versity's funding woes is the 
fact that NSU will adopt 



selective admissions stan- 
dards in the fall. The new 
freshman class is expected to 
have about 600 fewer stu- 
dents than this year's class. 

Scholars' College philoso- 
phy professor Fraser Snow- 



den said he will retire after 
this semester, and is con- 
cerned that the University is 
not hiring someone to replace 
him. 

Snowden said there is a 
"highly qualified" candidate 



who is interested in his posi- 
tion, but the administration 
has not offered him the job. 
Snowden said that when he 
retires the only remaining 
philosophy professor will be 
Keith Dromm. Dromm is not 
qualified to teach all the phi- 
losophy classes. 

Snowden said he does not 
understand why the adminis- 
tration is hesitant to hire a 
replacement since new pro- 
fessors make less money than 
tenured ones. 

"If I would have stayed 
another year, they would 
have had to come up with the 
money to pay me," Snowden 
said. 

Frank Serio, head of the 
mathematics department, 
said there are four faculty 
members leaving his depart- 
ment this semester and he 
has not been allowed to hire 
new faculty. Serio said this 
could lead to fewer sections 
of some classes next semes- 
ter. 

Webb said these issues will 
be resolved by the fall. 



Police arrest suspects in campus burglaries 



By Cheryl Thompson 

Sauce Reporter 

Police have arrested two 
suspects in a series of burgla- 
ries that started about five 
months ago but have not 
recovered any of the stolen 
property because it was quick- 
ly sold. 

Police said that the suspects 
would approach a person and 



ask if they were looking for a 
particular item. If the person 
was willing to buy the item, 
the suspects would then rob a 
location where they knew the 
item was kept. The stolen item 
was then immediately sold to 
the person that had shown an 
interest. 

It was "like making a shop- 
ping list," said Natchitoches 
Police Detective Jeff Franks. 



Police discovered this opera- 
tion from a woman that had 
been interested in buying a 
DVD player from the suspects. 
When the woman received the 
DVD player, she left without 
paying for it and turned it in to 
the Natchitoches Police 
Department. 

Police believe the suspects 
are connected to approximate- 
ly 40 vehicular and residential 



burglaries, Franks said. Seven 
of the vehicles were on campus 
at the time of the burglaries, 
and some were in the Kappa 
Alpha parking lot on Second 
Street. Targeted areas included 
College Avenue, Behan Street 
and Bossier Street. 

Among the items stolen 
were DVD players, television 
sets, stereos and two loan 
checks that belonged to NSU 



students. The checks were 
cashed after being taken. 
Police know that at least 
$20,000 worth of property was 
stolen, but Franks said the 
amount could be more. 

One suspect is still at large 
but police believe they are 
close to making an arrest. 
Franks did not release the 
name of the suspect but said 
that he is not an NSU student. 



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News — the Current Sauce — Thursday, April 7, 2005 



Student groups have option of building on campus 



By Lora Sheppard 

Managing Editor 



Student organizations will be 
able to have their own buildings on 
campus by next fall. 

A project called Organizational 
Row will allow student organiza- 
tions to construct buildings in the 
field between Caspari Street and 
Tarlton Drive and will run parallel 
to South Jefferson Drive near Greek 
Hill 

There is currently no completion 
date for the project, but building 
infrastructure is set to begin in May. 
The buildings will face Chaplin's 



Lake, with a new road for access 
and parking at the rear. There are 
seven available lots, all approxi- 
mately 120 by 150 feet. 

Three or four organizations have 
already expressed interest in hav- 
ing a place on Organizational Row, 
said Jeff Mathews, director of stu- 
dent activities and organizations. 
This is the third time the University 
has started the project. 

"We have a lottery system in 
place to ensure the issuing of the 
lots is fair," Mathews said. 

A committee will decide on the 
rules and procedures for the stu- 
dent organizations interested. Any 






Leslie Westbrook / the Current Sauce 
Masking tape obscures the names of Beau Boudreaux and Mindy McConnell in the 
voting booths in the Student Union Wednesday. Boudreaux and McConnell both 
dropped out of the race shortly before the polls opened. 



Election 



FROM PAGE 1 



McConnell and Boudreaux, who 
are both planning to graduate this 
semester, are supporters of Jamil's 
campaign. They both said they 
entered the race for Jamil's benefit. 

Last week it was rumored that 
Jamil might be disqualified from 
the race by the Election Board. 
The SGA by-laws state that a can- 
didate must have served on the 
senate for two semesters before fil- 
ing for an executive office, such as 
treasurer. Since Jamil was 
appointed to the senate in the 
middle of the fall semester, the 
Election Board had to decide if she 
is eligible. 

McConnell said last week that 
she entered the race in case Jamil 
was disqualified. She said if she 
was elected and later resigned 
from the position, the senate 
would have to choose the next 
treasurer, and they might choose 
Jamil. 



The Election Board ruled Tues- 
day that Jamil is eligible to stay in 
the election. 

"1 dropped out of the race 
because I felt that now we would 
ha^&stiair election," Boudreaux 
said. "Now we're going to have a 
race between two candidates 
equally qualified who have differ- 
ent opinions of what should be 
done as treasurer." 

McConnell said the Election 
Board's decision must be 
approved by the SGA Senate and 
could be appealed to the SGA 
Supreme Court, but she is confi- 
dent that Jamil will not be disqual- 
ified. 

"I didn't want to take away any 
votes from Ifrah, therefore I 
resigned to make sure she got the 
maximum number of votes possi- 
ble," McConnell said. 

Elections end today at 4:30 p.m. 
in the Student Union lobby. 



Campus 
dorms to be 
co-ed in fall 



By Jamie Webb 

Sauce Reporter 

All campus residence halls will 
be co-ed starting in the fall 2005 
semester, and the price of a double- 
occupancy dorm room will 
increase. 

Until now, Varnado, Dodd and 
Rapides halls have been single-sex, 
Coordinator of Housing Felicia 
Young said. Varnado and Dodd 
were all female, and Rapides was 
the only all-male residence hall. 

Young said the plan is to make 
the entire east wing of Varnado 
male, but this will depend on how 
many male students apply for 
rooms there. 

Some students say they will not 
mind the change, but others are 
against it. 

"There's going to be a difference 
from the past semesters, but it 
won't be that bad," junior biology 
major and Varnado Hall R.A. Mia 
Poullard said. "They're going to 
restrict certain guys from coming 
because of the GPA requirements." 

Another Varnado resident, fresh- 
man nursing major Themla Pania, 
had similar views. 

"I guess it's fine. I mean, I used 



to stay in a co-ed dorm last semes- 
ter, so it's not that bad," Pania said. 

Ansonia Means, a senior hospi- 
tality management and tourism 
major, said she is opposed to the 
changes. 

"Guys don't know how to keep 
things tidy - that's why Rapides is 
torn up. Varnado is the best ifs 
going to be now because we don't 
go around punching holes in walls. 
Varnado is nice because it's quiet. 
Guys tend to be rowdy with their 
PlayStations. Varnado doesn't 
need any PlayStation tourna- 
ments." 

The other major change in NSU's 
residential life is the price change. 
The price for a double dorm room 
will increase from $975 to $1000 
per semester, Young said. The price 
for a private room will stay at 
$1500. 

Young said the housing rules for 
freshmen students will be 
enforced. All students under 21 
will have to live on campus and 
have a meal plan unless they 
receive an exemption. 

School officials are still planning 
to tear down Rapides, but no date 
has been set for the demolition. 



organization that intends to build 
on Organizational Row must show 
that it is financially stable and able 
to pay for the University's lease on 
the land and infrastructure. The 
organizations will pay for the 
building construction, not student 
assessed fees. The land will belong 
to the University, but the organiza- 
tion will own the building. 

Cost of the building and size will 
depend on the organization's pref- 
erence. Regulations for the build- 
ings have yet to be decided, but the 
proposed size for the buildings is 
2000 square feet with a maximum 
of two stories. 



"The lots are big enough that 
they can accommodate anything 
that anybody can afford without it 
being unattractive," Mathews said. 
"A vibrant and viable Greek life can 
enhance the entire campus commu- 
nity. So you take that, put it with 
other organizations down there, 
and you're looking at a positive 
impact for recruiting and reten- 
tion." 

Dan Seymour, vice president of 
student affairs, said that since the 
existing Greek Hill was declining, 
the University formulated a plan to 
offer an alternative option to cam- 
pus organizations. 



"It has always appeared to me 
that today it would be best for the 
University to offer such an option 
to any recognized campus organi- 
zation," Seymour said. 

The State of Louisiana indicated 
to the administration that Greek 
Hill could be a fair and equitable 
place for any organization, Math- 
ews said. 

The Baptist Collegiate Ministries 
will be one of the first to build on 
Organizational Row. The State of 
Louisiana system policy says reli- 
gious organizations can lease land 
from the University, Mathews said. 
BCM members have shown strong 



support for the project. 

Greek chapters are just as inter- 
ested in the project as the oth^ 
organizations. 

"The majority of them are excite^ 
to think that we need it (the builtf. 
ings and organizations) on ouj 
campus to be on par with other 
campuses. They think if s very poj. 
itive," said Yonna Pasch, assistant 
director of student activities and 
organizations. 

Much of the project is still under 
discussion, such as suggestions for 
leases, the architecture, building 
materials, landscaping, and build- 
ing regulations and restrictions. 



SGA plans recall referendum 
of recreation center fee 



By Elaine Broussard 

Editor in Chief 

A $5 student self-assessed fee 
meant to supplement funding to 
the NSU Recreation Center in the 
80s may be discontinued with a 
challenge to the administration 
and a special student referendum 
next week, Student Government 
officials said. 

Each semester full-time stu- 
dents pay a $15 fee to support the 
center, which is located on the 
Highway 1 Bypass. Additionally, 
students pay a $5 supplemental 
fee to the center each semester. 



This supplemental fee has been in 
place since 1983. 

SGA External Affairs Commis- 
sioner Samuel Zumwalt said the 
fee was allocated to help pay debt 
incurred when the center was 
built, but it was only supposed to 
be in place from 1983 to 1987. 

SGA President Mindy 
McConnell said the removal of the 
fee was overlooked in 1987. How- 
ever, in 1997, Luke Dowden, the 
SGA president at the time, discov- 
ered the oversight and tried to get 
the fee removed, she said. 

"I think he was the first one to 
learn about it," McConnell said. 



"Since his presidency, every presi- 
dent after him has tried to get it 
removed on the premise that it 
was supposed to be removed in 
the 80s." 

McConnell said several admin- 
istrators have expressed concern 
over the possible removal of the 
fee, stating that costs of operation 
have risen, and the supplemental 
fee is still needed. 

"We went in and examined their 
budget, and we have found places 
where they could cut spending 
and manage easily on the $15-per- 
student fee," McConnell said. 

McConnell said the Board of 



Supervisors rules state that any 
student self-assessed fee can be 
subjected to a recall referendum 
without Board approval. If stu- 
dents vote to remove the fee, it 
will automatically be removed the 
next fiscal year. 

"The rule allows for there to be 
no interference from the adminis- 
tration," McConnell said. "Once 
students vote, whatever their vote 
says goes." 

However, regulations at NSU 
require the approval of University 
President Randall Webb for any 
SGA legislation to go into effect. 

■ See Rec. Fee, page 5 



New dorm to be ready for fall 



By Jamie Webb 

Sauce Reporter 

The first two buildings of the new 
dorm are scheduled to be completed 
in time for fall move-in, and the third 
should be finished by Oct. 15, said 
Robert Silvie, a community assistant 
at the University Columns. 

The dorm will be open to all stu- 
dents. A GPA requirement for con- 
tinuing students will be enforced in 



the event of a waiting list, Silvie said. 
Coordinator of Housing Felicia 
Young said University officials have 
not yet determined the exact GPA 
restrictions. 

Students will have the option of 
choosing a one- or two-bedroom 
apartment. 

The latest price estimate for a 12- 
month double bedroom apartment 
is $394 per month, Silvie said. The 
price for a 12-month single-bedroom 



apartment is $427 per month. The 
estimated monthly prices for nine- 
month leases are $444 and $394, 
respectively. 

Jon Holland, a community assis- 
tant at the University Columns, said 
students who do not pay rent by the 
first of the month will be charged an 
additional $30. 

Although all the rules for the new 
dorm have not been established, Sil- 
vie said, "We're going to have basic 



stuff like, 'no pets, no alcohol, a strict 
no-drug policy." 

Smoking will be prohibited in the 
buildings, but will be allowed out- 
side. 

Students will be required to obtain 
a parking permit from the Universi- 
ty Police to use the dorm parking lot 

Students interested in living in the 
new dorm may contact the Universi- 
ty Columns office at 357-7991 for 
more information. 




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Left: Gretchen Johnson tries out 
scented oxygen at an oxygen bar in 
the Student Union. (Leslie West- 
brook/fhe Current Sauce) 

Below Left: M.J. and Sara spent 
three months as cast members on 
The Real World XV in Philadelphia. 
Monday, they visited NSU and 
shared their "Real World" experi- 
ences with students in the Ballroom. 

(PhOtO by Leslie Westbrook/ the Cur- 
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Eating late not always great 



By Claire Mayeux 

Sauce Reporter 
and Candice Pauley 

Sauce Reporter 

Restaurant chains like Wendy's 
claim that people can "eat great 
even late/' and the busy lives of 
college students prove this slogan 
true. With so many things to focus 
on like school, organizations, cam- 
pus activities, work and relaxation 
time, not many college students 
worry about their late trips to Hud- 
dle House. 

Michael Pellegrin, a driver and 
customer service representative for 
Dominos, says that 85 to 95 percent 
of the orders after 11:30 p.m. are 
from college students. 

"Many nights I deliver around 15 
pizzas in a row to campus," Pelle- 
grin says. "A large portion of our 
money comes from students who 

eat late at night." 

Sarah Schwartz, a freshman fash- 
ion-design major, says that since 
she has come to college her earing 
habits have changed significantly. 

"I wake up late without taking 
the time to eat and because I am on 
campus for most of the day, I do not 
eat until I get home, and I never 
know when that will be," Schwartz 
s ays. "My school work comes 
before eating." 

Loreal Boutte, a junior theater 
major, says that money is a big rea- 
son for her unbalanced eating 
habits. 

"If you are on campus or else- 
where you have to have money to 
eat," Boutte says. "If you don't have 



money, you 
have to wait 
until you get 
home." 

Shane Moser, 
a sophomore 
radiological 
technology 
major, says that 
boredom and 
his late-hour 
social schedule 
have a large 
impact on his 
eating habits. 

"Since I have 
been in college, 
I have realized 
that college stu- 
dents do not 
have a lot of 
stuff to do 

besides school so they eat at all 
hours," Moser says. "When I go out 
and drink alcohol, I get a whole lot 
hungrier." 

Johnny Yates, a clinical executive 
physiologist with Natchitoches 
Parish Hospital and Basic Health 
and Fitness, says that lifestyle 
choices have more of a profound 
effect on life expectancy and indi- 
vidual health than anything on the 
planet. 

"Eating late will set up a prece- 
dent of thiriking that it is OK to do 
this, but then students look back 
and realize that they are twenty 
pounds heavier," Yates says. "Eat- 
ing at night has to do with irregular 
earing habits and convenience, and 
most convenient foods are not 
healthy." 




Photo Illustration by Cheryl Thompson/rte Current Sauce 



"When a person eats, their body 
goes through an energetic process, 
and when you do this when you 
should be in a restful state, and are 
not getting that much sleep, your 
recovery ability is not good at all," 
Yates says. "Habits, good or bad, 
are learned in 21 days, so it is much 
harder to unlearn something than 
it is to learn it." 

While other students eat late due 
to bad eating habits, others find it 
more convenient to eat after "nor- 
mal" hours, especially after a long 
night at the local clubs. 

On any given Thursday or Fri- 
day night the Shop Rite on Keyser 
Avenue is teeming with people 
winding down after a long night of 
dancing at the clubs. Students and 
local residents stand around talk- 



ing, laughing 
and eating 
while they 
recap the events 
of the evening. 

Hours of 
dancing and 
club hopping 
can make a per- 
son hungry, and 
many students 
find themselves 
eating late. 
Other students 
eat late out of 
habit to keep 
themselves 
awake. Long, 
late nights of 
studying 
demand fuel to 
keep students 

awake and alert. 

Freshman Hospitality Manage- 
ment and Tourism major Mil- 
zokiya Wilson says she eats late 
because it is a habit. 

"Every night I'm eating a snack 
at two or three in the morning," 
Wilson says. "I'll go to Wal-Mart, 
get some snacks and take them up 
to my room." 

Typical snacks for Wilson are 
chips, snack cakes and sandwich- 
es. 

"You're just up and have nothing 
else to do," Wilson says. 

Junior Scholars' College student 
Michael Griffin says that after 
going to Yesterday's, a local club, 
he and his friends occasionally go 
to Huddle House to pick up a late 
night snack. Otherwise, Griffin 



says he eats late to keep himself 
awake to study. 

"When I eat, it makes me feel 
awake," Griffin says. "I eat around 
midnight or one just to keep 
going." 

There is a standing belief that 
eating late can cause excessive 
weight gain. However, many 
experts suggest that this common- 
ly held belief is an urban myth. 

"There is ... no evidence that eat- 
ing at night itself causes people to 
gain weight," Elizabeth Kunkel, a 
faculty member of Clemson Uni- 
versity in the Food Science and 
Human Nutrition Department, 
says. "Weight gain is a result of eat- 
ing more calories than are used, 
regardless of when those calories 
are consumed." 

The body burns calories even 
when at rest. Most experts suggest 
that if a person plans to eat late it 
should not be out of boredom, 
habit or emotion. A person should 
only eat when he or she is hungry. 
Eating low calorie snacks late at 
night will not contribute to weight 
gain. However, most experts 
agree that fatty, high calorie foods 
will contribute to weight gain 
because a person's body does not 
burn enough calories while at rest 
to make up for the large intake of 
fat. 

So, while eating late at night 
might not cause excessive weight 
gain, most nutritionists believe it is 
best to stick to a regular healthy 
diet-whatever the time of day. 




Fashionable 

Focus 



It's time to 
'brighten 9 up 



I absolutely love how men 
dress nowadays. I think it is 
great that guys are actually start- 
ing to give a hoot when it comes 
to dressing for class, a night 
with the boys or a nice dinner 
date with their honeys. My 
favorite part of the newly reno- 
vated men's wardrobe is the 
rainbow of colors of button- 
down shirts and polos. 

It is refreshing to see men 
shopping at stores like Express 
Men or Banana Republic and 
searching through racks to find 
the perfect Cerulean-colored 
dress shirt or a kissably-pink 
polo to go with their nicely fit- 
ting jeans or slacks. My 
boyfriend and some other guy 
friends informed me that it is 
getting much easier to purchase 
these colorful knit tops because 
you see them on "manly" guys 
on television or in the movies — 
so I guess it is getting more 
socially acceptable to wear rich, 
vibrant hues that accentuate the 
male personality. 

Don't get me wrong. I can 
completely understand how it 
can be difficult to just walk into 
a store and pick up some hot- 
colored dress-shirt and just say, 
"OK, I'll take it." But like all 
things, this social dysfunction 
doesn't last long and then you 
are completely set adrift with 
the rest of fashion America. 
Guys, let me tell you. When a 
girl sees a guy dressed up and 
he's got a little color to his 
ensemble, it first gives us girls 
the impression that you, of 
course, can dress. Secondly, it 
tells us that you are not afraid to 
be bold, daring — that it is com- 
pletely OK with you to put 
yourself out there and be 
noticed. Believe me, guys, we 
girls know that you like to be 
noticed. We have sort of a "fifth 
sense" about it (if you don't get 
the joke, go see "Mean Girls"). 

My favorite colors for guys 
with dark, tan and olive skin are 
bright blues and greens, oranges 
and raspberry reds. These rich 
hues go great with olive skin 
because it brings out the pig- 
ments in your complexion more 
than pastels. Pastels can make 
tan skin look completely 
washed out and pasty. These 
colors look sexiest in button- 
down collared dress shirts but 
can also look good in polos and 
sweaters (for those cool spring 
days). 

Lighter colors look best on 
more peaches-and-cream col- 
ored males. For instance, a color 
that is really hot right now is 
baby pink or as I like to call it 
"dessert pink." This color is 
great because it brings out the 
natural pink pigments in pale 
skin and gives your complexion 
a quick and great-looking 
enhancement. Some other super 
colors for lighter skin are baby 
blue, creamsicle (an orangy- 
beige) and yellow. 

Just for the record, I think 
more guys should check out 
these colorful wardrobe pieces 
and give them a try. Not only is 
the effect attractive, it also gives 
your wardrobe a personality 
boost — and everyone can use 
one of those! 




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By Steven Simoneaux 




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He will be deeply missed. He 
was a great man. The world 
really needs him at this time. 

Raymel Poche, 
Freshman, General Studies 



I do find it strange that a 
whole lot of people who never 
met him are in serious 
mourning. 

Jordan Ricks, 
Music 




The world was shaken Saturday by the death 
of a man very few people knew. The entire 
world, not just those who knew him, felt the 
impact of the death of Karol Jozef Wojtyla. 

This impact is still visible six days later as 
hundreds of thousands of people who have 
traveled thousands of miles wait in line for 
hours to mourn his passing. 

As a college student in Natchitoches 
Louisiana, the death of a man thousands of 
miles away whom I have never met or even 
seen in person should not have any impact on 
my life at all. However, Wojtyla's life is one that 
I take as an example of how to live my own. 

Wojtyla's death did not shake my world 
because of his position, or because of his mas- 



sive contributions to his faith, or because of his 
controversial views or even because of the many 
books or speeches he has written. 

His death was earth-shaking because he lived 
and died as every person says they want to, 
standing up for his beliefs. 

Wojtyla was not a man who made his views 
known and was never put to the test. At every 
point during his life he not only had to state his 
position but live his position even when his own 
colleagues fell to temptation. 

Wojtyla was born in communist Poland 
where his faith was against the law, which 
forced him to form his beliefs underground. In 
1981 he was shot for his beliefs in front of thou- 
sands of people. 

He also had a significant role in ending the 
communism that suppressed his faith as a 
young man. Then, even in the last moments of 
his life Wojtyla was forced to stand up for his 
pro-life beliefs by choosing to be put on life sup- 
port no matter what pain he was in. 

This man was the opposite of so many stereo- 
types. He proved that educated people can be 



religious having written a number of books and 
speaking a number of languages. 

He also brought an entire faith back to its fun- 
damental beliefs, which had fallen by the way- 
side through the years, through his teachings 
and writings. 

Strangely, no one knows Karol Jozef Wojtyla 
even though they line up to view his body. 
Recent events have shown, however, that the 
entire world does know the man he has become, 
Pope John Paul II. 

These events also show that his determination 
and strong will have touched people of every 
faith. 

Even though I have never met him or shaken 
his hand, his life has touched mine in ways that 
stretch far beyond my Roman Catholic faith. I 
pray that at the end of my life I have stood for a 
fraction of what John Paul II did. 

Steven Simoneaux is a senior Journalism 
major. His opinions do not necessarily 
reflect the opinions of the Sauce staff or of 
the University. 




He lived life to the fullest 
He changed the world. 

James Palmer, 
Senior, Theater 



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faiths. 

Victoria Cienfuegos, 
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One of the catch phrases that has been kicked 
around the airwaves with increasing frequency 
is the term "culture war." Medical marijuana, 
gay marriage and, most recently, the Terri Schi- 
avo case have all been cited as battles in this 
supposed conflict. 

Apparently our country is split into two ide- 
ological camps that are locked in mortal combat 
from which only one can emerge. This is possi- 
bly the stupidest thing I've ever heard. 

Those who acknowledge themselves as sol- 
diers in the culture war clearly know little 
about the country whose purity they claim to be 
defending. 

There are few things less American than 
espousing that there is a single correct Ameri- 
can culture. 

We as Americans have almost nothing in 
common with each other. Aside from American 
Indians, there is no group on earth that could be 
rightly described as being ethnically American. 
We don't share a common heritage. In fact, we 
don't even share the same history. 

Our country is made up of refugees from 
every other place in the world. Each family has 



its own story of where it came from and why it 
came here. Every other nation on earth is the 
ancestral homeland of someone in this country. 

The beliefs and traditions of those places 
have been incorporated into the fabric of our 
society and are all equally a part of the Ameri- 
can identity. 

Our nation is not a homogenous mass. 
Despite the protests of some, this is not a prob- 
lem. In fact, this is the greatest triumph of our 
society. 

The United States is the home for all those 
who seek freedom. That is the only require- 
ment. A person who descended from the pil- 
grims at Plymouth Rock is no more or less an 
American than a person who took their oath of 
citizenship yesterday. 

This is the true potential of the United States 
that our populace has tried to live up to since 
1776. I know that our founding fathers were all 
white men of generally Christian persuasions, 
but if they had intended their racial heritage 
and beliefs to be the one official American cul- 
ture, they would have written that down in our 
Constitution. 

Instead they left us with a document that 
guarantees the broadest amount of rights for 
every citizen, and the eternally challenging pre- 
cept that "all men are created equal." 

There is no single American culture, therefore 
there cannot be a war over it. Those who think 
their path is correct and seek to push their 
beliefs upon others by codifying them in law 
are nothing more than overly righteous fools 



who mistakenly believe that the whole Ameri- 
can Dream looks the same as that infinitesimal- 
ly small facet they are familiar with. They are 
hurting our country; not saving it. 

I, for one, refuse to go to war against any 
other American. I will disagree. I will argue. I 
will even litigate if necessary. But I will never 
fight. When we fight one another, one of us 
must become an enemy. One of must become 
evil and worthy of destruction. 

We may disagree at times, but we are all fun- 
damentally brothers and sisters. We share a 
desire to enjoy the benefits of living in this free 
and open society. 

Our laws should ensure that no one's ability 
to do so is infringed upon by beliefs, fears or 
prejudices of another group, even if that group 
happens to be the majority. 

No ethnic, religious, or philosophical group 
deserves to be destroyed: not the atheists, not 
the Christians, not the homosexuals, not even 
the neo-Nazis. 

So long as we never seek to do harm to one 
another, there is more than enough room for us 
to live together in peace, and more than enough 
liberty to ensure that we are all free to add our 
personal cultures to the ineffable American 
identity. 

Justin Shatwell is a Louisiana Scholars' 
College student. His column appears weekly 
on the editorial page. His opinions do not 
necessarily reflect the opinions of the Sauce 
staff or of the University. 



Death of pope detrimental to foreign affairs 





By Jason 
Cole 



Pope John Paul II died Saturday. He spent his 
84 years of life in constant pursuit of justice and 
freedom under the grace of God. 

President Bush has remarked, "The world has 
lost a champion of human freedom, and a good 
and faithful servant of God has been called 
home." 

Karol Wojtyla set a precedent as the first non- 
Italian pope since the Middle Ages for extend- 
ing a benevolent hand beyond the walls of the 
Vatican. 

Following the first world war, European soci- 
ety erupted into self-doubt as the elect began to 
question whether they had the right to enforce 
their way of life on people of different back- 
grounds across the globe. 

The art of Salvador Dalf and the poetry of T. S. 
Eliot reflect this sense of absurdity that gripped 
European consciousness in the uncertainty of 
providing any social solutions. 

The controversial papacy of Pius XII obscured 
the light of the Vatican after he served to collab- 



orate with Nazis against Italian Jews in order to 
protect his holy order. The tarnished image of 
the Western World in the darkness of the subse- 
quent Cold War was set ablaze by the slurring 
beacon of the now deceased John Paul II. 

Pope John Paul was an active member of the 
social arena and supported numerous interna- 
tional struggles beyond the cloister of the 
Roman Catholic Church. 

He was instrumental in aiding Eastern bloc 
countries oppressed by the Soviet Union, 
endorsing the movement for peace in Middle 
Eastern conflicts, and in recent years visited 
Fidel Castro to urge the dictator to ease the com- 
munist restrictions placed on worshipping prac- 
tices of the true believers living in Cuba. 

The pope has been one of the most influential 
figures in the last century for social reform since 
the French Marxist philosopher Jean-Paul 
Sartre. 

Much of this activism was the result of John 
Paul's background in Poland. I was introduced 
to this man when I read James Mitchener's best 
selling novel Poland while working as a librari- 
an my senior year in high school. 

The introductory chapter described how a 
working-class man opposed to Soviet interfer- 
ence was collaborating with union spokesman 
Lech Walesa and John Paul to resist Brezhnev. 

I believe another scene in this novel reflects 



what the passing of the pope means for the 
world. 

During the Nazi invasion on Sept. 1, 1939, a 
family watching out their window awaiting the 
Germans look at an Iron Cross medallion they 
have possessed as an heirloom for centuries. It 
was acquired when their ancestors protected the 
village from invading Teutonic Knights. 

The patriarch of the family observes, "Five 
hundred years ago we took this from the bar- 
barians. Now the barbarians have come to take 
it back." 

The people of Iraq and Afghanistan fought 
more than a century ago to remove the British 
occupational forces from their homeland to 
ward off Western interference. I am sure that 
now they share these sentiments, especially 
since one of their greatest allies for peace has 
slipped into the great unknown. 

I have not been receiving any responses since 
I indicated the secret agenda of the Intelligent 
Design movement. Does anything come to 
mind when you read this column? Write 
che.disciple@gmail.com if any you change your 
mind this week. 

Jason Cole is a Louisiana Scholars' College 
student. His opinions do not necessarily 
reflect the opinions of the Sauce staff or of the 
University. 



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Swing 



FROM PAGE 6 



her pitches, and she killed us." 

Trahan got help in the opener 
clean-up hitter Ashley Wilson 
^ho drove in five of their six runs, 
joing four for four at the plate with 
.two home runs, one a fifm-inning 
-jand slam that broke a 2-2 tie. 

Rasberry was handed the loss 
jpd was pulled after 4 and 2/3 
i„nings giving up six runs on seven 

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top of the first of the second game 
and led the Demons for the rest of 
the contest as Texas State sopho- 
more Sarah Lancour went four 
innings allowing three runs, and 
Trahan came on for the save strik- 
ing out five hitters in three innings 
of work. 

In the third the Bobcats added 
two more runs to make it 4-1. 
Leading off the bottom of the 
fourth NSU sophomore Glenn 



knocked out her eighth home run 
of the season to narrow the deficit, 
but two unearned runs by Texas 
State in the fifth helped the Bobcats 
extend their lead to 6-2. 

Castellano picked up the loss 
after giving up four runs on six 
hits. 

Sunday it took 10 innings to 
decide a winner when Texas State's 
Holly Britain stroked a two-out 
two-strike three-run double off the 



center field wall on NSU's Glenn 
breaking a 1-1 tie to sweep the 
Demons with a 4-1 victory. 

In an unbelievable pitchers' duel, 
the only runs scored in the contest 
until the dramatic 10th inning were 
solo home runs by NSU's Castel- 
lano and TSU's Wilson, her third of 
the series. 

Trahan got her second win 
against the Demons, pitching all 10 
innings, allowing only one run on 



four hits striking out 16 batters. 
Rasberry went five innings for 
NSU, and Glenn was given the loss 
pitching the last five innings and 
giving up the winning runs. 

"Texas State is a good team, so 
if s not like we lost to a bad team," 
Perniciaro said. "It's obviously dis- 
appointing. But we will see them 
again in he tournament, and I like 
our chance in the tournament." 

The Demons left eight runners 



on base Sunday, totaling 22 runners 
left on the base paths for the week- 
end. 

"Especially in the game on Sun- 
day, we had chances," Perniciaro 
said. "We just didn't come up with 
the big hit, and they did; that's how 
they won that game on Sunday." 

NSU returns to action this week- 
end as they travel to Lake Charles 
to face SLC opponent McNeese 
Saturday and Sunday. 



FROM PAGE 2 



Young talent, pitching big for NSU 



McConnell said she is doubtful 
that Webb would approve legis- 
lation to remove the fee, so the 
senate voted on this matter ver- 
bally instead of in a written bill. 

"We needed to find a way to 
na ve the referendum without 
getting Dr. Webb's approval," 
McConnell said. "The only way 
w e could think of to do that is in 
amotion, so Dr. Webb can't sign 
or veto that." 

McConnell said the only body 
that must approve the referen- 
dum now is the Student Self- 
Assessed Fee Oversight Commit- 
tee, which she hopes will be able 
to meet before Wednesday. 
McConnell said in theory, if this 
committee approves the referen- 
dum, a special election could be 
held next week. 

"This hasn't been tried before," 



McConnell said. "I'm hoping 
this will happen, but I know that 
the administration always tries 
to get sensitive matters handled 
in the way thev'd like to see it 
handled." 

Zumwalt said, "Hon- 
estly, I think the administration 
is going to kill this, but we're 
going to put out a petition and 
try to get this to actually hap- 
pen." 

"We don't want to leave this 
for future SGAs to deal with. 
This issue has been passed down 
too many years already. People 
tend to forget what needs to be 
done." 

At press time, SGA Adviser 
and Director of Student Activi- 
ties and Organizations Jeff Math- 
ews said he preferred not to com- 
ment on the issue. 




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Freshman pitcher Kyle Broughton entered the season as a reliever but has worked his way 
into the Demons rotation. 



By Jordan Ford 

Sauce Reporter 

Kyle Broughton brings the 
heat to the Demon's rotation 
but does not take the credit. 

"I credit my defense. It's 
one of the best I've ever been 
with", Broughton said about 
his teammates. 

Broughton, a redshirt 
freshman, has succeeded 
when it comes down to the 
most important thing, and 
that's getting the big "W." 

Starting the season in the 
bullpen and getting moved 
into the rotation a few weeks 
into it, Broughton has won 
five of the six games he has 
started, notching a 6-0 mark 
this season and has boosted 
the Demon's to an 8-1 record 
in the SLC with a 2-0 league 
mark. 

Coach Mitch Gaspard said, 
"He's just been very consis- 
tent and we've played good 
defense behind him." 



Out of 73 pitches 
Broughton threw against 
Louisiana-Monroe 51 of 
them were strikes. 

In the game against South- 
eastern Louisiana, he threw 
88 pitches and 52 of those 
were strikes. 

But Broughton said he was 
still unimpressed, "It could 
be better." 

"He's found a way to win 
every time", said Bobby Bar- 
bier, the Demon's first base- 
man. 

Broughton's style of pitch- 
ing is simple but extremely 
effective. Broughton throws 
the heater hard and without 
mercy. Broughton has a nice 
slider but his fastball at 89 
mph leaves batters speech- 
less and hitless. Broughton, 
with an ERA of 4.42, might 
not have the best stats in the 
conference but a record of 
eight wins and one loss 
speaks for itself. 



the Sauce staff says: 

Hang 
there! 

Only four weeks left! 




Theatre dept. presents "Moe" 



By Kaley Wilkins 

Sauce Reporter 

The Department of Theatre will 
perform Clarke Peters' Five Guys 
Named Moe April 6-9 and 12 - 16 
at 7:30 p.m. in Theatre West. 

The play is about a young man 
named Nomax who gets a visit 
from a few guys named Moe. The 
guests teach Nomax lessons about 



life, love and women through a 
series of songs written or recorded 
by rhythm and blues pioneer Louis 
Jordan. 

This comedy is loaded with 
songs, dances and audience partic- 
ipation. 

Bryan Williams, a junior who 
plays Four-Eyed Moe, said, "Don't 
come prepared to think, just enjoy 
the show." 



The cast includes Kyle LeMaire, 
senior; James Palmer, senior; Bryan 
Williams, junior; Greg Williams, 
junior; and Jeremy Williams, jun- 
ior. 

"The joint's going to be jump 
ing," said Palmer, who plays Big 
Moe. 

Admission is $10 but students 
get in free with an ID. For more 
information, call 318-357-4483. 



'E' might not stand for 
'excellent' anymore 



By Katie Lopez 

Sauce Reporter 

Recent studies have shown that 
Wamin E might not be as effective 

previously thought in fighting 
"eart disease and heart attack. 

Connie Jones, an instructor at 
NSU and registered dietitian, said 
"te vitamin E scare was somewhat 
Premature. The study of people 
ta king vitamin E was done on a 
poup of men who already had 
^art disease or had a heart attack. 

'The estrogen scare panned out 
2* sa me way and it was not near 
* e s care that people made it out to 
p" Jones said. 

Eva Lonn, a McMaster Universi- 
ty cardiology professor who led 
•he study, said that it is unclear if 
j^arriin E actually causes heart 
«alure, but she has a theory that 
high doses might disturb the bed- 
?^ ce of naturally occurring antiox- 
idants. 

Maybe Americans got overzeal- 

N with taking vitamin E," Jones 
said 





If someone is taking big doses of 



vita- 
min E they 

should cut back. We get all the Vit- 
amin E we need from the foods 
that we eat, Jones said. 

According to Nutrition Now, by 
Judith E. Brown, some of the foods 
that contain vitamin E are oils, fats, 



salad dressings, mayonnaise, mar- 
garine, shortening, butter, whole 
grains, wheat germ, leafy green 
vegetables, tomatoes, nuts, seeds 
and eggs. 

Jones said vitamin E, although 
previously thought, does not 
improve physical performance, 
enhance sexual performance, cure 
sexual dysfunction in males or 
slow the progression of Parkin- 
son's disease. It also does not slow 
or prevent the process of aging, 
such as graying hair, or wrinkling 
skin. 

Jones said that people should 
examine why they are taking vita- 
min E and see if they really need it. 
The general public needs to pay 
more and take the natural 
rather than synthetic 
form of vitamin E 
because it is easier for the 
body to absorb, Jones said. 

Jones does not recommend vita- 
min E for college students. She said 
that taking a store brand or nation- 
al brand of multi-vitamin would be 
fine. 



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while donating blood in the 
mobile Lifeshare Blood Center 
vehicle in front of the Student 
Union Monday. 




NSU Athletics 



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Saturday @ 10:00 am. 

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The Full 
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MLB time 
is here 

justin_hebertl37@yahoo 

For the first time this 
semester I would like to 
talk about something on a 
national level. 

I could not be any happi- 
er that this week has 
marked opening day for 
MLB, although my favorite 
team, the Atlanta Braves 
did not fare so well drop- 
ping their 2005 debut to 
the Florida Marlins. 

With school winding 
down, I find that there is 
nothing more relaxing than 
watching a baseball game. 

I just hope that for this 
season I can hear about 
something other than 
STEROIDS. 

Lets get this straight; it's 
not that I agree with ath- 
letes using performance- 
enhancing drugs, I am just 
tired of having to listen 
over and over about what 
athletes did it and what 
MLB should do about it. 

I'll tell you what they 
should do about it: random 
drug tests. 

Do you honestly think 
testing an athlete once a 
year, when you tell him the 
date it will take place, he 
will not be able to find 
some way to get his urine 
clean? 

That's kind of a joke. 
Obviously there is nothing 
they can do about people 
who have used in the past. 
But I do hope something is 
done to clean up the mess 
for the future, and that 
goes for every sport. 

But I am absolutely tired 
of hearing about Barry 
Bonds, Mark McGwire, or 
Jose Canseco. The only 
thing left for people to hear 
about on this subject 
would be that anyone 
found guilty of these accu- 
sations or admits to them 
would not be able to hold 
any records in MLB, and it 
would also be nice to see a 
ban from the Baseball Hall 
of Fame for any of these 
athletes. 

This season has potential 
to be an enjoyable one if 
everyone could possibly 
get away from all of those 
distractions. Fans are irri- 
tated and tired of hearing 
the same thing about a 
bunch of cheaters every- 
day. 

Along with all of the 
things I would like to see 
in Major League Baseball, I 
hope the hard-hitting 
Demon Softball team will 
rebound from their recent 
drought and fight their 
way back to the top of the 
Southland Conference. 

Coach Perniciaro has his 
club hitting better and 
harder than I have seen in 
my few years here at NSU. 
I just hope the success can 
continue especially when 
they reach the Southland 
Conference Tournament. 

It would also be nice to 
see coach Gaspard and his 
baseball club claim their 
own SLC title, to add to 
our SLC football and men's 
basketball championships. 

How nice would it be to 
win that many conference 
championships in one 
year? 

The best thing about is 
that NSU is probably the 
most capable team in the 
conference to do such a 
thing, with the great ath- 
letes and coaches that go 
out there and compete at 
their full potential day in 
and day out. 

Also, the NSU track 
team has been extremely 
impressive this season. It 
seems that every meet 
coach Leon Johnson has at 
least one of his athletes 
winning medals or qualify- 
ing for a regional meet. 



Back in swing of things 

The Demons were swept this weekend by new SLC leaders Texas State, but rebounded by sweeping Louisiana Tech in a two game series 



By Justin Hebert 

Sports Editor 

The NSU Demons returned 
to normal form Wednesday 
night at the Demon Diamond 
as they defeated in-state rival 
Louisiana Tech 6-5 and 3-2. 

In the opening game NSU 
(28-20 overall, 12-6 in SLC) 
got home runs from senior 
Shay Hunt, sophomore 
Amanda Glenn and junior 
Katrina Walker to defeat the 
Lady Techsters. 

"It was good to see Aman- 
da Glenn, Shay Hunt and Kat- 
rina Walker have a great day 
hitting the ball and playing 
defense too," Demon head 
coach Mike Perniciaro said. 

Louisiana Tech jumped out 
to an early 4-0 lead in the sec- 
ond inning scoring a run on 
catcher Christine Echol's sin- 
gle to left followed by first 
baseman Carly White's three- 
run home run. 

With two outs in the fifth, 
Hunt followed senior center 
fielder Nicole Martin's RBI 
groundout with a three-run 
bomb over the left center field 
wall to pull within one. 

Glenn came on in the top of 
the sixth in relief of starting 
pitcher Lord Rasberry who 
pitched five innings giving up 
five runs on seven hits. 

Leading off the bottom of 
the sixth, Glenn crushed a 
screaming line drive solo 
home run to tie the game 5-5. 

After second baseman Lyn- 
dsey Gorski was retired on 
strikes, Walker delivered the 
knock-out blow with a home 
run blast of her own. 

Glenn picked up the win in 




Cheryl Thompson/the Current Sauce 

The Demons congratulate senior Shay Hunt, middle, as she crosses the plate after belting a three-run home run in Wednesday's game. 



the contest, pitching the final 
two innings, striking out 
three batters and only allow- 
ing one hit. 

"Amanda Glenn came in 
like she usually does and shut 
the door," Perniciaro said. 



Three Demons each picked 
up two hits in the first game. 
Hunt went two for three with 
a home run and three RBIs, 
Walker picked up two hits 
including her home run, and 
first baseman Amanda Per- 



due finished with two hits 
and a run scored. 

In the nightcap NSU scored 
two runs in the bottom of the 
fifth to take a one-run lead 
right before rain started to fall 
and the game was called, giv- 



ing the Demons the victory. 

Walker hit her second home 
run of the day in the second 
inning to give the Demons the 
lead, but the Lady Techsters 
tied the game in the third and 
then scored another run in the 



fourth to take a 2-1 lead. 

As the sky darkened in 
fifth NSU started to raj, 
Martin led off with a singj 
and scored on Hunt's ensuj* 
double. After sophornoi 
Margaret Patterson reache 
on a fielder's choice an 
Glenn singled, Gorski ripr^, 
a ground ball through th 
right side of the infield \ 
score pinch runner Da^ 
Normand. 

Immediately followin 
Gorski's at-bat the game wi 
delayed and then called da 
to the rain. 

The Demons were holdjn 
onto the first place spot in ft 
Southland Conference head 
ing into this past weeken 
and looked to hold on to tin 
position hitting an impres 
sive.342 in conference play. 

That was until second plat 
Texas State (19-19 overall, 13 
4 in SLC) and their ace Kan 
Ann Trahan made their wj 
into Natchitoches to knod 
the Demons (26-20, 12-6) a 
the top and stake their claii 
as No. 1 in the league, whii 
NSU dropped to third plaa 
behind Texas-San Antoni 
and Sam Houston State wh umbrel 
are in a tie for second. "Before 

Saturday, the Bobcats o 

Texas State defeated NSU« 

and 6-3, while Trahan pickd 
up a win in the first game and 
a save in the second. Traha 
struck out 20 Demon bate 
total, 15 in her opening gam 
win. 

"She's (Trahan) good," Pa 
niciarosaid. "She has threea 
four pitches that are real 
effective. She mixed up allot! 
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NSU Crew takes four gold medals at Murray 



By Justin Hebert 

Sports Editor 

The NSU Crew team has 
been making big splashes 
lately and this spring's squad 
is making their mark on histo- 
ry racing against top competi- 
tion. 

"We're having a great 
semester, we've entered 19 
boats in competition and 15 
boats have come in the top 
three. That's pretty impres- 
sive," NSU Crew president 
Jason Stelly said. "Each year 
since Alan (Pasch) has taken 
over we have broken our 
medal count, and so far this 
year our total is 29 medals." 

This weekend they partici- 
pated at the Racer Regatta, 
which is held in Murray, Ken- 
tucky, against the University 
of Missouri, Murray State 
University, and Rhodes Col- 
lege. 

NSU finished the competi- 
tion earning seven medals 
out of the nine boats they 
entered, including four gold 
medals, two silver, and one 
bronze. 

"We've never raced against 



Missouri before, while 
Rhodes and Murray State 
gave us competition last 
year," Stelly said. "We were 
hoping for bigger schools to 
be there, not saying they 
weren't good schools, but as 
small as we are we do really 
well." 

Under coach Alan Pasch, 
who has held that position 
for nine years, NSU has never 
seen a rower win three gold 
medals at one meet, but this 
weekend they had two 
accomplish that feat. 

Nick Chambley and 
Michael Baker each won 
three gold medals in the Var- 
sity Men 8+, Novice Men 8+ 
and the Novice Men 4+. 

NSU Crew members raced 
in Varsity 8+, Varsity 4+, 
Novice 4+ and Novice 8+ cat- 
egories of races. 

There were men's and 
women's races in each cate- 
gory with novice races 
intended for first year rowers. 

The men for NSU not only 
swept all four races, but also 
were gold medal winners in 
the four categories. 

One of the most impressive 



wins for the men was in their 
Novice 8+ race where they 
defeated Missouri by 38 sec- 
onds. The closest an oppo- 
nent came to NSU was in the 
Novice 4+, which they won 
by 16 seconds. 

In the Varsity 4+ race NSU 
finished first by a total of 28 
seconds, and the Varsity 8+ 
were victorious by 25 sec- 
onds. 

The Regatta marked the 
second time in two years the 
NSU men have swept all four 
categories; last year they did 
the same at Baylor. 

Despite being hindered by 
boat problems throughout 
the weekend, the women of 
the NSU Crew turned in 
excellent performances of 
their own.- 

With two boats entered in 
the Novice 4+ race, NSU took 
silver and bronze, marking 
the only race in which the 
same school earned more 
than one medal. 

The Novice 4+ A were 
holding a commanding lead 
when the fin that steers broke 
off, and they still finished sec- 
ond behind Murray State by 




The NSU Crew Team had a great weekend at the Racer Regatta at Murray State earning seven medals- 



only six seconds. 

The Novice 8+ team took 
silver finishing two seconds 
behind Murray State, while 
the third place team was 
more than two and a half 
minutes behind NSU. 



NSU Crew will be compet- 
ing again in the Southern 
Intercollegiate Rowing Asso- 
ciation or SIRA, one of their 
biggest competitions, April 
14 and 15, in Oak Ridge, 
Term. NSU will be among 



more than 50 colleges racfl 
in this event. 

"The race will be the 
of races for Northwester 
Stelly said. "It's a pretty Jj 
race, and were racing the™ 
of the top." 



Getting it done on the road, NSU still atop SLC 




Leslie Westbrook/the Current Sauce 

Demon second baseman Brandon Morgan makes a play in recent home-conference action. Morgan has 
been a big reason for the Demons success so far, Morgan leads NSU with 27 runs scored. 



By Adam Hymel 

Sauce Reporter 

The NSU Demon Baseball 
team will put its undefeated 
home record on the line this 
weekend when they host last- 
place McNeese State in a 
three-game conference series. 

After sweeping Southeast- 
ern and UL-Monroe and tak- 
ing two of three from Texas 
State, the Demons find them- 
selves on top of the South- 
land Conference standings. 

Friday and Saturday NSU 
and Texas State swapped 5-2 
victories in San Marcos. 

Sunday the Demons made 
a dramatic comeback from a 
6-0 deficit, punctuated by a 
three-run home run by sec- 
ond baseman Brandon Mor- 
gan in the top of the eighth 
inning to secure their spot 



atop the Southland standings 
defeating TSU. 

The Demons traveled north 
Tuesday to play Centenary 
and shot to an 8-0 lead and 
then coasted with the 
reserves to an 8-6 victory 
improving NSU's overall 
record to 24-10. 

The return to Brown- 
Stroud field will be a wel- 
come home for the Demons 
as they have played their last 
nine games on the road and 
haven't played at home in 
nearly three weeks. 

The impressive record 
sported by the Demons 
should be no surprise as they 
were picked to finish first in 
the always tough Southland 
Conference and over half of 
their losses have been to top 
20 teams, all on the road. 
NSU also has several impres- 



sive victories this year 
wins over top 20 teams ™ 
lor and Ole Miss. 

The Demons are led 
offense by Senior DH B*' 
Jones who leads the Dei^ 
in all major offensive <*j 
gories hitting .362 with 5 
and 36 RBIs. 

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*I was so shocked/ 

Demon linebacker survives lightning strike, earns new nickname. 




the Sauce staff says: 

Hang in 
there! 

Only three weeks left! 



By Kyle Shirley 

News Editor 

Demon outside linebacker 
TJ McMillan did not earn his 
n ew nickname, "Lightning 
Rod," because of his speed 
and power on the football 
field; the name is actually 
quite literal. 

About 11 a.m. Monday, 
McMillan, a junior airninal 
justice major, was on his way 
to get lunch in the Friedman 
Student Union. A thunder- 
storm was pouring rain on 
the campus, so McMillan 
stopped at his car to look for 
an umbrella. 

McMillan said he was 
relieved when he found an 
old, forgotten umbrella in his 
trunk. But moments later, as 
he was walking past St. Denis 
Hall, something happened 
that made him drop the 
umbrella as quickly as he 
could. 

"I don't know if I heard the 
thunder first or saw the flash, 
but I know I saw a flash right 
where I was holding my 
umbrella," McMillan said. 
"Before I could get rid of the 



umbrella. . . I felt a shock, and 
it came all the way up to my 
elbow." 

McMillan said he immedi- 
ately realized that a bolt of 
lightning had traveled 
through his umbrella and 
into his right arm. As soon as 
the flash and boom of the 
strike faded away, McMillan 
did the only thing he could 
think of — he began to pray. 

"That's all I could do: 
thank the Lord. Because it 
could have been a lot worse," 
McMillan said. 

As McMillan stood dazed 
in the rain, an unfamiliar 
man approached him and 
asked if he was OK. 

The man helped McMillan 
into the St. Denis lobby, 
where a worker tried to call 
the campus police station for 
help. The call could not go 
through due to a problem 
with the campus phone lines, 
so the worker called an 
ambulance directly. 

Surprisingly, McMillan 
said the sensation from the 
strike affected only his right 
hand and forearm. 

"My hand went numb for 



about a minute or two. Then 
for about an hour I had tin- 
gling in my fingertips," 
McMillan said. "When the 
paramedics came, they sug- 
gested that I go with them in 
the ambulance to the hospi- 
tal, but at the rime I guess I 
wasn't thinking right, and I 
decided not to go. But as it 
went on, my hand still tin- 
gled, so I decided it would be 
smart for me to go. 

"I didn't know what to do, 
to be honest. I was so 
shocked." 

Natchitoches Parish Hospi- 
tal doctors examined McMil- 
lan and determined that he 
had not sustained any seri- 
ous injuries. They gave him 
pain medication for his hand 
and released him. 

The incident Monday was 
not McMillan's first close 
encounter with lightning on 
NSU's campus. During the 
summer of 2003, McMillan 
said he was awakened from a 
nap in his University 
Columns apartment under 
unusual circumstances. 

"I didn't know what hap- 
pened. I just remember some- 



body knocking on the door, 
and they said that the house 
was on fire. So I grabbed 
what I could and I ran out," 
McMillan said. 

Later that day, McMillan 
learned that a lightning bolt 
had ignited the blaze. 

According to the American 
Red Cross's Web site, red- 
cross.com, approximately 400 
people in the United States 
survive lightning strikes 
every year; about 73 others 
are killed. Many of the sur- 
vivors suffer from permanent 
disabilities including "mem- 
ory loss, attention deficit, 
sleep disorders, numbness, 
dizziness, stiffness of joints, 
weakness and depression." 

McMillan said he has done 
what he needed to do to get 
over the incident: he dis- 
posed of the one item con- 
nected to it. 

"I threw that umbrella 
away," McMillan said. "I 
promise, it didn't stay with 
me an hour after that. Every- 
one was telling me to keep it 
as a souvenir, but every time 
looked at it, it was all bad 
memories." 




Cheryl Thompson / the Current Sauce 
The glow of the sun surrounds TJ McMillan in this portrait taken Wednesday. McMillan survived a 
lightning strike Monday in front of St. Denis Hall. He. said all he could do was pray after the shock. 



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By Stephen L. Long 

Sauce Reporter 

KNWD is set to rock 
downtown Natchi- 
toches this weekend 
with its annual music 
festival, Demonfest. 

The concert will com- 
mence at 1 p.m. Satur- 
day on the riverbank 
stage, and bands from 
all over Louisiana will 
perform until 11 p.m. 
The show is an effort to 
raise money for the 
Make-a-Wish Founda- 
tion and expose area res- 
idents to more eclectic, 
alternative music. 

Demonfest 2005, coor- 
dinated by KNWD staff 
members Elliot West- 
Phal and Brad Hartley, 
will feature bands from 
Natchitoches, Alexan- 
dria, Lafayette and 
Baton Rouge perform- 
ing music from a variety 
°f genres including rock, 
metal, jazz, hip hop and 
punk. 

"The purpose is to get 
bands seldom seen 
around here and to 
bring good music to 



Natchitoches and 
expose people to it," 
Hartley said. 

Hartley expects 
Demonfest 2005 to do 
better than the previous 
festivals. Bones, a 
"weird, electronic, 
experimental band" 
from Baton Rouge will 
headline the festival. 

"They're really good," 
Hartley said. 

A Natchitoches band, 
The Silly Goose Docu- 
ments, will also perform 
at Demonfest 2005. 
Hartley described the 
band's music as "synco- 
pated, off time mad- 
ness." 

Other solo and 
acoustic acts will play 
between band perform- 
ances, Hartley said. 

Westphal said KNWD 
plans to sell cold drinks 
and barbecue at the 
event. 

Admission, as flyers 
announce, will be "as 
free as air," and anyone 
can attend. For more 
information, contact 
KNWD at (318) 357- 
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Imagine I Am - Experi- 
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Zach the Rookie - Post 
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Bones - Experimental jazz 
Cr azy Josh Nee and The 
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Acts start at 1 p.m. at the downtown riverfront. 




CAPA professor wins 
annual research award 



Cheryl Thompson / the Current Sauce 
University President Randall Webb presented Kristine Coreil with the 
annual Mildred Hart Bailey Research Award Tuesday in Russell Hall. 



By Shannon Harper 

Sauce Reporter 

The Mildred Hart Bailey 
Research Award, given in 
memory of Mildred Hart Bai- 
ley for outstanding research or 
distinguished artistic and cre- 
ative work, was presented on 
Tuesday during the 18th 
Annual Research Day in 
Room 107 of Russell Hall. 

This year's recipient is Kris- 
tine Coreil, associate professor 
of the creative and performing 
arts. In an e-mail, Coreil wrote, 
"My research and perform- 
ances put together modern 
compositional techniques with 



the 17th and 18th century peri- 
od instrument known as the 
'natural horn.'" 

The award, presented by 
Northwestern State University 
President Randall Webb, is 
given to leaders in their field of 
research. 

"I'm so shocked and sur- 
prised. I can't believe this. I'm 
very happy," Coreil said. 

This year, the award was 
also presented for the first time 
to a student for his outstand- 
ing research contributions. Sgt 
1st Qass Jerry Sanders, a sen- 
ior history major, was not pres- 
ent at the time of the award, so 
the award was accepted on his 



behalf. 

The award honors Bailey, 
who retired from NSU in 1989 
after 25 years. She was the first 
president of the Association of 
Louisiana University Teachers 
of Reading, received the NSU 
College of Education Distin- 
guished Faculty Chair Award, 
was awarded an honorary life 
membership in the Central 
Louisiana Reading Council 
and initiated NSU's graduate 
program in reading. 

The research programs are 
evaluated for originality, 
national, regional or local 
impact, and scholarly or cre- 
ative significance. 



Student art show now on display. 




By Kindra Watson 

Sauce Reporter 

NSU's Student Art Society 
is hosting a Student Art 
Show upstairs in the Orville 
J. Hanchey gallery. 

The Art Show includes 
paintings, sculptures, graph- 
ics and digital art. First, sec- 
ond and third place awards 
were given to exhibits in each 



category. The Best of the 
Show was awarded to Eliot 
Westphal for his sculpture 
titled Like a Broken Record, 
which is a display of records 
molded into the shape of 
faces. The sculpture also 
includes the sounds of talking 
people played on a record 
player. 

The exhibition Ls open for 
all to view. It will end April 22. 



Cheryl Thompson / the Current Sauce 
Shelton Meacham received a second-place award in the Student Art Show for his painting Not So Close 
Chuck. The show will run until April 22. 



Art show 

Painting 

First place - Feel the Grass 
Grow by Cass Whaley 

Second place - Not So Close 
Chuck by Shelton Meacham 

Third place - Clear Con- 
science by James Pipes 

Graphics 

First place - Enemy by Caleb 
Irwin 

Second place - Ritual Horns 

by Jess Lorick 
Third place - Midnight Blooms 



winners: 

by Leslee Toney 
Sculpture 

First place - Untitled by Elliot 

Westphal 
Second place - Barocks by 

Elliot Westphal 
Third place - Habitat Loss by 

Shelton Meacham 
Digital Art 

First place - Pandora by 

Shanda Guillory 
Second place - Untitled by 

Lindsey Seegers 



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Opinions — the Current Sauce — Thursday, April 14, 2005 



Opinions 

Final words from Cole 



MOST NURSES WILL ENTER THE U.S. HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, 

YOU'RE NOT MOST NURSES 




By Jason Cole 



The end of the year is 
approaching and our thoughts 
have turned to preparing for final 
examinations. It is time to 
demonstrate to our instructors 
that we are able to reproduce 
what we have learned over the 
entire semester. 

People should keep in mind 
that there is another purpose for 
these lessons. We are being given 
basic tools for evaluation of the 
world that when used effectively 
result in analytical critical think- 
ing. This is a necessary skill 
because many people in the out- 
side world prey on those who do 
not look a gift horse in the 
mouth. 

During my time at the Schol- 
ars' College I have heard many 
arguments from my classmates 
about the perils of archaic, dys- 
functional institutions such as the 
Orthodox Christian Church or 
the Republican Party. Having 
grown up in the Bible Belt I am 
aware of how conservatives often 
are unwilling to consider things 
from an alternative perspective. 

If you have ever read any of the 
columns on this page you can see 
that it is often the same case for 
self-proclaimed liberals. 

The only self-described conser- 
vative columnist for the Current 
Sauce in the last year has been 
Thomas Hargis. He has not had 
anything printed since the begin- 
ning of the semester, but I do not 
see why anyone would bother 



trying when other columnists 
comment on their writing with 
statements like, "If liberals think 
conservatives are stupid, it's 
thanks to conservatives like you" 
(i-55.com/~q). 

Yes, members of the Christian 
Right proudly affirm the fact that 
they consider the Bible, in all 
honesty a mere book unlike any 
other, the source of their moral 
and economic system because it 
is supposed to be the "word of 
God." Yes, a significant number 
of Christians are staunch conser- 



"If liberals 
think 

conservatives 
are stupid, it's 
thanks to 
conservatives 
like you." 

J. Aaron "Q" Brown, 

in reference to fellow Sauce 
columnist, Thomas Hargis 



vatives who vote exclusively 
Republican. I graduated from 
Maranatha Christian High School 
in Longview, Texas, and was 
forced to attend Disciples of 
Christ First Christian Church 
every Sunday until I was 17, and 
I started leaving the building. 
But is this any reason to consider 
conservatives "stupid?" 

Members of liberal organiza- 
tions can be just as narrow mind- 
ed and tend to be more self-right- 
eous because they have adopted 



an "intellectual" perspective. But 
I fail to see the difference 
between fawning over Oprah's 
Book Club or attending a war 
protest rally and the kind of 
charismatic religiosity I wit- 
nessed as a child. Deciding to 
adhere to a belief on the sole 
basis of the background of the 
person who came up with it is 
never a good decision. 

Many of the communists in 
South America during the late 
1960s raised their atheist icon 
Ernesto Che Guevara to Christ- 
like status after his assassination 
in 1967. Many even proclaimed 
that he would be resurrected to 
continue the revolution, scream- 
ing "!No lo vamos a olvidar! (We 
won't let him be forgotten)" in 
the streets of Santiago. Passion- 
ate fervor can cloud a person's 
sense of reality, whatever their 
religious views happen to be. 

This is my last submission 
because I have my own finals to 
prepare for and will graduate 
from NSU on May 6. I appreciat- 
ed the compliments many of you 
gave me for my columns; I just 
wish I had received more 
responses. I hope I've given 
some of you on the left some- 
thing to think about during the 
break between Aqua Teen Hunger 
Force and the Chapelle Show. Bush 
may have created a mess in Iraq 
that the American people will 
pay for in the long run, but there 
are many Republican Christians 
giving the right side a good name 
through their active mission 
work and foreign relief. 

Jason Cole is a Louisiana Schol- 
ars' College student. His opinions 
do not necessarily reflect the 
opinions of the Sauce staff or of 
the University. 



SGA Senator for February 

Samuel 
Zumwalt 

"Get involved, 
do not be afraid 
to make yourself 
known/ 7 




SGA Senator for March 

"The only way to 

promote and 
affect change(s) 

is to get 
involved in the 
system and pur- 
sue your goals." 

Fred 
Kuechenmeister 



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Thursday, April 14, 2005 
the Current Sauce 



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No "biz' like 'showbiz' 

\NSU theatre department stays busy with spring productions 



'A Journey Through Oz' 
By Katie Lopez 

Sauce Reporter 

Audiences will go "somewhere 
over the rainbow" when they take a 
Journey Through Oz on April 20-23 
a t 7:30pm in the A.A. Fredrick's 
Auditorium. 

Ashley Syll, a sophomore theater 
major and stage manager for A 
kwrney Through Oz, said the play 
lias the same situations of the 
movie but has more characters and 
a different concept of how charac- 
ters are brought into the world of 
Oz. 

A journey Through Oz takes the 
audience through Dorothy's quest 
of wanting to read The Wizard ofOz, 
which is not her reading list at 
school. Dorothy's teacher decides 
the whole class should read the 
book and do a project on it. The 
class is not happy about that, and 
Dorothy is left to read the book 
alone. Dorothy falls asleep and is 
sucked into the book and into the 
world of Oz, Syll said. 

The Emerald City, the Yellow 
Brick Road, Scarecrow, Tin Man, 
Cowardly Lion and the Wicked 
Witch all still exist. There will be 
additional characters a? two mice 
who are the Lion's sidekicks. They 
are Queen Mouse, who is queen of 
the field mice, and Piedra who is 
the dumbfounded sidekick, Syll 
said. 




Cheryl Thompson/fte Current Sauce 

Students dance around in a scene during rehearsal for A Journey Through Oz. The show will run April 20-21 at 7:30 p.m. in the A. A. Fredericks Auditorium 



"The Wicked Witch also has side- 
kicks called the Winkies who are 
under the Wicked Witches spell," 
Syll said. 

Jarrad Baker, a freshman theater 
major, will be playing the role of the 
Cowardly Lion. He said his charac- 
ter is not much different from the 
one in the movie, but he does bring 
his own unique personality to the 
character. 

People should not come and 
expect to see the movie because; it 
is not the movie, Baker said. 

Robert Patrick Robinson, a soph- 



omore theater major, is playing the 
role of the Tm Man. He said his 
character is much colder towards 
the other characters then the Tin 
Man in the movie. As the play 
advances, he becomes warmer 
towards the other characters. 

"I think that the writing form for 
my character is better in this ver- 
sion," Robinson said. 

Luke Sexton, a senior theater 
major, playing the role of the Scare- 
crow, said his character has a 
British /Australian accent, and that 
is what makes him different from 



the one in the movie. 

What makes this play unique is 
that a student wrote the script, Sex- 
ton said. 

Jacob Justice, the writer of A Jour- 
ney Through Oz, said when he was 
asked to write an version of the 
Wizard of Oz, he was excited and 
had to write two scripts before he 
vvas finally satisfied with the final 
product. 

Justice said he came up with the 
playground theme because all kids 
have playgrounds where they can 
imagine. 



"We wanted to make the coolest 
playground in the world," Justice 
said. "The best thing about this pro- 
duction is seeing little parts of you 
in each character." 

Justice said that he wants for this 
play to show the audience that 
reading can be an adventure. He 
wants it to pull people's creativity 
out and make them think they can 
do more in life. 

There will be a 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. 
performance for the schools and a 
7:30 p.m. performance for anyone 
else. 



'Five Guys Named Moe' 
By Chanel Savoie 

Sauce Reporter 

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watch Five Guys Named Moe, the lat- 
est NSU play. 

If, on the other hand, you want to 
laugh until you cry, sing great 
songs with the cast, watch a fantas- 
tic bit of acting and have the poten- 
tial of being dragged up on stage, 
this play is the perfect way to go. 

Five Guys Named Moe, directed by 
Pia Wyatt, opened April 6 in The- 
atre West in the Creative and Per- 
forming Arts building. It starred 
Gregory Williams, Jr., James 
Palmer, Jeremy D. Williams, Bryan 
D. Williams and Kyle LeMaire. 

Five Guys Named Moe is an 
uproariously funny comedy-musi- 
cal that features jazzy big band 
music by Louis Jordan. The 
"Moes" first appear singing to 
cheer up Nomax (G. Williams) who 
is distraught over love troubles. 
Later Nomax joins the other four to 
perform as a band in the Funky 
Butt Club. 

When I went to the play Saturday 
night, the music in Act 1 was 
superb, with both funny and senti- 
mental songs. G. Williams crooned 
"Early in the Morning," delivering 
a flawless opening performance. 

The four Moes that came to help 
him (Big Moe- Palmer, Little Moe- J. 
Williams, Four-Eyed Moe- B. 
Williams, and Eat Moe- LeMaire) 
gave an amazing rendition of their 
entrance song, "Five Guys Named 
Moe," that was so energetic I want- 
ed to dance with them. 

J. Williams' performance of "I 
Like 'Em Fat Like That," particular- 
ly his physical interpretation of the 
words, had some of the audience in 
tears and stitches from laughter, 




Gary Hardamon/NSU Media Services 

NSU Theatre's latest play, Five Guys Named Moe, will run tonight through Saturday at 7 p.m. in Theatre West. From left 
Gregory Williams, Jr. (Nomax), Jeremy D. Williams (Little Moe), James Palmer (Big Moe), Kyle LeMaire (Eat Moe) and Bryan 
D. Williams (For-Eyed Moe). 



and his tap dance to "Reet, Petite 
and Gone" was impressive. 

LeMaire, Mr. Ever-Hungry Eat 
Moe, and B. Williams, whose 
impression of a girl had the audi- 
ence roaring, were hilarious. Final- 
ly, Palmer gave a performance that 
warranted nothing short of a stand- 
ing ovation, which, by the way, the 
whole cast received immediately 
after the last note sounded. 

The performance of "Azure Te" 
was beautiful and "Safe, Sane, and 
Single" had me, and some of the 
audience, humming it as we left. 
Nothing had people singing like 
"Push Ka Pi Shi Pie," though. 
Audience members flipped over 



their programs to find the song's 
lyrics. They sang along with the 
actors. 

Act 2 was not as funny as the first 
act, but the cast's Funky Butt Club 
performance reminded me of 
American Bandstand, which was 
great. At this point G. Williams 
became one of the Moes, No Moe. 
The medley of "Hurry Home", "Is 
You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby?" 
and "Don't Let the Sun Catch You 
Crying" at the end of the act was 
gorgeous and led into a happy end- 
ing- 

I have to say that I have never 
been as impressed by an NSU or 
community play as I was with Five 



Guys Named Moe. The acting was 
wonderful, the singing was mag- 
nificent, the dancing was energetic, 
the set was great, the props were 
hilarious, the costumes were per- 
fect and the audience interaction 
was fabulous. 

My only complaint is that the 
music was too loud, and the audi- 
ence missed some of the lyrics to 
the songs. This is the only reason 
that the play only got four and a 
half out of five stars. Cheers to 
everyone who worked on this play! 

Five Guys Named Moe, is playing 
through Saturday again this week 
at 7:30 p.m. in Theatre West. 



Bandstand' fundraiser a 'miraculous' success 



By Candice Pauley 

Sauce Reporter 

The Kappa Iota chapter of Phi 
Mu at NSU hosted its second annu- 
al "Bandstand at the Beach" 
fundraiser for the Children's Mira- 
cle Network last Saturday at the 
Riverfront Stage. 

The Children's Miracle Network 
is a nonprofit organization funded 
entirely by donations. On Satur- 
day, Phi Mu raised $1,132.44 to help 
their cause. 



"Our money goes to buying IVs 
and cancer treatments," says Jo'- 
lene Bonck, Phi Mu's philanthropy 
chair and sophomore social work 
major. 

Because of this year's success, 
Bonck wants to make the band- 
stand a yearly tradition. 

Several local bands played at the 
bandstand. Performances included 
Stik and The Mudd, Solomon's 
Porch, Unit 1, BCM Praise Band, 
Silly Goose Documents and Front 
Street Project. All of the bands that 



played on Saturday donated their 
time to help raise money for The 
Children's Miracle Network of St. 
Francis Cabrini in Alexandria. 

Stoney Brown, lead singer for the 
Silly Goose Documents and junior 
general studies major at NSU said 
the band donated their time 
because, "It's for the kids." 

"It's not about money," Rob 
Quayhagaen, guitarist for Silly 
Goose Documents said. "It's about 
the music." 



"I think (the bandstand) is kind 
of important for Natchitoches. 
There's not much of a music scene 
here," Brown said. 

The social aspect of the 'Band- 
stand' might be important for 
Natchitoches, but for Phi Mu it is 
about service. 

"Service is in our heart," says 
Mandy Ward, a junior hospitality 
management and tourism major as 
well as a member of Phi Mu. "It's 
what we were founded on." 




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asktallulah@yahoo. com 

How young is 
'too' young? 

Dear Readers, 

When spring and summer 
come around, it may seem like all 
you ever get in the mail is one 
wedding invitation after another. 
And as you get closer and closer 
to graduation, many of you are 
no doubt attending weddings of 
people you started college with 
freshmen year. In other words, 
your peers who are at most 20 or 
22 are hosting some of these wed- 
dings. This all leads to the ques- 
tion of how young is too young to 
get married. 

In Louisiana, by law, boys and 
girls are able to get married 
between the ages of 16 and 18 
with the consent of their parents. 
After the age of 18, however, 
there is no requirement for 
parental consent. In only one 
state, Nebraska, is the required 
age for marriage set at 19, the 
highest in the states. At a time 
when the divorce rates are rising 
as rapidly as the marriage rates, 
should the marriage age be raised 
to allow time for the two individ- 
uals to mature? 

This society and government 
deems that a person is responsible 
enough to get married before they 
are even allowed to purchase 
alcohol. Therefore, you are 
mature enough to vow to spend 
your life with someone else but 
not to throw down a dollar or two 
for a beer. While this might sound 
like a campaign for lowering the 
drinking age, on which I'm sure 
everyone has an opinion, it is just 
an example to show that in our 
society certain things are deemed 
more important than marriage. 

And perhaps, therein lies the 
problem with people marrying at 
a young age. Not only can people 
marry prior to buying alcohol, but 
they also have the luxury of being 
carefree about it. How can people 
be expected take marriage seri- 
ously if, in the back of their 
minds, they know that there is 
always a way to back out if things 
don't go as planned? Of course, 
their way out is the ever-popular 
divorce. Marriage cannot be taken 
completely seriously if it is 
entered with a back-up plan. 

All of this comes back around 
to answer my first question - how 
young is too young to get mar- 
ried? In the end, I believe it is all 
about your state of mind, and not 
necessarily your age. If you take 
the concept of marriage seriously 
then perhaps you are quite ready 
for marriage and all it entails. 
However, I would suggest wait- 
ing until, at least, after under- 
graduate school. By then, you will 
have usually achieved drinking 
age and possibly some idea of 
where you are headed. 

Although neither drinking age 
nor graduation makes you more 
responsible toward marriage, you 
will have some added life experi- 
ence by the time you turn 21 as 
opposed to 18. And if you really 
love someone, waiting a year or 
two for marriage should not 
dampen your enthusiasm to head 
to the altar. 

Ultimately, though, it depends 
on what you believe you are 
ready to handle. Despite age or 
life experience, people will contin- 
ue to get married, ignoring the 
consequences of their actions. 
Therefore, too young is simply all 
in your mind. If at the ripe old 
age of 22, you can't imagine not 
corning home to a home-cooked 
meal, perhaps you are ready for 
marriage, or do you just need to 
move back in with mom and 



dad? 



T'affufafi 



*Disclaimer: While this is an 
advice column, recognize that I am 
not a professional psychologist or 
psychiatrist, and l base my advice 
solely on my own personal experience 
and research that 1 have done.**Have 
any questions about life, love, or sex? 
Or hate her advice? Tell Tallulah and 
send her an e-mail at asktallu- 
lah@yahoo.com. 




Thursday, April 14, 2005 
the Current Sauce 



Sports 




Justin 
Hebert 

The Full 
Count 



Double 
Duty 

j usrin_hebertl37@yahoo 

While NSU teams domi- 
nated the Southland Con- 
ference this year in most 
sports, their individual 
players have been collecting 
their own awards. 

This week Demon softball 
pitcher Amanda Glenn was 
named SLC Pitcher of the 
Week, and Demon baseball 
slugger and relief pitcher 
Blake Jones received SLC 
Hitter of the Week honors. 

In fact, these two Demon 
counterparts exhibit almost 
the same prowess of the 
game when competing in 
their respective diamonds. 

They both have the ability 
to hit the long ball at any 
given time and then turn 
around in the next half of 
the inning to take the 
mound and overpower hit- 
ters as they step to the plate. 

Glenn, a sophomore from 
Dry Prong, picked up her 
second SLC Pitcher of the 
Week honors and the sev- 
enth overall SLC Player of 
the Week award. 

In this past week's action, 
the left-hander picked up 
four wins in five relief 
appearances with an 0.48 
ERA through 14.2 innings. 
Glenn struck out 13 batters 
and only allowed 15 hits 
while facing a total of 58 
opposing hitters. 

With a dominant fastball 
and a change up that can 
leave batters looking fool- 
ish, Glenn has improved to 
an 8-6 overall record while 
leading the Demon softball 
team's pitching staff with a 
2.23 ERA. 

But she has not only been 
tearing through the SLC on 
the mound. She has also 
been destroying opposing 
pitching from the plate. 

In the opening contest of 
a two-game sweep of 
Louisiana Tech last Wednes- 
day, Glenn bashed her ninth 
home run of the season to 
help herself by tying the 
game. 

Aside from picking up 
two wins Saturday at 
McNeese, Glenn once again 
pitched in on the Demons' 
offensive production going 
3 for 5 while scoring four 
runs and driving in a run in 
the first game and went 2 
for 4 with an RBI double in 
the following game. 

Jones, a senior from Clin- 
ton, Miss., also netted his 
second SLC award of the 
season hitting a whopping 
.538 for the week while 
helping to lead the SLC first 
place Demons to a 4-0 mark 
for the week 

Racking up five RBIs and 
scoring seven times with a 
home run and a double, 
Jones finished the week 
with a .923 slugging per- 
centage and a .647 on base 
average while the Demons 
completed their third SLC 
series sweep, this time 
against McNeese. 

Jones who leads the 
Demons with a .383 batting 
average, 36 RBIs and five 
home runs, like Glenn, has 
been helping his club pitch- 
ing in a relief role. 

The right-hander is 4-2 in 
16 relief appearances with a 
2.88 ERA for the season. 
Jones has 33 strikeouts 
through 34 1 / 3 innings 
pitched picking up six saves 
out of the bullpen. 

I hope these two can keep 
up their success as they 
boost their teams through 
the remainder of their SLC 
schedule and into the tour- 
nament possibly earning 
them a berth in the NCAA 
tournaments. 

Fans, make sure you 
watch as these two, along 
with their ball clubs, contin- 
ue their tear through the 
SLC. 





Leslie Westbrook/f/ie Current Sauce 
(Top) Demon junior left fielder Michael Palermo attempts to slide in home safely but was called out to 
end the inning this weekend against McNeese at Brown Stroud Field. After the teams cleared the field, 
the umpires had a conference but let the call stand. 

(Right) Junior catcher Marty Dewees catches a pop up during NSU's sweep of McNeese. Dewees has 
been a major contributor to the Demons' Southland Conference first-place ranking batting .423 in confer- 
ence play. 

Another SLC sweep 



By Adam Hymel 

Sauce Reporter 

The NSU baseball team 
continued to dominate at 
home but took one on the 
chin Tuesday night at 
Louisiana State University. 

The Demons ran their 
home record to 14-0 and 
improved to 11-1 in South- 
land play and 27-10 overall. 

The 11-1 start is the best 
ever for NSU in league play. 

NSU combined to hit .392 



and pounded out 38 hits to 
sweep McNeese State ending 
in an 11-0 pounding on Sun- 
day as true freshman Dereck 
Cloeren tossed his first com- 
plete game throwing seven 
shutout innings until the 
game was ended by the 
Southland Conference mercy 
rule. 

NSU used an eight run 
eighth inning to beat the 
Cowboys 12-3 as red shirt 
freshman Kyle Broughton ran 
his record to 7-0. Senior ace 



Daniel Lonsberry continued 
his strong performance as he 
pitched seven innings Friday 
night giving up two runs on 
four hits. 

Heading into the series, the 
Demons received some good 
news as they were ranked 
31st on Boyd's World, a Web 
site that covers college base- 
ball. Boyd's World uses the 
same RPI rankings used to 
select teams for the NCAA 
tournament. 
Looking to gain more 



national attention the 
Demons headed south to take 
on the slumping LSU team 
that was corning off a week- 
end sweep from the hands of 
South Carolina. 

The game was close after 
Miles Durham slugged a 2- 
run home run in the top of the 
second inning to tie the game 
at 2-2. 

The Tigers followed with a 
3-run outburst in the bottom 
of the inning and never 
looked back as they exploded 



to a 19-2 win. 

LSU went through seven 
Demon pitchers en route to 
the win. 

"They came out with some- 
thing to prove and really 
swung the bats well," said 
Demon head coach Mitch 
Gaspard. "We learned some 
lessons tonight". 

The Demons will head to 
Huntsville to play Sam Hous- 
ton State with a two game 
lead in the Southland Confer- 
ence standings. 



Confidence and poise helping Demons 



By Justin Hebert 

Sports Editor 

Mike Perniciaro has imple- 
mented his style of softball in 
the 2005 softball Demons and 
the biggest reason the team 
feels they have been on top or 
around the top of the South- 
land this season is because he 
got them to just have fun and 
to do it with confidence. 

Former Demon pitching 
standout and current NSU 
pitching coach Amanda 
Ortego said, "His style is com- 
pletely different than what 
I've ever really been under. 
He's very mellow. He just 
expects the best out of every- 
body. He doesn't pressure for 
it, he just expects it." 

Junior first baseman Aman- 
da Perdue said, "He gives you 
confidence. He's calm. Most 
coaches can be real loud but 
he's real calm." 

Sophomore catcher Mar- 
garet Patterson said, "I think 
everything we have this year 
is attributed to him because he 
has turned around the team 
and changed our attitudes 
about everything." 

Perniciaro served as a hit- 
ting coach and outfield coach 
at Auburn for six years help- 
ing the Tigers to their best ever 
record of 42-18 as they earned 
a No. 2 seed in the NCAA 
tournament earning their first 



National Top 25 ranking ever. 

In his first season here at 
NSU, his team has netted a 30- 
21 overall record while going 
14-7 in the SLC. His first 
Demon squad has already 
topped the NSU record for 
home runs in a season with 45, 
blowing past the 40 homers 
the 2002 team compiled. 

"My coaching philosophy, 
I'm never one to yell and 
scream at them a whole lot. I 
try to use some humor or say 
something funny just to get 
them to focus on the next pitch 
instead of thinking, wow, that 
last swing was terrible," Perni- 
ciaro said. 

With his laid back mood, 
Perniciaro has the 2005 
Demons feeling more confi- 
dent than they have been in 
years. That type of confidence 
has been showing at the plate, 
with five Demon starters bat- 
ting over .300 and two of 
them, senior Shay Hunt and 
Patterson, with at least 10 
home runs. 

"Ifs a lot easier when you 
take a bad cut at a change up, 
and he laughs at you and you 
can laugh back at him, instead 
of a coach tuning around and 
shaking their head," Patterson 
said. "I think his attitude 
helps us out a lot. 

Sophomore Amanda Glenn 
said, "We know going up 
there he has confidence in us. 



As a hitter knowing your 
coach has confidence in you 
gives you confidence." 

Although his whole team 
and coaching staff credit this 
season's success so far to Per- 
niciaro's poise and assurance 
of his players he says it is the 
foundation of strong, hard 
workers that was already in 
place here at NSU that has got- 
ten them playing so well. 

"We're leading the confer- 
ence in stolen bases. We're 
second in the conference in 
home runs," Perniciaro said. 
"You put that combination of 
speed and power together 
you're going to score a lot of 
runs, which we've done." 

Probably one of the most 
noteworthy things about this 
Demon lineup is that any spot 
in their lineup can come up 
with the big hit when they 
need it. The girls feel that 
knowing the batter behind 
them can hit the ball just as 
well as anyone else is a big 
confidence builder. 

With speedsters junior left 
fielder Sarina Noack and sen- 
ior center fielder Nicole Mar- 
tin leading off the lineup, the 
next few batters, what Perni- 
ciaro compared to an old Yan- 
kees' team, have been driving 
in plenty of runs. 

"That's our version of mur- 
derers' row, like the old Yan- 
kees with Babe Ruth," Perni- 




Leslie Westbrook/rte Current Sauce 
Demon head coach Mike Perniciaro talks with junior first baseman 
Amanda Perdue in between innings during recent SLC action. 



ciarosaid. "The middle of that 
lineup is definitely a threat. 
Any time they come up 
they're going to hit the ball 
hard and score some runs." 

The middle of that lineup 
consists of Hunt, Patterson, 
and Glenn who account for 33 
of the team's 45 home runs 
and 99 of their 213 RBIs. With 
sophomore second baseman 
Lyndsey Gorski, junior third 
baseman Katrina Walker, 
pitcher, outfielder Michelle 



Castellano and first baseman 
Perdue rounding out the line- 
up, the Demons have been 
capitalizing on opposing 
pitchers' mistakes and hitting 
the ball hard. 

Perniciaro said that is exact- 
ly what his team needs head- 
ing into this weekend's SLC 
series at Southeastern, with 
the Demons still in contention 
of the regular season SLC 
Championship. 



Lady Demons shock SHSU on senior day 




Leslie Westbrook/ t/k Current Sauce 

Lady Demon Magali Van den Bergh helped the tennis team upset 
Sam Houston State Sunday with her No. 4 spot singles win. 



Courtesy of Sports 
Information 

www.nsudemons.com 

Three-set singles wins by 
Alexandra Nieto and Magali 
Van den Bergh provided the 
winning margin for NSU 
Sunday as the Lady Demons 
surprised visiting Sam Hous- 
ton State 4-3 in Southland 
Conference women's tennis. 

Seniors Nieto, Anneline 
Zerwick and Camila Prado 
were honored in an emotion- 
al pre-match ceremony that 
proved a springboard for a 
stirring victory in NSU's final 
home conference match of 
the season. 

Nieto and Prado swept 
their singles and doubles 
matches while Zerwick won 
in doubles and was beaten in 
three sets in a hard-fought 



No. 1 singles contest. 

Zerwick and Nieto defeat- 
ed Lata Assudani and Mou- 
nia Hassib 8-3 at No. 1 to lock 
up the doubles point to open 
the match after Catalina Ville- 
gas and Prado defeated Sam 
Houston State's Emma 
McDougall and Bethany 
Yurkiw 8-2 at No. 3. 

Fernanda Silva and Van 
den Bergh fell to the Lady 
Bearkats' Cristina Flores and 
Erika Rudich 8-5 in the No. 2 
match. 

Sam Houston rebounded 
by taking the top three sin- 
gles matches and claiming 
the upper hand before Nieto 
and Van den Bergh heading 
into third sets at Nos. 4 and 5. 

Nieto defeated Rudich 6-2, 
2-6, 6-2 in the No. 5 spot. 

Van den Bergh defeated 
Flores 3-6, 6-4, 6-0 at No. 4. 



Earlier, Prado defeated 
Yurkiw 6-4, 6-2 in the sixth 
position to give NSU a quick 
2-0 lead. 

Zerwick fell to Assudani 7- 
5, 5-7, 6-0 at No. 1 in a valiant 
effort despite a leg injury. 
Silva fell to McDougall 6-1, 6- 
at No. 2. 

Villegas fell to Hassib 7-5, 
7-6 (7-5) in another hotly con- 
tested match in the third posi- 
tion. 

With the win, NSU moves 
to 6-12 overall and 3-7 in the 
SLC. SHSU falls to 9-9 overall 
and 4-5 in the SLC. 

The Lady Demons, who 
did not qualify for the six- 
team conference tournament, 
will play their final match of 
the season Friday at 3 p.m. 
when they host Arkansas- 
Little Rock at the Jack Fisher 
Tennis Complex. 



This Just In 

Courtesy 
Sports Information Bureau 

Track 

Loren Martin and Ccty 
Fillinich each posted NQU 
Mideast Regional qualifyju 
throws as they gave NSU a j, 
2 finish in the B-division.j| 
the men's javelin competitio, 
Friday evening at the 
Annual Clyde Littler^ 
Texas Relays track and fie!; 
meet. 

Martin, a junior frog, 
Rosepine, won with a 2l0,j 
throw. Fillinich, a red shjj 
freshman from Souj 
Lafourche High School, w$ 
second at 208-8. 

Those were two of fou 
regional qualifying ma4 
posted by NSU competitu 
at the meet, which ended Sat- 
urday. 

Sophomore hurdler JJ) 
Henry of Bunkie clocked j 
regional-qualifying time of 
14.11 in the men's 110 mete 
hurdles. He had the 10th bat 
time and the top run* 
advanced to the champ, 
onship round, so he did not 
advance to Saturday's finak 

Freshman Corey Jones, 
from Diboll, Texas, thna» 
165-6 for seventh in the ^ 
division of the men's discus. 
Senior Cedric Scott, from 
DeRidder, was fifth in the B- 
division of the men's km 
jump with a 23-4 1/2 leap. 

Jeffrey Parker gave NSU 
sixth place in the B-divisot 
of the men's 1500 meter nn 
clocking a 3:57.05 time. 

Among the NSU athletes 
expected to compete today 
are four-time All-America 
Stephanie Sowell in the A- 
division of the women's 
triple jump and three-time 
Southland Conference 0* 
door shot put champ Isa 
Banna, who may make hb 
outdoor debut in the A-divi- 
sion of his specialty. 

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fullback in football, ni 
scheduled to work out W 
day before a crowd of NB 
scouts in Natchitoches st 
then travel to Austin. 



Spring Football 

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touchdown on the openinj 
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sive scores, but all came' 
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offense the ball at * 
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screen. 

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three fumbles and held & 
quarterbacks to lO-off 
passing aim for 102 yal* 
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while Ricky Joe Meeks v** 
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Current 

Thursday, April 21, 2005 Volume 90 • Issue 27 students serving students at Northwestern State University since 1914 

WRAC to be ready for summer 



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for May 2-6 from 10 a.m. to 
3 p.m. in front of Room 108 
in Kyser Hall. 
Seniors: come pick up 
your books on graduation 
day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 




By Jamie Webb 

Sauce Reporter 

NSU students can use the 
new Wellness Recreation and 
Activities Center when it 
opens this summer, after two 
years of construction. 

"Right now we're market- 
ing our facility for July 1," 
said Patric Dubois, associate 
director for wellness, recre- 
ations sports and intramurals. 

Contractors estimate a May 
30 completion date, Dubois 
said. Based on this informa- 
tion, he hopes to open the 
WRAC to students earlier, 



possibly in June. 

The rime between construc- 
tion completion and the open- 
ing of the WRAC will be 
spent on orientation and 
training procedures for stu- 
dent workers, installing and 
checking equipment and 
hammering out all the details, 
Dubois said. 

There will be an official 
opening ceremony at the 
beginning of the fall semester, 
so students will be able to 
participate in the opening, he 
said. 

Contractors are currently 
working on the interior of the 



building, said Chris Sampite, 
director of the physical plant. 
Contractors are working on 
the ceilings and walls, paint- 
ing, installing equipment, 
landscaping and putting up 
additional lighting for safety. 

There are also plans to 
resurface the drive by the new 
75-car parking lot near the 
print shop across the street 
from the WRAC, Sampite 
said. This should be finished 
before the fall semester starts. 

The WRAC, which is 81,000 
square feet, will include three 
levels, Dubois said. There are 
two gymnasiums on the 



ground floor, a group fitness 
room, a 3000-square-foot free 
weight room, a 2800-square- 
foot strength machine room 
and a 2800-square-foot car- 
diovascular room. 

The cardiovascular room 
will include a cardiotheater 
system, Dubois said. This 
means students can bring 
their own headphones to plug 
into the machines to hear any 
one of the six televisions in 
the room. 

The WRAC will also have 
two game rooms. These will 
include a pool table, shuffle- 
board, pingpong, darts and 



fooseball, Dubois said. 

There will be a one-ninth 
mile rubberized track on the 
third level of the building as 
well as a cardio area, Dubois 
said. The track is near the 
windows overlooking the 
campus. 

There will be men's and 
women's locker rooms with 
showers as well as small coin- 
operated lockers, Dubois said. 
The small lockers will be 25 
cents a day, but members will 
also have the option of rent- 
ing a locker for $30 a year. 

Anyone who has member- 
ship to the facility will be 



given two clean towels each 
day he or she uses the f acuity, 
Dubois said. Everyone will be 
required to wipe down each 
machine he or she uses when 
finished. 

Membership rates for NSU 
alumni will be $35 a month or 
$360 a year, he said. For cur- 
rent NSU faculty and staff 
members, membership will 
be $20 a month. For retired 
faculty and staff members, 
membership will be $25 a 
month. For Louisiana school 
students, faculty and staff 
members, membership will 
be $35 a month. 



Students have been paying 
$75 per semester since 1999 
for the facility. 

There was a misunder- 
standing between the SGA 
and Dubois regarding alumni 
who have paid into the 
WRAC, said SGA President 
Mindy McConnell. 

"Patric thought we wanted 
alumni who have already 
graduated to be able to come 
back to use the WRAC at their 
own discretion and spread 
out the semesters as they need 
them," she said. 

They ultimately decided to 
allow students who are grad- 
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Demonfest 2005 
rocks riverfront 

Leslie Westbrook / the Current Sauce 

Left: NSU student Jessica Callac hangs out with KNWD Music Direc- 
tor Elliot Westphal (left), Louisiana School senior Emily Perkins and 
LSU senior Spencer Johnson on the Natchitoches riverbank Saturday 
at Demonfest. Demonfest raised about $200 for the Make-a-Wish 
Foundation by collecting donations and providing barbecue chicken 
and hamburgers 



Below: Chat "Imagine I am" Faulk sings and dances to computer 
generated beats and rhythms. 




Search begins 
for new Spanish 
professor 



By Cheryl Thompson 

Sauce Reporter 

Junior journalism major 
Darla Williford switched her 
Spanish minor to an English 
minor because of concerns 
about vacancies in teaching 
positions. 

"If s so up in the air," Willi- 
ford said. "I wasn't going to 
take a chance and not gradu- 
ate." 

Williford, like many NSU 
students, has concerns about 
a lack of instructors for 
upper-level Spanish courses. 

Joseph Colavito, head of 
the language and communi- 
cations department, said 
there will be a new Spanish 
professor in the fall. 

Colavito said the position 
has been cleared for advertis- 
ing, but the process of choos- 
ing a new professor to teach 
the upper-level Spanish 
courses is not simple. 

"It isn't enough to just hire 
a native speaker," Colavito 
said. "They need to have a 
teaching background." 

Colavito said applicants 
must have the appropriate 
degree and meet certain stan- 
dards to teach at NSU as 
mandated by the Southern 
Association of Colleges and 
Schools. 



"So it's not as easy as it 
sounds to go out into the 
community and find some- 
body who can speak Span- 
ish," Colavito said. "I need 
someone with a degree." 

If the position cannot be 
filled, Colavito said other 
options would be explored. 

"Dr. Hatley and I worked 
out an agreement that if this 
problem couldn't be solved 
that we would certainly 
agree to accept transfer cred- 
it from other institutions," 
Colavito said. 

Thomas Hanson, acting 
provost and vice president of 
academic affairs, said fund- 
ing vacant positions is an 
issue reduced enrollment 
and budget cuts have made 
difficult. 

Hanson said the needs of 
graduating students are first 
priority. 

"We're going to do every- 
thing we can to see that stu- 
dents get the classes they 
need when they need it," 
Hanson said. 

Hanson said deans are pro- 
viding him with a prioritized 
list to fill vacancies. 

"It's not like we've got a 
thousand positions that we 
need to fill and we're not," he 
said. 



Jennings 
visits NSU 




Jennings 

By Ashley Lewis 

Sauce Reporter 

Tuesday night Magale 
Recital Hall was full of Jeop- 
" r dy! fans wanting to catch a 
glimpse of the $2.35 million 
Winning trivia man, Ken Jen- 
nings. 

Jennings, a Salt Lake City 
computer programmer, 
a Ppeared on Jeopardy! 70 
times, setting a record. Jen- 
nings admitted that he did- 
n't study for Jeopardy! He 
said, "You can't cram for 
kopardy! I just like trivia. 
Pacts are strange and true, 
and trivia comes with no 
responsibilities." 

The night started with a 
speech by Jennings in which 
he discussed the merits of 
tiivia and staying inquisi- 
tive. 

Jennings said, "The 



human brain is an amazing 
contraption, and knowledge 
is a way to bring people 
together." 

After his 30-minute 
speech, Jennings answered 
questions from the audience 
questions on topics ranging 
from what he was going to 
do with his money to 
whether he liked being a 
trivia sex symbol. Next came 
the part of the evening most 
audience members were 
waiting for. 

There was a trivia compe- 
tition between Jennings, 
Louisiana Scholars' College 
economics professor, Jim 
Picht; masters of education 
student, Jack Halford; and 
senior political science major, 
Fred Keuchenmeister. 

The competition had a 
slow start because none of 
the contestants could answer 
the first two questions, 
which were presented to the 
contestants on an overhead 
projector. The presenters 
had trouble matching the 
questions and their answers, 
so SGA President Mindy 
McConnell suggested that 
Trivial Pursuit cards be used 
instead. In the end, Jennings 
won by getting 10 answers 
correct, followed by Picht 
with six, Halford with three 
and Keuchenmeister with 



one. 



Hanson in place through fall 



By Kyle Shirley 

News Editor 

Following a personnel 
change that led to Anthony 
Scheffler's resignation, NSU 
President Randall Webb has 
offered Thomas Hanson the 
option of serving as acting 
provost and vice president of 
academic affairs through next 
semester. 

Webb said the University 
will advertise the position 
nationally after the fall semes- 
ter. Hanson will then have to 
apply and compete for the 
position if he wants to keep it. 

Hanson replaced Scheffler 
effective March 18 following 
Scheffler's reassignment to 
the position of acting execu- 
tive director of NSU's CenLA 
campus. Rather than accept 
the new assignment, Scheffler 
said he opted to use his accu- 
mulated leave time to fulfill 
his contract, which ends June 
28. 

Webb said any permanent 
appointment at or above the 
level of dean is considered an 
agenda item and must be 
approved by the University of 
Louisiana System Board of 
Supervisors. However, Webb 
has the authority to appoint 
interim administrators for a 
maximum time period of 12 
months. 

"Of course, conceivably the 
University could go to the 
board and ask for that period 



to be extended," Webb said. 

Webb said that despite 
Scheffler's decision to use his 
leave time, he is still techni- 
cally the acting executive 
director of the CenLA campus 
until the end of the fiscal year. 

Neither Scheffler nor Webb 
offered any concrete reasons 
for enacting this personnel 
switch mid-semester. 



done if the University is 
going to progress and be com- 
petitive, and maybe those 
aren't the same things that 
other people feel should hap- 
pen." 

Some NSU faculty mem- 
bers and adrninistrators have 
expressed dismay over Schef- 
fler's reassignment and immi- 
nent resignation. 



"One day he was there and 
the next day he wasn't." 

Jean D'Amato 

Scholars' College professor on Anthony Scheffler's 
reassignment and approaching resignation 



"Sometimes these kinds of 
things just happen," Webb 
said. "I'm just not sure about 
the situation." 

Scheffler said he did not 
understand the timing of the 
move, but that he and Webb 
were both making what they 
thought to be good decisions. 

"I had some opportunities I 
wanted to pursue, and Dr. 
Webb has got to make some 
decisions with regard to who 
to put in there in order to 
move the University in the 
direction he wants it to be 
moved into, and that's fine," 
Scheffler said. 

"I just feel that there are cer- 
tain things that need to be 



Scholars' College professor 
Jean D'Amato said, "In my 
years here at Northwestern, I 
found him to be probably the 
most competent, capable and 
sympathetic administrator to 
both student and faculty 
needs. I was extremely upset 
and dismayed that he left. . . I 
thought he was as fine an 
administrator as I've seen 
since I've been here. It's been 
17 or 18 years." 

D'Amato said she was in 
constant contact with Schef- 
fler until his reassignment, 
and that the move surprised 
her. 

"The circumstances sur- 
rounding his leaving are 



ambiguous," D'Amato said. 
"One day he was there and 
the next day he wasn't." 

Acting Associate Provost 
and Dean of Graduate Stud- 
ies and Research Kathleen 
Byrd said she shared D'Ama- 
to's disappointment in Schef- 
fler's departure. Byrd said she 
met Scheffler while heading a 
search committee for a new 
provost and immediately 
respected his abilities. 

Byrd said Scheffler's reas- 
signment "came out of 
nowhere." 

"I was surprised with the 
reassignment, and I was dis- 
appointed with the resigna- 
tion," Byrd said. "I think 
Northwestern lost a very 
good person. 

"I thought we had an 
opportunity to do something 
really outstanding here at 
Northwestern because of Dr. 
Scheffler's leadership, and I 
was very disappointed that 
he left." 

Byrd said she thought 
Scheffler's goals for NSU 
were consistent with the 
points outlined in this semes- 
ter's review of the University 
by the National Center for 
Higher Education Manage- 
ment Systems regarding 
improved communication 
between faculty and adminis- 
trators and the creation of an 
open and transparent budget- 
ing process. 

"He was already working 



on that before the NCHEMS 
report showed up," Byrd 
said. 

D'Amato agreed with this 
statement. 

"He always was looking for 
ways to improve the Univer- 
sity, in particular improving 
the communication between 
the faculty and the adminis- 
tration," D'Amato said. "He 
was very keen on that." 

Both Byrd and D'Amato 
said they had not worked 
closely with Hanson, but that 
they were optimistic about 
his administrative abilities. 

Webb said he was absolute- 
ly confident in Hanson, and 
that he was "doing a fine job." 



Online this week 

www.currentsauce.com 

• Student organiza- 
tions come together 
to raise money for 
student in need 

• Speaker chosen 
for spring com- 
mencement 

• SIFE students win 
at national conven- 
tion 

• University calls for 
increased energy 
conservation efforts 



4 




News — the Current Sauce — Thursday, April 21, 2005 



WRAC 



FROM PAGE 1 



uating soon and have already paid 
into the center, as well as NSU 
alumni who have paid into the 
center after 1999, to use the center 
for the number of semesters they 
have left starting when the WRAC 
opens, McConnell said. 

"Each year has three semesters, 
so this summer counts as the first 
one," she said. 

Dubois said this decision regard- 
ing alumni has to go through the 
University of Louisiana system 
officials in Baton Rouge, who will 
get legal counsel to answer the 
question. 

The completion of the WRAC 
has been pushed back due to vari- 
ous reasons, Sampite said. 

"One was the weather," he said. 
"Last year at a critical point during 
construction, we had a lot of rain 
for an extended period of time. 
This was when we were trying to 
pour concrete." 

Other reasons for the delay were 
different order changes, changing 



the plans for the facility and 
adding items to the project, he 
said. 

"We added a sauna, more safety 
lighting and made changes in the 
sidewalks," Sampite said. "We 
added a metal roof to the facility, 
which was probably the biggest 
change and extended the project a 
few days." 

Sampite said he feels the build- 
ing will be well-received by those 
who have been waiting for it. 

McConnell said the same. 

"I'm really excited that it's final- 
ly opening," McConnell said. "A 
lot of students have become 
doubtful that it will ever open, and 
now they can finally see it is open 
during their time as students." 

Latoya Coleman, a junior busi- 
ness administrations and CIS 
major, said, "I'd like to actually see 
what all our money went for. I'd 
like to see why they took so long. 
We've been paying for this since 
1999." 



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Gay rights next step in social evolution 




By 
Justin 
Shatwell 



As graduation looms and my 
tenure with the Sauce draws rapid- 
ly to an end, I feel I must leave you 
with some final words on the issue 
of homosexuality in our nation, for 
I feel that the question of homosex- 
ual rights will be the issue that 
defines our generation. 

This debate is not going away. It 
simply touches too many Ameri- 
cans to be swept under the rug and 
forgotten. Over the coming 
decades, this matter will be 
resolved, and we will all have to 
answer to our grandchildren about 
the role we played in this struggle. 

As a historian, I am well-versed 
with the progression of American 
society. Though changes are always 



accompanied with popular unrest 
and civil friction, our nation has 
marched steadily towards the phi- 
losophy of total equality that our 
founding fathers left us. 

In our search for this ultimate 
social truth, we have surpassed our 
founders' simple understanding of 
it. To stay true to their message in 
modern times we ignored their 
wishes and freed the slaves, gave 
suffrage to women, and provided 
citizenship to American Indians. 

Thomas Jefferson would not have 
approved of our actions, but we 
really don't give a damn. Time and 
experience breed a greater under- 
standing of morality. The preju- 
dices of our founders were wrong, 
and we are a better nation for shak- 
ing them off. 

Now it is the homosexual popula- 
tion's turn to claim their rightful 
place as equals in the American 
Dream. Would our founding 
fathers smile upon this? No, but I 
have no doubt that homosexuals 
will succeed and that the cause of 



liberty will prosper as a result. 

There is no real legal argument 
against homosexual marriage. 
Instead, the issue has been fought 
almost solely from a religious per- 
spective, appealing for the preser- 
vation of the "sanctity" of marriage. 



not asking for approval from the 
churches, and such approval is not 
even the government's to give. 

Homosexuals just want the right 
choose an individual with whom to 
share property rights and jointly file 
taxes. Most importantly, they want 



"This is the time where religious 
values become bigotry. God- 
ordained bigotry, perhaps, but 
bigotry all the same." 



However, this makes little sense as 
the "marriage" in contention has 
nothing to do with religion or the 
church. 

Homosexuals are seeking legal 
marriage and the rights and privi- 
leges associated with it. They are 



to be able to choose who will have 
the right to make medical decisions 
for them in the case of emergencies. 

Currently, homosexual lovers, no 
matter how long they have lived 
together, do not even have the right 
to be in the room while their partner 



is dying if the family does not want 
them there. 

Homosexual marriage hurts no 
one. Rather it is the banning of such 
marriages that inflict pain upon cer- 
tain citizens of this nation. 

Legalizing homosexual mar- 
riages will not intrude upon any- 
one's religious beliefs. Bestowing 
legal rights is not equivalent to the 
U.S. government forcing churches 
to stop preaching that homosexual- 
ity is a sin. 

Christians and Muslims can still 
celebrate how they choose and only 
acknowledge those marriages they 
agree with. However, this does not 
give anyone the right to force those 
religious beliefs into the political 
sphere and pass baseless legisla- 
tions that oppress portions of our 
population. 

This is the line where religious 
values become bigotry. God- 
ordained bigotry perhaps, but big- 
otry all the same. 

As Americans we are all entitled 
to our beliefs. We can publish them, 



we can teach them to our children, 
we can shout them from the 
rooftops so long as they do not hurt 
anyone. 

However, when these beliefs are 
implemented in ways that material- 
ly harm other people, they become 
hate speech. 

I know that I am in the minority, 
but this is one instance when the 
majority is wrong. It is time we as a 
generation really analyzed this 
issue and accepted that we are 
allowing our passions and preju- 
dices to undermine those philoso- 
phies that make this country great. 

I refuse to remain silent as the 
travesty unfolds, and I have no 
doubt that my actions will make my 
grandchildren proud. 

Justin Shatwell is a senior 
Louisiana Scholars' College stu- 
dent. His column appears weekly 
on the editorial page. His opinions 
do not necessarily reflect the opin- 
ions of the Sauce staff or of the 
University. 



Civil liberties: up in smoke 




By Danny 
Jackson-Pierce 



In the 1956 film adaptation of 
George Orwell's 1984, the lives of 
dtizens are so completely ruled by 
the government that marriages are 
arranged, bedtimes are established 
and homes are constantly moni- 
tored. 

Walking in restricted areas or 
keeping personal records are 
crimes punishable by death. 

In the midst of this atmosphere, 
Winston Smith, the story's hero, sits 
in a public restaurant smoking a 
dgarette. 

Even the totalitarian world of 
1984 allowed its people to smoke 
where they pleased, but several 
state legislatures within our free 



United States are passing laws 
against smoking in public places. 

According to USA Today 281 
municipalities in 23 states had 
enacted such bans at the beginning 
of the year, and several other states 
are still questioning the issue. 

Louisiana has already rejected 
the proposed ban once, but it 
would not be surprising to see the 
debate brought to the floor again. 
This has been the trend in other 
states where the proposal has 
failed. 

I hope I don't sound too liberal 
when I say this, but if you plan to 
smoke in any government building 
in Washington, D.C., you are out of 
luck, unless, of course, you are in 
the congressional building. 

This seems like a strange exemp- 
tion until you think about in which 
building the law was conceived 
and approved. 

One of the main arguments in 
favor of the ban has been that peo- 



ple have the right to work in a 
healthy environment, and second- 
hand smoke endangers people who 
work in places that allow smoking. 

That's a nice idea, but it is not 
true. Police officers, fire fighters 
and doctors are just a few of the 
many professionals who put their 
health on the line when performing 
their duties. 

It is important for a person to 
realize before they take a job that 
there are certain risks involved. 

If a person fears the dangers of 
second-hand smoke, that person 
should not take a job where people 
are allowed to smoke. That prob- 
lem is easy to solve. 

Many public facilities do not 
allow smoking inside their build- 
ings. I have no problem with this. 
I support a proprietor's right to 
maintain his business in any man- 
ner that he chooses. 

This keeps a variety of options 
for patrons. If you want to smoke 



while you eat, drink, listen to live 
music or whatever it is you do, go 
someplace where smoking is 
allowed. 

If you prefer to stay away from 
the smoke, do just that, and go to 
non-smoking facilities. Let Ameri- 
cans keep their freedom of choice. 

I think the concept of big govern- 
ment overwhelming America has 
been somewhat exaggerated, but 
these smoking bans are absurd. 

We don't live in an Orwellian 
society. Some think we do. Some 
think we will. 

But if a nationwide smoking ban 
were passed, the groundwork 
would be set for a society even 
more drastic. 

Danny Jackson-Pierce is a jun- 
ior English major. His opinions do 
not necessarily reflect the opin- 
ions of the Sauce staff or of the 
University. 




No Smoking sign posted in courtyard outside Morrison Hall. 

Chris Reich/ the Current Sauce 



Editor says farewell 




By Elaine 
Broussard 



A year ago on this editorial page 
I introduced myself to the readers 
°f the Current Sauce, and I posed the 
question - What will a day in the 
life of a student media head be like? 
I said I would get back to you. 

But as the year progressed, the 
'nswer to this question became 
v ery complicated and not very easy 
*o answer. I soon began each day 
^fh a ridiculously long to-do list, 
°ut no matter how hard I fought for 
^>ntiol, each day's events became 
■ncreasingly unpredictable, and the 
■tews monster always won out. 

The news monster - he is an obvi- 
ously fictitious character dreamt up 
a very corny, tired and delirious 
^tgoing Current Sauce editor. His 
Purpose this year was to get this 
^tor so wrapped up in the quest 
jj> record the moments around her, 
{hat sometimes she forgot to simply 
^ v e in them. He constantly 
^manded attention. His hunger 
'tever seemed to end. 

Don't like my hokey analogy? 
^at's OK. The point I am trying to 
^ake is that I took my work here at 
Current Sauce this year very seri- 



ously. This was one of my biggest 
strengths (helping to generate a 
higher readership, fewer factual 
errors, and greater respect from the 
University community) but a 
weakness at the same time (result- 
ing increased stress and decreased 
emotional, physical and spiritual 
health). 

Now it is time for me to pass the 
torch, so to speak, and I'm OK with 
that. I am very proud of my service 
to the University community, and I 
am very proud of many members 
of my staff. I just hope that I have 
effectively instilled in them my pas- 
sion for news and my loathing of 
mediocrity. 

Right now it is still up in the air 
who will take my place - but I have 
a message for that person. I've 
learned that this newspaper reach- 
es more people than most people 
think, and the words contained in it 
are much more powerful than I 
ever dreamt they would be. As I 
am leaving my position, there are 
so many issues remaining to be 
explored that the readership of this 
newspaper will most definitely 
care about. 

Your job will be a difficult one. 
Your term will begin in the midst of 
budget crunches, hiring freezes and 
the introduction of selective admis- 
sions. During your term, the Well- 
ness Recreation and Activities Cen- 
ter will open and so will the new 



residence hall. Please stay alert. Be 
relentless. Make sure these events 
are extensively covered, and do not 
forget to note how they affect stu- 
dent life and culture. 

So what does the future hold for 
me? Well, for one, I have joined the 
organization that was the bane of 
my existence at the beginning of 
my reporting career - the Student 
Government Association. Woo 
hoo! That's assimilation for you. 

Besides that, I am preparing for a 
summer internship at daily news- 
paper. I am also gearing up to 
begin work on my Scholars' Col- 
lege thesis. 

The year had its ups and downs, 
but I have no regrets. A wise friend 
of mine once told me that when one 
is in a position of power, it is often 
easier to count how many people 
work against her than to count how 
many support her. But that is a 
skewed point of view, he said, 
because if many people didn't sup- 
port her, she wouldn't be in a posi- 
tion of power in the first place. 

So I choose to count (and thank) 
my supporters. 

Special thanks to: 

Leslie Westbrook, for being in 
my opinion, the most talented stu- 
dent journalist on the Sauce staff. 
You have provided so many 
breathtaking photographs, and 
your level of maturity has always 
been a breath of fresh air. Good 



luck with the wedding and the 
future. 

Paula Furr, for letting me cry in 
your office at least a dozen times. 

Neil Ralston, for letting me cry 
in your office once or twice. 

Darla Williford and the Pot- 
pourri staff, for your sincere coop- 
eration throughout the year. 

Beau Boudreaux, for supporting 
me, fussing at me when I needed it, 
and dragging me out of my reclu- 
siveness to play a poker game or 
two (I'll just pretend that you did- 
n't just want my money). 

My super-understanding profes- 
sors, Lisa Wolffe, Betsy Cochran, 
James Means, Julie Kane, Rocky 
Colavito, and William Housel, 
who accepted late assignments, 
excused my absences and encour- 
aged me to go on. 

The love of my life, Garrett Guil- 
lotte, for teaching me almost every- 
thing I know about this college 
newspaper and continuing to teach 
me about life. 

Most of all, my parents, Lynne 
and Tommy, and my sisters, 
Denise, Jamie and Rebecca, for 
encouraging me from afar. I'm 
sorry I didn't visit much this year. I 
promise to make it up to you soon. 

And thank you to everyone who 
reads the Current Sauce. I have done 
everything I could to help produce 
a publication that everyone could 
trust. I hope you have enjoyed it. 



On Being Homeless 




By Michael 
Arcement 



A subculture exists out there that 
demonstrates bravery and 
resourcefulness beyond the limits 
of typical humanity. These people 
survive day-to-day only by their 
sheer wit and instinct. The dangers 
they face and the challenges they 
overcome are greater than any bat- 
tlefield or boardroom. These peo- 
ple are homeless. 

Think about it. How long would 
you live without a predictable bed 
to lie in or safe place to keep your 
possessions? How much do we 



me right away. And my career is 
almost totally computer based so 
getting work will be nigh impossi- 
ble if I go to interviews with out 
having slept in days, washed in 
weeks, nor coded anything in 
months. Yet thousands of people 
our age live on the streets and sur- 
vive for years. 

I find that many college students 
are only a step above being home- 
less. I wonder what percent that 
live in dorms don't have any other 
place to go when the dorms close. 
They would have to spend holi- 
days and summers with friends 
and relatives but not actually have 
a home until dorms reopen. I did 
that my first two years here, before 
I got my first apartment. Now 
three apartments and a rental 
house later, getting a paycheck is 
more important then graduation 



"Now three apartments and a 
rental house later, getting a 
paycheck is more important than 
graduation because a diploma 
does me no good on the streets." 



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take for granted the ability to 
shower when we need to or have 
clean clothes because they were 
just washed? How much pride do 
you have to swallow to be able to 
beg for food or a place to sleep or a 
job? How many college students 
are a missed rent check away from 
finding out? 

I honestly would rather die than 
live on the streets. But then again, 
my street skills are probably so 
lacking that I'd die of illness or star- 
vation within a week anyway. I 
barely afford rent and utilities at 
my apartment. I am such a pack rat 
that moving is a real pain. I really, 
really like my bed. No, seriously 
the not having a bed thing will kill 



because a diploma does me no 
good on the streets. 

A favorite quote from a popular 
TV show is, "The hardest thing in 
life is to live in it." That is especial- 
ly true for college students trying 
to balance ever-increasing prices 
with ever-accumulating school- 
work. And those people forced out 
onto the streets, are really no differ- 
ent from us. The differences com- 
pletely vanish when we become 
them. 

Michael Arcement is a senior 
liberal arts major. His opinions do 
not necessarily reflect the opin- 
ions of the Sauce staff or of the 
University. 



Life - the Current Sauce — Thursday, April 21, 2005 



nsu 



GREEK 







Photos from left to right: Malcolm Bihm, sophomore Computer Information Systems major, struggles during the Greek Week tug-of-war Wednesday afternoon (Chris Reich/t/ie Current Sauce); Greeks participate in the Egg Drop during Greek Week's 
Messy Games (Cheryl Thompson/fheCiw-vr Sauce); Malcolm Bihm of Alpha Phi Alpha gets egg on his face after playing Egg Drop at the Messy Games on Tuesday (Cheryl Thompson/r/ie Current Sauce). 

It's all GREEK this week 




By Jill Skaggs 

Sauce Reporter 

In the spirit of Ancient Greece's 
Olympic games, NSU Greeks participat- 
ed in the events of Greek Week this 
week. 

Monday, the proverbial torch of NSU's 
Greek Week was lit. Penny Wars began 
Monday at 11 a.m. and will end today at 
1 p.m. 

Rodney Clements, Pi Kappa Phi presi- 
dent, explained, "Every penny that is 
put in a jar, that is one point for that 
organization. Every nickel is minus five 
points, every dime is minus 10 points 
and every quarter is minus 25 points. 
Dollars are negative 100 points and so 
on. 

This year a member from each organi- 
zation was chosen as the "Elite Greek." 
The chosen members had their names 



and pictures placed on the front of their 
group's jar. All proceeds from this year's 
Penny Wars goes to a fund to help Travis 
Eaglin, an NSU band member who is 
recovering from an operation on a spinal 
cord tumor. 

With adrenaline pumping and eager 
minds and bodies, the Greeks took to the 
ROTC field for a Tuesday afternoon of 
interesting activities, including egg 
catching, egg tossing, hidden-gum find- 
ing and flour wars. 

Egg catching is a very messy game. 
One team member lies on the ground 
with a cup on his or her forehead, while 
the other teammate stands above him or 
her and tries to drop eggs into the cup. 

The egg toss is something that some 
may have played in their elementary 
school years. Two members toss an egg 
back and forth until it is dropped, and 
the team with the most tosses without 



dropping the egg wins. 

One pie plate full of whipped cream, a 
tiny piece of white gum and one repre- 
sentative from each organization made 
up the hidden-gum competition. The 
representatives had only their mouths to 
find the gum in the mass of whipped 
cream as quickly as possible. 

Water balloons doused the running 
participants of the flour war before they 
were pelted with handfuls of flour from 
the other players. The object of the game 
was to stay as clean as possible. 

Wednesday, the Greeks took to the 
ROTC field once more to compete in 
kickball and the age-old tug-of-war. 
Each group had five representatives who 
paired with other organizations to play. 

"Tug-of-war was fun; I think we need 
to do more of things like this for Greek 
unity," says Lonnada Green, a member 
of Sigma Gamma Rho. 



By the end of these games, hands were 
red from pulling the ropes, and breaths 
were heavy from running, but the atmos- 
phere was still lighthearted and playful. 

"It's been fun; all the Greeks getting 
together, like it should be on college 
campuses, and you get to meet new peo- 
ple that you wouldn't usually," says 
Fugee Founir, a member of Phi Beta 
Sigma. 

Today Penny Wars end, and the big 
show begins at 6 p.m. The much-antici- 
pated Strut competition is tonight at the 
ROTC field, where Greeks pair up and 
demonstrate impromptu hand-slapping 
foot-stomping routines. 

After all the pennies are counted and 
the points from the competition are tab- 
ulated, the winners will be announced 
Monday at 7 p.m. and again at the Greek 
Week banquet on Tuesday at 8:15 a.m. 



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Jonathan Bergeron sprays whipped cream on Jonathan McMillan (Cheryl Thompson/ AeCussENT Sauce); Greek adviser Yonna Pasch gives Josh Newton (left) and Jonathan McMilliam of Kappa Alpha Order some paper towels to clean up after the Flour 
Wars (Cheryl Thompson/r/ie Current Sauce); Toni Celestin of Sigma Gamma Rho tries to find the hidden gum in whipped cream (Cheryl Thompson/rtp Current Sauce). 

Finding time is worth it 



By Cheryl Thompson 

Sauce Reporter 

If you were to type the words 
'time management" into a search 
tngine such as Google, more than 
1,110,000 results pop up. 

This number could overwhelm 
people that need help getting 
Kganized and are trying to find the 
best way to utilize their time. 

Time management is not easy, 
specially for college students try- 
ing to juggle school, jobs, extra cur- 
ncular activities and a social life. 

According to an article from 
webmd.com, there are several ways 
to manage time and reduce stress. 

One of the most important ele- 
ments of time management is to 
know your limits. Junior Heidi 
Irown knows this all too well. She 



said that last semester she took on 
too much. 

Brown is a Scholars' College stu- 
dent who works two jobs, takes 13 
hours of classes, volunteers with 
Blue Key International and serves 
as the treasurer of Phi Mu Fraterni- 
ty. She also works with the NSU 
Purple Jackets and is involved in 
several other smaller clubs as well. 
She said she took on even more last 
semester. 

"I love to be involved," she says. 

Brown found that taking breaks 
is a quick and simple way to relieve 
stress. By taking small, 30-minute 
time-outs, she is able to relax and 
collect her thoughts and is more at 
ease with her heavy workload. Her 
advice for those with time manage- 
ment problems is to schedule a spe- 
cific time to unwind. This can 




reduce stress and help you be more 
productive throughout the day or 
just during a stressful time. 



Another way to minimize time 
management stress is to just learn 
to say no when things begin to pile 



up. This does not mean you should 
tell your professor, "No, I will not 
be writing that paper this week." 
This means that you should not feel 
obligated to say "yes" every time 
someone asks you to do something 
socially. Making time for what is 
important is the key; too many 
social events can add just as much 
stress as the obligatory events. 

Prioritizing your life can help 
you turn other unimportant things 
down. Sophomore social work 
major Erin Juneau said that if she 
had the chance to re-do the current 
semester, she would definitely pri- 
oritize more* and place school 
before all other activities. 

"If I had put school first, I could 
have had better grades," Juneau 
says. 



By realizing that going out with 
your friends tonight will keep from 
doing homework that will help you 
pass your classes, you will see that 
going out is not as important. This 
is not to say that you cannot have 
any fun. Time management is not 
about studying more and socializ- 
ing less. It's about getting the most 
out of the hours in a day. 

One way to help stay prioritized 
is to keep up with a student plan- 
ner. Both Brown and Juneau agree 
that without a planner, they would 
have lost track of their entire to-do 
list. 

The best way to keep stress at bay 
is to stay organized and productive. 
By staying busy and keeping your 
schedule well structured, your 
stress-level will be manageable. 



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Thursday, April 21, 2005 
the Current Sauce 



Sports 



Who will be drafted? 





Justin 




Hebert 




The Full 




Count 



Last of 
Spring 

justin_hebertl37@yahoo 

Since this will be the final 
issue I would like to say 
thanks to all the coaches 
and athletes, Athletic Direc- 
tor Greg Burke, and every- 
one else who is involved in 
Demon athletics, not only 
for cooperating with me 
throughout the semester, 
but also for giving me plen- 
ty of exciting sports and 
topics. 

I was extremely impressed 
with the work of everyone 1 
involved in the athletic 
department as they contin- 
ued to make an already suc- 
cessful athletic program 
even more successful. 

I'm not just talking about 
locally, statewide, or in the 
SLC. NSU also has been in 
the national spotlight for 
their accomplishments on 
the playing field and off. 

Throughout this semester 
of being sports editor one of 
the most interesting things 
had to be how well all of our 
athletic teams went out and 
competed, given the size of 
our school and the number 
of students that come out to 
support them. 

Just imagine, for anyone 
who made it to an SLC bas- 
ketball tournament match 
up in Prather Coliseum, 
especially the championship, 
if there were that many fans 
at every sporting event here, 
it would be "fan-demoni- 
um." 

I would like to say con- 
gratulations to all of these 
teams who have worked so 
hard to improve NSU's ath- 
letics with their success. 

SLC Coach of the Year 
Mike McConathy and his 
co-SLC champion Demon 
basketball team made an 
exciting mn until it was 
brought to a halt by South- 
eastern in the SLC tourna- 
ment championship game. 

They provided some of 
the most exciting live bas- 
ketball games I've ever 
watched and came so close 
to making it to the NCAA 
tournament. 

It will be interesting to see 
how far they make it next 
season as what was the 
nation's youngest team two 
years ago grows into a veter- 
an team returning all five 
starters and one of the 
nation's deepest benches. 

It was also a good season 
for die Lady Demon basket- 
ball team and first-year 
coach Jennifer Graf as they 
made their way to the sec- 
ond round of the SLC tour- 
nament. 

Losing All-SLC stars 
Amanda Bennett, Diamond 
Cosby and Ashley Spark- 
man, and reserves Beth Tal- 
lant and Dee Dee Favors, the 
Lady Demons will have to 
look to Sheronda Bell and 
Chassidy Jones with Graf 
returning with a year of 
head coaching experience. 

Baseball, softball and 
track seasons will be contin- 
uing through the end of the 
semester and hopefully they 
continue the success they 
have had so far this season. 

With softball and baseball 
clinching berths in their 
respective SLC tournaments, 
I'm sure coach Mike Pemi- 
ciaro and coach Mitch Gas- 
pa rd will have their clubs 
ready to play with the high 
intensity and determination 
needed to win the tourney. 

I would also like to say a 
quick thanks to Doug Ire- 
land and Matt Bonnette for 
all of the help they have 
given me and for all of their 
patience dealing with me 
this semester. 

Finally, to all of my read- 
ers, please feel free to e-mail 
me with questions, com- 
ments or any ideas on how 
we can improve your cover- 
age of Demon athletics. 



With the 2005 NFL Draft coming this weekend a few former Demons will be waiting to see if they get selected hy a tea\ 



By Justin Hebert 

Sports Editor 

This weekend could one of 
the most important in the lives 
of NFL hopefuls all around the 
country. 

As the San Francisco 49'ers 
take the first pick in the 2005 
NFL Draft, if they do no trade 
it away, millions of eyes will be 
glued to the television so see if 
and where last year's college 
football standouts will be con- 
tinuing football as a career. 

Along with all those around 
the country, former Demon 
running and 2004 SLC Offen- 
sive Player of the Year Derrick 
Johnese, offensive tackle Mike 
King, All-America linebacker 
Jamall Johnson, fullback Issa 
Banna, offensive tackle Greg 
Buckley, and corner back and 
wide receiver Prentiss West 
will all be waiting around to 
here what their future will 
entail. 

According to CNNSI.com's 
2005 NFL Draft page Banna 
and Buckley were the only 
two Demons listed and grad- 
ed. Banna was given a 3.09 
while Buckley was ranked at a 
2.77. The highest grades given 
were just below 4.5, while 
Banna received the second 
highest in the SLC below for 
Sam Houston quarterback 
Dustin Long who had a 3.30 
mark. 

Banna recently worked out 
for the Dallas Cowboys, while 
Buckley may take a different 
route than other Demons par- 
ticipating in a work out for 
Canadian football teams. 

King a Natchitoches native 
said he plans to spend the 
weekend relaxing at his 
grandmother's house and 
doesn't intend on thinking 
about the draft much. 




Cheryl thompson/rte Current Sauce 

Former Demon running back Derrick Johnese decided to pass up his senior year and joins a handful of other Demons eligible for the NFL 
Draft. In his junior season Johnese gained 1,035 yards, averaging 7.4 yards per carry while being named SLC Offensive Player of the Year. 

I'm really trying not to Green Bay Packers, the New 



really trying not to 
think about it too much 
because the more you think 
about it the more you get nerv- 
ous," King said. ""I'm just try- 
ing to keep my mind off of it 
and go on about my daily 
life." 

After taking trips to the 



York Jet, and the Indianapolis 
Colts for physicals and to meet 
the coaches, the 6-2 304-pound 
lineman who ran a 4.62 in the 
40-yard dash for scouts at 
NSU, knows that teams are 
interested but that may not 
mean anything until they actu- 



ally pick him. 

Although he said he has 
heard that he will be a possible 
Sunday selection, the second 
day of the draft. 

"Green Bay seems pretty 
interested but it's still like flip- 
ping a coin, just because some- 
one says they're interested still 



doesn't mean they are," King 
said. 

King said if he is not picked 
in the draft, there is always the 
possibility of being signed as a 
free agent but if that does not 
work out he plans to pursue a 
career in law enforcement. 

Johnese, a native of Baton 



Rouge, will become only 
second player in NSU histd 
to skip his senior season ag 
enter the draft as a junior. 

The last Demon to do so Wj 
running back Tony Tayl 
who Johnese surpassed 
most career touchdowns 
NSU with 34. 

Johnese said he was passi I 
up his last year of eligibflj 
due to financial issues and| 
fact that he had a dau^' 
that he wants to take care 

Like King, Johnese 
spend the weekend at h 
with family waiting to 
from his agent with 
good news and said he p: 
bly won't even watch 
draft. 

"I'm just going to be sittj 
around talking with fani 
hoping I get a call," John 
said. "I probably won't wal 
it." 

Although he has not tak 
any trips to NFL teams, NSl 
career scoring leader with! 
points has been in contact ov 
the phone with some teai 
including the New Yo 
Giants. 

"I talked to the Giants i 
they're talking to me pa 
good," Johnese said. '1 
don't get drafted though 
know I'll get picked up as 
free agent." 

Along with King, Johne 
Banna and Buckley, SI 
Defensive Player of the li 
Johnson and West will 
waiting to hear good ne 
about their possible futui 
also. 

Johnson, who may 
picked for an NFL team as 
safety, was a Buck Buchan 
award finalist in 2004 wk 
leading the D-IAA No.l Pi 
pie Swarm defense with 
tackles, 58 solo. 



Demons drop first home game to Lafayette 



By Justin Hebert 

Sports Editor 

The newly No.35 ranked 
NSU Demon baseball team 
faced the No. 14 Louisiana- 
Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns in 
the first-ever meeting of 
ranked teams at Brown- 
Stroud Field in an attempt to 
defend their new ranking. 

The Demons fell short. 
Neither team scored after the 
top of the 2nd inning when 
Lafayette's Micah Cockrell 
hit a two-run go ahead and 
eventual game-winning 
home run off of Demon 
starter Rusty Jones. 

"They pitched really good 
tonight, and offensively we 
scattered our hits and never 
put them together where we 
could mount a lot of pressure 
on them," Demon head 
coach Mitch Gaspard said. 
"We failed to execute in cer- 
tain situations in the game 
that I felt were crucial." 

NSU jumped out to a 1-0 
lead in the bottom of the first 
inning when Demon short- 
stop Scott Pittenger scored 
on Blake Jones' single. 

Rusty Jones, senior Shawn 
Johnston, junior Daniel 
Clark, and senior Blake jones 
combined to pitch seven 



"We failed to 

execute in 
certain 
situations in 
the game that I 
felt were 
crucial." 

Mitch Gaspard 

NSU head baseball coach 



shutout innings only allow- 
ing two hits after the second. 

"One positive tonight was 
Daniel Clark and the way he 
came in and pitched," Gas- 
pard said. "We've been look- 
ing for another pitcher to 
step up for us, and he cer- 
tainly did that tonight." 

The Cajuns' pitching staff 
held tough, going through 
three pitchers who did not 
give up a run the rest of the 
game. 

Left fielder Michael Paler- 
mo led the Demons at the 
plate going three for four 
while first baseman Bobby 
Barbier and catcher Mart)' 




Demon shortstop Scott Pittenger slides safely into third base after tagging up on second baseman Brandon 
tenger scored the only run for the Demons Wednesday night following this play on Bobby Barbier's single. 

Lamar Cardinals in a very 
important SLC series, with 
NSU in first just three games 
ahead of Lamar. 
""I think if we can go over 



Dewees each picked up two 
hits. 

The Demons hit the road 
again as they travel to Beau- 
mont, Texas, to take on the 



there and win the series, it 
sets us up in real good posi- 
tion to have an opportunity 
to win the league," Gaspard 
said. 



Vinson leads Demon offense in spring scrimmage 



By Justin Hebert 

Sports Editor 

The NSU offense got the 
wheels turning Sunday in 
their second of three spring 
scrimmages up against a 
stingy Purple Swarm defense 
as senior quarterback Davon 
Vinson compiled 208 total 
yards on 12 of 19 passing and 
a touchdown. Vinson threw 
for 177 yards and rushed for 
31 yards. 

"When Davon plays well 
we're always going to play 
well," fourth-year head coach 



Scott Stoker said. "That's 
what I expect from Davon. 
He's a guy that can make 
some things happen with his 
feet and with his arm." 

Vinson finished off an eight 
play 60-yard drive on the 
offense's fourth possession of 
the scrimmage with a 17- 
yard play action touchdown 
pass to sophomore tight end 
Clayton Broyles. 

Vinson also had a 20-yard 
third-down completion to 
junior wide receiver Dane 
Charpentier and a 10-yard 
connection with Broyles 



before finding him for the 
touchdown strike. 

Along with Vinson, fresh- 
man walk-on Richard Charp- 
entier and sophomore Joe 
Leone all saw action at quar- 
terback joining for a total of 
309 yards and three touch- 
downs on 16 of 24 accuracy. 

Richard Charpentier first 
connected with junior tail- 
back Greg Skidmore for a 25- 
yard touchdown strike. 

Two drives later he threw 
the ball up for junior wide 
receiver Josh Mosby who 
tipped it up to himself over a 



defender, caught it and then 
led a foot race all the way to 
the end zone for a 74-yard 
touchdown. 

Capping off the scrim- 
mage, the workout's top 
rusher, freshman tailback 
Anthony Holmes, broke 
around the corner for a 19- 
yard touchdown run on the 
final play. Holmes finished 
with 38 yards on 11 carries. 

"Offensively we've made 
some strides over the last 12 
practices," Stoker said. 
"We're still making some 
mental mistakes with some 



freshman linemen in there 
but we're getting better." 

Stoker said he was 
impressed with the offense 
not turning the ball over 
much. 

The only turnovers during 
the scrimmage were two 
fumbles on back-to-back 
plays, both recovered by 
defensive end Charlie 
Brooks, one of which was 
returned 51 yards for a touch- 
down. 

"We've got to play with 
more intensity of defense," 
Stoker said. "But we did a 



good job bowing up 
there when we made 
big plays offensively afl 1 
to settle for field goals " 

The Demon offense 
forced to settle for a field 
four times. 

Freshman Lee Scott - . 
kicks of 26 and 27 ya# 
was off the mark on atte" 
from 33 and 40 yards. 

NSU will continue 
practices Wednesday mi 
Turpin leading up to th e ( 
Annual Joe Delaney 
spring game on Saturd 
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Dropping Classes 

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$2,990 $3,078 



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increases aimed at raising 
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in the fall. 

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$45 



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By Tasha Braggs 

Sauce Reporter 
with staff reports 

NSU students may be adding up the 
costs of as many as a dozen new fees this 
fall. 

Carl Jones, vice president of business 
affairs, Dan Seymour, vice president of stu- 
dent affairs, and Randall Webb, president of 
the university, met last semester to discuss 
how to raise money while avoiding another 
tuition increase. 

Seymour said that at the meeting, a 
memo was distributed about fees that could 
be increased. Seymour said the memo, sent 
to Sally Clausen, president of the Universi- 
ty of Louisiana System, proposed 12 fee 
increases for review and approval. 

Seymour said the fee increases are to help 
the University's operating budget, which 
provides for expenses from salaries to office 
supplies, without having to increase 
tuition. 

Information on when and how these 
increases would affect the University was 
unavailable at press time. The memo from 
Webb to Clausen, which was acquired by 
the Current Sauce and is dated May 6, pro- 
posed the increases for the fall 2004 term. 
The UL System vice president of finance 
signed the memo on May 7 under an 
"At 




Upped fees 

Proposed May 6 by President Webb 

• Late Registration : Up $10 to $60; 
would add about $4,670 

• Credit Exams : Up $15 to $25 per exam; 
would add about $4,365 

• Installment Plan Charg e: Up $5 to $50 
per assessment; would add about $22,595 

• Late Payment Charge : Up $5 to $30 
per billing cycle; would add about $41,615 

• Library Fines : Up $0.25 to $0.50 per 
day; would add about $15,000 

• Post Office Box Rent : Up $14 to $46 
per year; would add about $10,640 

• Revalidation : Up $15 to $35 per revali- 
dation; would add about $200 

• Testing Center : Up $5 to $35 per test; 
would add about $1,860 

• Parking Tickets : Up $5 to $30; would 
add about $4,670 

• Aviation : Flight charges up 50 
percent; instructor charges up $10 per 
dual flight; would add about $71,638 

• Elem. and Middle Lab School : Tuition 
up $150 to $1,000 per academic year; 
would add about $70,200 

• Vehicle Registration : First vehicle up 
$20 to $45, second vehicle up $5 to $15; 
would add about $147,120 per fiscal year 



Cochran to exit Scholars' top spot 



By Garrett Guillotte 

Associate Editor 

After eight years of heading the 
Louisiana Scholars' College at Northwest- 
ern State, the director of the pioneering 
honors program is stepping down. 

Margaret Cochran announced her deci- 
sion to step down as the college's director 
to its faculty Friday afternoon. She will 
remain on the college's faculty as a full- 
time professor after her decision takes 
effect on Aug. 16. 

Cochran's decision will not detrimental- 
ly affect classes in the fall semester. In fact, 
the college added a new section of one of 
its core classes for the fall, which Cochran 
will teach. 

Cochran, the college's fifth and longest- 
termed director since its inception in 1987, 
said her decision comes as part of a greater 
shift in the University. 

"I've done this for a long time," Cochran 
said. "I think the University wants to move 
the college into a new phase." 

Such a new phase, she said, would 
include branching out into new ideas while 
reenergizing faculty and student involve- 
ment in the college. 

"I was good for this phase because I'm a 
demographer," said Cochran, who also has 
taught a broad range of classes for the col- 
lege, including ecology and mathematics. 

Cochran said her strengths in statistical 
analysis and inside knowledge of the 

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her term. 

Under Cochran, the coL 
lege began offering a libera] 
arts major, foreign language 
concentrations, joint majors 
with the University, classics 
and liberal arts minors, and 
teacher certification pro- 
grams for its graduates. 
Cochran also attended more than 200 
undergraduate thesis defenses, an essentia] 
part of every Scholars' student's gradua- 
tion process, as director, and oversaw the 
college's long move into Morrison Hall. 

"It feels really good to look back at the 
accomplishments that the students have 
made," Cochran said. "That's what it's all 
about, the students." 

Scheffler said a change in the college's 
administration gives the University an 
opportunity to redefine the director's 
responsibilities. 

"We want to see what's been working 
and what can be growth opportunities," 
Scheffler said. 

Scheffler said the University would 
advertise the position nationally in the fall. 
A committee of three Scholars' professors 
— Fraser Snowden, Curt Phifer and Lisa 
Wolffe — will discuss who will lead the col- 
lege during the interim. Recent alumni of 
the college were interviewed for their input 
as well. 

Scheffler also said that Scholars' 
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New Student News 



Advice for incoming and new students 
This issue: Dropping classes 



Dropping classes a dangerous, powerful tool 



By Garrett Guiltotte 

Associate Editor 

Starting a college career with an ambitious 
schedule of classes might sound like a good 
idea to a new student, but inevitably, there 
will be a class that presents a hard choice: 
should I drop it, or stay in it? 

It could be due to a scheduling conflict with 
an extracurricular activity, another class, or 
job. For some students, scheduling an early 
morning class can feel like a terrible idea once 
the semester starts. Maybe a new class section 
or elective class opens up thaf s more appeal- 
ing. 

There's also the old standby: a student is 
just not doing well enough — or showing up 
enough — to pass or make the grade he or she 
wants. 

Thaf s the reason why the ability to drop a 
class is one of the most valuable, and poten- 
tially dangerous, differences for a student 
making the transition from high school to col- 



the direction of other forms of assistance, such 
as tutoring. 

Also, talking to the teacher of the class in 
question will often help a struggling student. 
Even in larger classes, teachers almost always 
prefer a struggling student to ask for help 
rather than drop the class. 

If a class must be dropped, however, there 
are two dates a student needs to remember: 
when dropping with a 'W grade begins 
(within the first few days of the semester), and 
when it ends (usually around midterm). The 
'W grade stands for 'Withdrawn,' and goes 
permanently onto a student's transcript. 

While a 'W grade has no effect on a stu- 
dent's GPA, several 'W's on a transcript may 
send negative signals to a prospective gradu- 
ate school or employer. It can make a student 
appear inconsistent or afraid of challenges 
and risks. 

Also, dropping a class that a student needs 
to graduate sets him or her that much further 
back, and could potentially require an extra 
year of study. 

bavp little to fear 



ships, insurance discounts and certain student 
loans, are at stake. 

If a class turns sour or conflicts occur with- 
in the first few days of the semester, it may be 
possible to drop it without incurring a W 
grade. In that case, there is no permanent 
record that the student ever took the class at 
all. Also, there won't be a charge for taking the 
class, and if the class has been paid for, the 
student may — but not always — be due a 
refund. 

The worst class-dropping scenario is to 
miss the 'W grade drop-by date. Once that 
passes, the only good chance a student has to 
get out of a class without an 'F is to resign 
from all University classes. The only reasons 
to do this would be in very serious emergen- 
cies, such as a long-term debilitating illness, 
catastrophic injury or major family problem. 

Freshmen and newly transferred students 
who cannot change their schedules on-line 
can drop and add classes through their advis- 
er and the Registrar's Office in Roy Hall. Stu- 
dents who qualify for Internet scheduling can 
log on to my.nsula.edu or www2.nsula.edu to 



decisions. Also, students with special reasons 
for needing to leave classes, such as being 
called up for active military duty, should con- 
sult the Registrar's Office. 

Details about refunds for classes can be 
found at the Financial Aid office in Roy Hall 
and the Cashier's Office in St. Denis Hall. 

This Fall: 

• Dropping full-term classes with a 'W 
starts Aug. 31. 

• Dropping full-term classes with a 'W' 
ends Oct 29. 

• Final day to resign with ' W plus midterm 
grades is Nov. 19. 

This Summer (three-week sessions only): 

• Dropping classes with a 'W begins June 
9 (session 2)/ June 30 (session 3)/ July 21 (ses- 
sion 4) 

• Dropping classes with a W ends June 21 
(session2)/Julyl2(session3)/Aug.2(session4) 

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journalism major with almost a dozen W's. This 
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Freshmen, avoid being stuck in the dark early 




By Elaine Broussard 

Editor in Chief 



. . . Wow, it's really dark in here . . . 

Hey incoming freshmen! I'm your 2004- 
2005 Current Sauce editor, here to serve you 
with valuable information about the Uni- 
versity you will soon be attending. Tonight, 
however, I am a little incapacitated. See, as 
I was writing this column, the horrible 
storm that is raging outside got bad 
enough to leave the entire campus (and city 
of Natchitoches) powerless. Here I am, in 
the pitch dark newsroom, writing the old- 
fashioned way, with a pen and paper. But 
when the paper does come out, you will 
read my top five ways not to be left in the 
dark at NSU. 

1. Don't become the Sauce editor. Just 
kidding! Extra-curricular involvement on 
campus, other than getting your school- 
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ment. So when you get here in the fall, 
move into your dorm or apartment, buy 
your books, then join a club or organization 
right a way. Believe me. You'll be glad vou 
did. 

2. Study hard, but parry harder. Devel- 
oping a happy medium between work and 
play is not something that comes natural to 
most college students - it's a skill to be per- 
fected over time. I've noticed that manv 
freshmen tend to fall into two categories: 

1. Those who party too much, blow off 
classes, and are forced to snap out of it at 
the end of the year, or... 

2. Those who study too hard, become 
social recluses, and are burned out at the 
end of the year. 

If you don't fall into one of these cate- 
gories, good for you\ I fell into category 2. 1 
may have had an excellent GPA, but I was- 
n't happy. So take this advice: don't ignore 
your schoolwork, but take the time to enjoy 
yourself, because no matter how hard you 
work, burnout will drive your ambition 
into the ground. 

3. Don't be scared. Ask anybody any- 
thing. Of course there are always excep- 
tions to the rule, b ut for the most part. 
guess what? They answer, l nere are nM 



Reader takes issue with review 

Dear Editor, 

I am a Freshman and an NSU Theatre stu- 
dent My letter concern Christal Navarre's lat- 
est article ("Counterpoint," 4/29), critiquing 
Courtney Young's dance variety show, The 
Black Crook." Even though I was not a dancer 



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work, burnout will 
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questions that you will have that your 
Freshman Connectors and your orientation 
class may overlook. When these questions 
pop up, ask someone right away! There's 
no such thing as a stupid question on this 
campus, so don't hesitate. 

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and housing. Knowing where to go for 
what problem will save you lots of time 
and headache. I learned all of this informa- 
tion quickly by working on the newspaper, 
but you can do it simply by picking up the 
phone. Go to www.nsula.edu, and under 
the Faculty /Staff menu there's a phone 
director)' of every important person on 
campus. 

5. Grades matter, but experience matters 
more. It all depends on your field of study, 
but I've been told by many wise people 
that there's little difference between a 3.0 
student and a 4.0 student in the grand 
scheme of things. Try your hardest to do 
well, but don't kill yourself. Instead, start 
trying to gain work experience in your field 
early on. Classroom instruction is impor- 
tant, but you will learn much more actually 
doing the things that you plan to do for the 
rest of your life. Ask your professors about 
possible internships that are available in 
your field of study. Start early, and you'll 
have a great competitive advantage when 
you get out in the work world. 

Well, the power is still out, but at hgffj 
I've written a piece that will he 



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ily tear apart her article with my own judg- 
ment, but I am not a critic. Those who cannot 
do critique. We are here to provide entertain- 




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pared Jules' performance to that of Queen Lat- 
ifah, even though it was clear that Jules made 
that number her own. Comparing the song to 
Latifah's version was sophomonc and imma- 
ture- , „ . 
As for Shane Stelly's performance...Hertzog 

is in no way based off the MC from "Cabaret . 
And even if it was, some might say that 
Christal Navarre is just Peter Travers wannabe. 
Only that Peter Travers likes everything he 
sees and Miss Navarre is the exact opposite. 
She 'can only seem to focus on the negative. 

Even though the article did cause a stir 
among Theatre students, know that we only 
care about judgment from our pee^ which is 
always purely CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM. 
I know I speak for the others in the Theatre 
Department when I say: ^ mIf ,™, 
CRITICIZE ALL YOU WANT, CHRISTAL. 
YOUR OPINIONS ARE A WASTE OF INK A 
WASTE OF PAPER, AND A WASTE OF TIME. 

I hope you enjoy the next season of NSU 
Theatre Productions. I hope that all the singing, 
dancing and acting is completely 100% perfect 
for you. 

Eric Duhon 

Editor's Note: Navarre's review ran next to a 
positive review of equal length by staff writer Kyle 
Shirley. 



(fceCl/RRENTSAUCE - THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 2004 



KNWD 



By Elaine Broussard 

Editor in Chief 

Because of a new automated computer 
astern, North western's radio station, 91.7 
pM KNWD "The Demon," is now playing 
jpusic 24 hours a day. 

The new system allows KNWD disc jock- 
eys to program play lists of music that will 
play continuously throughout the day and 
night without the DJ actually being present 
a t the station. 

The system, called the SS32, was devel- 
oped by Scott Studios Corporation in Dal- 
las. KNWD began using the system at the 
end of finals week in May. 

The system consists of two computers. 
The computer in KNWD's production room 
is used to transfer music from CDs to the 
system. The songs are then trimmed and 
labeled in order to make them fit to be 
played on the radio. Then, the songs are 
transferred to a second computer which 
plays them on the air. 

"We have three different categories of 
songs," said KNWD General Manager Brad 
Hartley. "We have loud rock, top 200 and 
hip hop, and they all have different folders 
like heavy rotation or gold, which is the old 
stuff." 

Most of the music that has been trans- 
ferred to the KNWD system has come from 
S*l music collection' 



"I want every student 
to be able to turn the 
radio on whatever hour 
of the day or night and 
just hear something 
really great." 

Brad Hartley 

KNWD General Manager 



the air, but if someone has a really good 
music collection, I can determine if it can be 
played," Hartley said. "We're looking for 
really good music, really high-quality music 
so we can build up an awesome play list. I 
want every student to be able to turn the 
radio on whatever hour of the day or night 
and just hear something really great." 

It is not especially common for college 
stations to have automated DJ systems, 
Hartley said. 

"It's weird because a bunch of college 
radio stations really don't have it," Hartley 
said. "A bunch of them are aspiring to get it, 
but they are stuck in the same stage as we 
were, just playing CDs." 

Hartley said it is a privilege for KNWD to 

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Now playing: recent movies' capsule reviews 



Courtesy Los Angeles Times 

Breakin' All the Rules 

Jamie Foxx plays Quincy Watson, an 
out-of-work men's magazine editor who 
writes a manual for terminating relation- 
ships. The book makes him a pop-cult hero 
- and a sounding board for just about 
every sap with a breakup dilemma. This 
would include Quincy's cousin (Morris 
Chestnut), a blithe serial Lothario who's 
wondering when and how he should cut it 
off with a sultry nurse (Gabrielle Union) 
who, it turns out, is fond of romantic 
gamesmanship herself. Writer-director 
Daniel Taplitz establishes a cool, dry zone 
for his actors to carry out the film's con- 
ventional yet fairly seamless plot twists. 
Even such lowbrow running gags as an 
alcoholic pug and the inevitable "dirty old 
man" are handled with light fingers and 
soft gloves. Jennifer Esposito and Peter 
MacNicol costar. (1:25. R, for strong bloody 
violence /carnage, language, sexuality and 
drug use.) 

The Day After Tomorrow 

In his latest special effects onslaught, 

director Roland Emmerich again wipes out 

enormous swaths of humanity and real 

estate, but this time the overall tone is 

funereal, sober. An ace "paleo-climatolo- 

gist" (Dennis Quaid) warns that global 

warming means the planet will soon be 
putting jack s warning uuu pay wmi ».t 

very latest and undoubtedly the very 
coolest f/x technology at his disposal. But 
the story is too silly, too woefully under- 
written, to stake a claim on seriousness. 
Surely it says something that the most 
moving performance in the film comes 
from a digital city. Jake Gyllenhaal, Ian 
Holm, Emmy Rossum and Sela Ward star 
(2:04. Rated PG-13 for intense situations of 
peril.) 



Mean Girls 

Like many stories about flamboyant evil, 
this cheerfully frivolous teen comedy exults 
in the sight of mini-me Marthas flipping 
their perfect hair and licking their blood- 
flecked lips. Blissfully unaware of the teen- 
girl menace, recent transplant Cady Heron 
(Lindsay Lohan) enters high school with the 
usual case of jitters. To survive, Cady must 
tame the beasts within and those roaming 
the halls, specifically the school's killer 
queen bee, Regina (Rachel McAdams) and 
her minions. The filmmakers seem to know 
girl villainy from the inside out perhaps 
because one of the film's chief architects is 
Tina Fey, the head writer on "Saturday 
Night Live," who also costars as a math 
teacher. Fey's perfect sneer suggests that 
this is a woman who's tasted her share of 
blood; that sneer may also explain why her 
screenplay so thoroughly loves its mean 
girls. Directed by Mark Waters ("Freaky 
Friday"). (1:33.PG-13, for sexual content, 
language and some teen partying.) 

Raising Helen 

Kate Hudson stars as the fast-living, jet- 
setting assistant to the head of a top model- 
ing agency (Helen Mirren) who finds her 
life suddenly changed when she is made 
the guardian of her sister's three children 
following a car accident that kills the sister 
(Felicity Huffman) and her husband. Not 
the obvious choice for the job, Helen is at 
chugs along in the Hollywood neuiemunu 
where humor and pathos are in short sup- 
ply John Corbett, Joan Cusack, Hayden 
Panettiere, Spencer Breslin and Abigail 
Breslin co-star. (1:59. Rated PG-13 for the- 
matic issues involving teens.) 

Shrek 2 

Can an Oscar-winning animated success 
generate a successful sequel? The answer is 
yes. A key reason for this accomplishment is 



that so much of the talent of the original has 
returned, including all three of its vocal 
stars: Eddie Murphy as Donkey, Cameron 
Diaz as Princess Fiona and Mike Myers as 
Shrek. These are people who know how to 
make the trains run on time, and run on 
time they do. Less enthralling is the initial 
conflict-with-the-in-laws plot structure. 
Fortunately, "Shrek 2" has two new charac- 
ters up its sleeve who liven things up con- 
siderably - a malicious, completely insin- 
cere fairy godmother 0ennifer Saunders) 
and Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas). With 
the voices of Julie Andrews, John Cleese 
and Rupert Everett. Directed by Andrew 
Adamson, Kelly Asbury and Conrad Ver- 
non. (1:36. PG, for some crude humor, a 
brief substance reference and some sugges- 
tive content.) 

Soul Plane 

Director Jessy Terrero steps up from the 
music video ranks to make his feature 
debut, but he's flying strictly cargo class 
with this crass, unfunny attempt at an 
urbanized version of "Airplane!" Its 
skewed view of black culture, presumably 
meant to satirize, instead pigeonholes 
African Americans by focusing on sex and 
drugs. The movie's major malfunction, 
however, is that it's just not very funny. Tom 
Arnold, K.D. Aubert, Method Man and 
Snoop Dogg co-star. (1:26. Rated R for 
strong sexual content, language and some 



Loan refunds coming soon 



By Elaine Broussard 

Editor in Chief 

Many students have already received 
their summer refund checks, but others 
continue to anxiously check the mail for 

them. . 

Director of Financial Aid Misti Adams 
said that the source of students' financial 
aid determines when they receive their 
checks. 

Adams said that students who received 
scholarships and Pell Grants have already 
had their aid processed, and their refund 
checks have been issued. 

However, students who received student 
loans will not receive their refund checks 
until after the second summer session 

St£ "A.ccording to state regulation, we can't 
give refunds to students until they are 
enrolled in six hours of classes," Adams 
said "In the fall and spring, it's not an issue 




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Van Helsing 

While director Stephen Sommers' gift 
for pulp material and boundless on- 
screen energy do have an impact, "Van 
Helsing," like the work of the good Dr. 
Frankenstein, is an experiment gone awry. 
Hugh Jackman plays Van Helsing, pre- 
sented here as a kind of 19th century 
James Bond, employed by a secret Vatican 
society to rid the world of evil. His assign- 
ment leads him to Transylvania, where he 
takes on Count Dracula, Frankenstein's 
monster and the Wolf man. Unable to be 
consistently amusing and overburdened 
by all its special effects, the film positions 
itself as an action-adventure extravagan- 
za. But effects-laden though it is, there's 
little that lasts in the mind for more than 
five seconds. Kate Beckinsale also stars. 
(2:11. PG-13, for nonstop creature action 
violence and frightening images and for 
sensuality.) 

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of 
Azkaban (Opening June 4) 

The third year at Hogwarts brings 
aspiring wizards Harry, Ron and 
Hermione face to face with an escapee. 
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma 
Watson, Robbie Coltrane, Michael Gam- 
bon, Gary Oldman and Emma Thompson 
star. Steve Kloves adapted J.K. Rowling. 
Directed by Alfonso Cuaron. (PG, for 
frightenins, moments, creature violence 



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Sports in Brief 



Stories courtesy of NSU Sports Information 
For up-to-date sports, visit nsudemons.com 



Barbier named an academic all-American 



Northwestern State designated hitter 
Bobbv Barbier joined an elite list of Demon 
baseball players on Tuesday when he was 
named to the 2004 Academic All- America 
Team, which was announced by the College 
Sports Information Directors of America 
(CoSIDA). 

Barbier, a sophomore from Lafayette, was 
listed on the third team and joins fellow 
Demons Terry Joseph (1993 & 1995) and 
Ryan Anholt (1999) as the only Northwest- 
ern baseball players to be named to any aca- 
demic all-American team. He's the first 



NSU athlete to be recognized 
for his academic achieve- 
ments since 2002, when soft- 
ball centerfielder Annie John- 
ston was named to the Acad- 
emic All-American First 
Team. Barbier is also the only 
player from the state of 
Louisiana to be named to the 
team and joins Lamar outfielder Jordan Fos- 
ter (second team honors) as the only two 
players from the Southland Conference to 
be recognized. 




BARBIER 



A Health and Human Performance major 
with a 3.55 grade point average, Barbier 
helped guide the Demons to a 33-23 record 
in 2004, including a second place finish in 
the Southland Conference standings. 

Barbier earned all-conference honorable 
mention honors after riitting .293 with a 
team-high nine home runs. He finished sec- 
ond on the team and seventh in the league 
with 48 runs batted in. He also ranked in the 
top 10 in the league with a 42.6 on-base per- 
centage, hit three triples to rank him 10th, 
drew 32 base-on-balls to rank eighth, and 



led the league after being hit by 15 pitches. 

To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a 
varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a 
cumulative GPA of 3.20 on a four-point 
scale, reach sophomore athletic and aca- 
demic standing at his or her current institu- 
tion and be nominated by his or her sports 
information director. Since the program's 
inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed 
Academic All-America honors on more 
than 14,000 student-athletes in Division L II, 
HI and NAIA, covering all NCAA champi- 
onship sports. 



Baseball eliminated from conference tournament 



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Northwestern State was eliminated from 
the Southland Conference Tournament with 
two losses in Hammond Friday, dropping a 5- 
1 decision to top-seeded Lamar in the win- 
ner's bracket then falling 3-1 to Louisiana- 
Monroe in the nightcap. 
Lamar_and ULM's defenses held second- 
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and Field Championships at LSU's Bemie 
Moore Track Stadium. 

Comeaux threw 148-9 to advance to the 
national championships in two weeks in 
Austin, Texas. She will join Demon sopho- 
more high jumper Cameron Waugh at the 
NCAA Outdoors. Waugh will also be making 
his first national meet appearance after a 
and the 18th time in 22 years unde'r coach 
Leon Johnson. 

Zerwick, Miller, Thompson make 
conference all-academic teams 

Women's tennis star Anneline Zerwick and 
Softball seniors Crista Miller and Tracve 
Thompson represented Northwestern State 
on the Southland Conference All-Academic 
Teams for their sports. 

Head coaches, academic advisors and 
sports information directors voted on the 
teams, which were announced May 25. 

Zerwick, a native of Pretoria, South Africa 
had the best season of her career by posting a 
14-4 overall record with an impressive 13-1 



record in conference play. She also had a 3.95 
grade point average in accounting. 

Miller, a Baton Rouge native, was an honor- 
able mention all-conference selection this sea- 
son while finishing her career with 45 career 
wins, tied for fourth in school history. She is a 
health and exercise science major with a 3.60 
cumulative GPA. 

ment. She carried a 3.90 GPA in accounting 
and picked up six doubles, two triples, two 
home runs and 13 RBI in 54 starts this season. 

Four Demons make first-team 
conference baseball team 

The Southland Conference released its 2004 
AI1-SLC teams on Monday and Northwestern 
State ,s the only team in the league to place 
four players on the first team. 

Seniors TiggerLyles and Josh Boop join jun- 
ior Clayton Turner and sophomore Brandon 
Morgan on the first team while senior Mike 
Breaux, junior Rusty Jones and sophomore 
Bobby Barbier were listed on the honorable 
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As Barnes and Noble's contract 
with NSU for the University's 
three on-campus bookstores 
expires, the University proposes 
a company close to home to 
replace them: off-campus store 

Campus Corner. 

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Photo of University Bookstore by Leslie Westbrook 



Thursday, June 24, 2004 — f/ieCiRRENTSAUCE 



University wants Campus Corner on campuses 



By Elaine Broussard 

Editor in Chief 

After three vears with Barnes and Noble 
College Booksellers, the University is consid- 
ering turning over its on-campus bookstore 
operations to Campus Comer. 

The University must now seek the approval 
of the University of Louisiana System to go 
further with the decision. 

The process for choosing a bookstore com- 
pany began when Barnes and Noble chose to 
refuse a one-year extension period as allowed 
for in its contract with the University. 

The three-year contract, which Barnes and 
Noble signed in August 2001, includes opera- 



tions on the Natchitoches, Shreveport and 
Leesville-Fort Polk campuses. 

The contract allowed for two one-year 
extension periods if both parties agreed to 
keep the original terms and conditions, said 
Dan Seymour, vice president of student affairs. 

Seymour said that the University sent 
Barnes and Noble a letter asking if they want- 
ed the first one-year extension. 

"Barnes and Noble wTOte back and said, 
'Yes, but, we would like to suggest that, due to 
economic conditions, that we make changes to 
the contract,'" Seymour said. 

Dominic Raby, the Natchitoches campus 
store's textbooks manager, said, "Basically 
sales didn't meet our expectations this year, 



and we wanted to make a few changes." He 
would not elaborate on the changes that 
Barnes and Noble wanted to make to its con- 
tract. 

Seymour said that changing the contract 
was not legally possible because the terms of 
the original agreement must be the same dur- 
ing the extension periods. Therefore, Barnes 
and Noble would have to let the contract 
expire, and the University would have to open 
the bookstore operations to bidding again. 

"If you want to make just one itty bitty little 
change, you have to start the bid process all 
over again," Raby said. "People are making a 
big deal over this (the changes), but it's really 
not that big of a deal." 



The University received proposals from 
Barnes and Noble; Campus Comer, which 
owns off-campus stores in Natchitoches and 
Shreveport; and national book distributor Fol- 
lett. 

Director of Auxiliary Services Jennifer 
Anderson said that the bookstore selection 
committee met on Monday and voted "to 
move forward with negotiations" for a lease 
with Campus Corner. 

Anderson and Seymour will travel to Baton 
Rouge today to attend a meeting of the Uni- 
versity of Louisiana System Board of Supervi- 
sors. The}' will ask the board to approve the 
committee's decision to negotiate with Cam- 
pus Corner. 



Social Science professor selected to lead Scholars' daring interim 



By Garrett Guillotte 

Associate Editor 

The University's choice to direct the 
Louisiana Scholars' College as it searches 
for a replacement will come from the School 
of Social Sciences. 

Greg Granger, now working as program 
coordinator for the school, will take over as 
the College's interim director on August 17. 
The College's current director, Margaret 
Cochran, announced that she was stepping 
down from the position late last month. 

Granger, who said his selection by Uni- 
versity Provost Anthony Scheffler came 
"out of the blue," will maintain his class 




GRANGER 



load as a political science 
professor for the upcoming 
fall and spring semesters. 

Also, Granger said he will 
keep his title with the School 
as program director. 

He said he had worked 
closely with Scheffler when 
he was president of the Fac- 
ulty Senate last fall. Scheffler was also 
advised by a panel of Scholars' College fac- 
ulty that included professors Lisa Wolffe, 
Fraser Snowden and Curt Phifer. 

Granger said he hoped his work with the 
College would not hurt the School of Social 
Sciences, which was still in transition from 



being a department-level part of the Uni- 
versity with fewer functions. 

"My job (with the School) was to take 
over a lot of day-to-day interactions with 
faculty and students," Granger said. "We're 
really taking strides." 

However, with his position frozen as he 
directs the College, Granger said Social Sci- 
ences Director Kathleen Byrd will have to 
find ways to continue his work, which 
includes developing a senior capstone 
course and a lecture series. 

Scheffler said Granger's move would not 
interfere with the School or University. In 
fact, he said, it would be better for both, as 
it would allow all of the College's faculty, 



including Cochran, to teach full-time. 

Granger said he has long been a support- 
er of the College. 

"I'm a believer in Scholars'," said 
Granger, who has given lectures to the col- 
lege for eight years, and whose wife, 
Pamela Francis, was a re c niter for the Col- 
lege. "If s a great program." 

He said that while his position as interim 
director will be temporary, he looks forward 
to making progress with the College, and 
showed interest in pursuing the permanent 
position when it is advertised in August. 

"I just plan to cooperate and help out," 
Granger said, adding that he wants to make 
the College more visible and well known. 




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June 3 

3:18 p.m. A report was made that a stu- 
dent worker drove a golf cart through a 
plate glass window at the Student 
Union. There were no injuries. 

June 6 

2:15 p.m. A man called to report a shat- 
tered window on a car outside of 
Iberville. The officer who responded 
reported that nothing was taken and 
that the breaking looked accidental. 

7:26 p.m. A man called to report that his 
son, who is staying in Sabine Hall for 
band camp, had all of his belongings 
removed from his dorm room and 
placed in the hallway. The child said that 
some of his belongings were stolen. The 
Resident Adviser on duty at Sabine han- 
dled the situation. 

10:52 p.m. A call was made from Rapi- 
des Hall to report two missing cheer- 
leaders. Two minutes later, the sponsor 
called to report that everything was 
fine. The missing cheerleaders were 
found in another room. 

June 7 

10:44 p.m. A fire alarm sounded in 
Caddo Hall. The camp children responsi- 
ble told firemen that they were trying to 
kill some ants with aerosol air-freshen- 
er. They said that the spray was sucked 
into the vents, and it set off the alarm. 



June 8 

6:00 p.m. A junior high cheerleader 
adviser called to report that some boys 
residing on the second floor of Sabine 
Hall urinated in a bottle and then threw it 
on some of her cheerleaders. 

7:10 p.m. The urine-thrower was identi- 
fied, and his mother was called to come 
pick him up. 

10:45 p.m. An officer spoke with Bill 
Brent, director of bands and associate 
professor of music, about getting the 
urine-thrower's tuba from the music 
building. Brent said that the student 
broke all of the rules, and that he was not 
getting out of bed to assist the child. The 
boy did, however, retrieve his instrument 
and left campus by 11:06 p.m. 

June 9 

6:45 p.m. Natchitoches Fire Department 
responded to an alarm set off in Pru- 
domme Hall. This was another false 
alarm set off by aerosol spray. 

June 10 

4:39 p.m. An officer told several summer 
football campers that swimming in Chap- 
lin's lake is not allowed. 

June 11 

9:09 p.m. A call was made from the the- 
ater department reporting that 15 to 20 
kids were running around and making a 
lot of noise on the second floor of the 
A. A. Fredericks Fine Arts Center. 



9:14 p.m. An officer reported that the 
noise was coming from middle school 
band campers, and he told the director of 
the camp that the students needed to 
stop running. 

June 12 

6:56 a.m. A student living in married stu- 
dent housing called to report that an SUV 
had been broken into over the night. She 
reported that glass was shattered every- 
where and that she also saw blood. 

June 13 

2:18 a.m. A man called to report that a 
student residing in Bossier Hall might 
commit suicide. The officer that respond- 
ed said that it was only a prank call from 
the woman's ex- boyfriend. 

June 15 

4:36 a.m. An officer reported that he saw 
a man carrying a bag and walking on 
campus. The officer approached the man 
and found out that he was only an NSU 
student walking to work. 

June 17 

2:34 a.m. An officer spoke with the secre- 
tary of the Kappa Sigmas and told him 
that he suspects that the Kappa Sigma 
house has become a hangout for people 
after the bars close. The officer told the 
secretary that the house was being 
watched. 

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April Dickson 



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Broadway hits headline summer theater 



By Kyle A. Carter 

Sauce Reporter 

The theater department has been practic- 
ing for five weeks to produce this year's 
installment of the Northwestern State Uni- 
versity Summer Dinner Theatre. 

Starting tonight and running through 
August, the theater department will put on 
two musicals, Tlie Fantasticks and Dames at 
Sea, that have been great successes on 
Broadway. Dinner will be served before each 
performance as well. 

Scott Burrell, associate professor of theater 
and director of Tlie Fantasticks, said that he 
and Roger Held, the head of the theater 
department, collaborated to pick two popu- 
lar productions. 

"They are proven to be audience pleasers 
and your typical American musical per- 
formances," Burrell said. 

Rehearsal for the shows has been going 
on for the past five weeks, with six 
rehearsals a week, said Burrell. 

Planning for the productions has been an 
continuing process. The theater department 
scanned the community for possible cast 
members, with auditions for both perform- 
ances starting at the beginning of the spring 
semester and ending around the beginning 
of the summer. 

The Fantasticks has been the longest run- 
ning Broadway musical, spanning more 




Photo by Leslie Westbrook 

NSU student Ryan Thaxton welds on the set of The Fantasticks Wednesday afternoon. 



than 40 years and 15,000 performances. The 
musical is about a young man and woman 
whose fathers stage a feud in order to make 
their children fall in love. The incidents then 
lead to a real feud between the fathers and 
the eventual splitting of the lovers. In the 



end the audience is shown the lessons they 
learned from the experience and the final 
reuniting of the lovers. 

"It has the old boy meets girl, gets, and 
loses girl plot," Burrell said. 

Dames at Sea director Patricia Helsel said 



The Fantasticks performance dates: 

June 24, 25, 26 

July 9, 15, 17, 23, 29, 31 

August 7 

Dames at Sea performance dates: 

July 1, 2, 3, 8, 10, 16, 22, 24, 30 
August 5, 6 

Dinner is served on stage at 6:30 p.m. 
with curtain at 7:30 p.m. 

her show is a spoof of the typical 193CS 
musical. The characters are meant to repre- 
sent actors and actresses from that time peri- 
od, and the score includes songs and tap 
numbers in the style of that era's musicals. 

Helsel said the musical makes fun of the 
interchangeable stock plots of those musi- 
cals, such as how the leading lady comes 
from a small town to both fall in love and 
make it big. 

"We are spoofing here the girl from Cen- 
terville, U.S.A., who comes to Broadway to 
make it big — and guess what she does," 
Helsel said. 

The performances are open to all, but 
reservations are required with the theater 
department before the productions begin. 
Attendance is $20, which includes dinner 
and dessert. For more information and tick- 
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By Leslie Westbrook 

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Aging career rockers Sonic Youth undoubt- 
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Youth's June 8 release date was a bonus to 
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From staff and news bureau reports 

Jones: Fee increases 
will take effect in fall 

Vice President of Business Affairs Carl 
Jones said optional fee increases pro- 
posed in May will take effect this fall. 

The 12 fee increases, which range from 
parking ticket costs to aviation charges, 
are expected to raise hundreds of thou- 
sands of dollars for the University and 
prevent another tuition increase next 
year. 

Vice President of Student Affairs Dan 
Seymour said the Traffic and Parking 
Affairs Committee will meet to discuss a 
raise in the fee for a second vehicle 
hangtag. The Committee has already 
approved the first-hangtag fee increase. 



Eight to be added to 
state sports hall of fame 

Natchitoches will host the Louisiana 
Sports Writers' Hall of Fame induction 
ceremony Saturday at Prather Coliseum. 

The eight inductees include: 

• Leon Barmore, the first man inducted 
into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, 
as coach of the Lady Techsters; 

• Will Clark, a six-time MLB All-Star 
who played in two National League 
Championship Series; 

• Hollis Conway, America's only two- 
time Olympic high jump medalist; 

• Red Franklin, who won 11 state 
championships coaching Haynesville High 
School football; 

• Albert Lewis, a four-time NFL Pro 
Bowler with Kansas City; 

• Tony Sardisco, an AFL All-Pro with the 
Boston Patriots; 

• Neil Smith, a five-time NFL Pro 
Bowler who played for the Denver Bron- 
cos' last two Super Bowl-winning teams; 

• Monroe News Star columnist and 
longtime sports journalist Keith Prince, 



who will receive the Distinguished Service 
Award in Sports Journalism at the induc- 
tion ceremony. 

The ceremony will be open to ticket 
holders only. 

University seeks Student 
Activities Director 

NSU is advertising its Student Activities 
Director position with an Aug. 1 deadline. 

Vice President of Student Affairs Dan 
Seymour said a committee, which will 
include student and community leaders, 
will begin interviewing candidates as soon 
as it is ready. 



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include a football player, someone from 
the Louisiana School for Math, Science 
and the Arts, and someone from campus 
police. 

Journalist, author to 
visit Natchitoches, NSU 

Journalist and author Ken Wells will sign 
books today at PJ's Coffee Shop from 5 
p.m. until 6:15 p.m. The book signing is 
sponsored by the Northwestern State 
University Writing Project, PJ's Coffee 
Shop and Campus Corner. 

Wells will also speak at 11 a.m. Friday 
in the Ora G. Williams television studio. 1 
His topic will be "Sloppy, Dishonest, Spun 
Journalism: the Crack Epidemic of our 
Trade." 

Wells is currently the editor of the Wall 
Street Journal's book-publishing division. ! 
He has also written three novels on 
Louisiana, collectively known as the Cata- 
houla Bayou trilogy, and a nonaction book 
titled Travels with Barley: a Journey 
through Beer Culture in America. 

Wells' visit is sponsored by the NSU 
Writing Project and the NSU Department 
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Sauce Reporter 

A former Demon basketball star-turned- 
weight training fitness coach has become the 
second person in the state of Louisiana to be 
an Olympic head coach. 

Gayle Hatch, a Northwestern State alum- 
nus, has been placed in charge of the U.S. 
Olympic men's weightlifting team. He said 
he follows 1996 U.S. Olympic baseball head 
coach and Louisiana native Skip Bertman. 

Hatch has been running his own gym in 
Baton Rouge, which has won several 
weightlifting competitions. He plans to 
return to his gym upon finishing his Olympic 
competition. Hatch said he is amazed by his 
success and hopes for more in the future. 

It's great to see a 14-year-old kid who is 
not too strong grow into an all-state athlete," 
he said. "I plan to return to Baton Rouge after 
the Olympics and continuing on where I left 
off; in other words, retirement is not a word 
in my vocabulary at the present time." 

Hatch said he started his career in athletics 
under the tutelage of Alvin Roy in Baton 
Rouge, where he was performing as an all- 
around athlete for Catholic High School. He 
said it was then that he learned the impor- 
tance of weight training in improving athlet- 
ic performance. 

"Weight training was always a part of my 
athletic career," he said. 
After finishing high school, Hatch attend- 
NSU, where he was immortalized in the 
iooI's athletic hall of fame. During his time 



here, Hatch said he came to 
know some outstanding 
teammates and friends, and 
was able to further his abili- 
ties as an athlete. 
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hatch rebounds, field goals and 
shooting percentage. Some of 
these records he still holds 40 years later. 

"I think it (NSU) is one of the finest uni- 
versities for a person to attend," Hatch said. 
"I had some outstanding teammates." 

After graduating from NSU, Hatch moved 
into the world of professional basketball, 
playing for the ABA's Chicago Majors until 
he took up coaching basketball for the 
YMCA. It was during this time, he said, that 
Roy, his old mentor, informed others about 
his strength training program. 

From there, Hatch and coaches he's 
tutored have worked with college football 
teams around the nation. LSU, Miami, and 
Tennessee all won football's national champi- 
onship within four years of adopting Hatch's 
weight training program. 

Hatch has also trained Olympians from the 
1984, 1988 and 1992 Olympics; won numer- 
ous honors and awards for his weight train- 
ing program; and has been published in 
human performance catalogs. 

The Olympic games run from Aug. 14 
through Aug. 25. A full schedule of 
weightlifting events is available on-line at 
cbs.sportsline.com / Olympics / summer/ 
schedules/sport/ weightlifting. 




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Courtesy NSU Sports Information 

www.nsudemons.com 

Northwestern State softball coach 
Eileen Schmidt, who coached 12 All- 
Southland Conference players in two 
seasons as the Demons' coach, was hired 
Tuesday as head coach at Kentucky. 

Schmidt, 31, led Northwestern to a 35- 
28 record this spring and guided the 
Demons to the championship game of 
the Southland Conference Tournament 
last month. She came to NSU in August 
2002 after seven years as an assistant 
coach at Arkansas following two seasons 
as an assistant at South Carolina. She was 
the Atlantic Coast Conference 1994 Play- 
er of the Year at Virginia and a finalist for 
the 1996 USA Olympic Softball Team. 

The Demons won the UNLV Mini- 
Tournament in 2004, including a 6-1 win 
over Arkansas. They ended the season 
sweeping Arkansas in Fayetteville. Earli- 
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and Army at the prestigious Leadoff 



Classic and in 2003, Schmidt's team beat 
Notre Dame, among others. 

"It's bittersweet," said Schmidt. 'This 
is such a big opportunity career-wise, 
going into the Southeastern Conference 
as head coach at one of the nation's pre- 
miere institutions, one that competes in 
the top conference in the country, but I'll 
be leaving behind a lot of people I've fall- 
en in love with, not only my players, but 
a great and supportive community, and a 
wonderful athletic director and his staff. " 

Schmidt is the third Demon softball 
coach in five years to be hired at a high 
profile program. Gay McNutt led 
Northwestern to three straight SLC 
titles and two NCAA Tournament 
berths before Southern Mississippi, 
coming off a College World Series 
appearance, hired her in 2000. Texas 
assistant Ty Singleton was NSU's head 
coach in 2001-02, leading the 2002 
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Tournament appearance before getting 
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1% city sales tax 
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Tax revenues could boost fire, police 
salaries, add fire station near campus; 
sales tax in city could reach 10 percent 
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Folk Festival 
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25th annual celebration to include 
food, crafts, fiddle competition 
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Newest Will Ferrell movie worth few 
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Taxes focus on law enforcement, firefighters 



By Kyle A. Carter 

Sauce Reporter 

This weekend Natchitoches residents will 
vote whether to raise Natchitoches Parish 
sales taxes by 1/2 percent and city sales 
taxes by 1 percent. 

The proposal comes as the result of a two- 
year process between the city police and fire 
departments. Both needed to find money 
within the city budget for capital improve- 
ments, said Ryan Masters, a driver for the 
city fire department and president of the 
Firefighters' Association. 

The bill calls for funds generated by the 
tax increase to be applied towards salary 
increases for the parish sheriff's department 
and Natchitoches police and firefighters, 
Masters said. Also, the money will be used 
to provide retirement funds for these 
departments, upgrade equipment, increase 
staffing and start work on a fire station near 
campus. 

Sergeant Brad Walker of the Natchitoches 
police said the Natchitoches police depart- 
ment is presently understaffed by 13 people. 
The city police department is losing officers 
to large cities where starting salaries are 
higher, Walker said, and the department has 
seen a large change in staff in the last 
decade. 

Walker said Natchitoches' police and fire 
departments are losing money because they 
train new recruits, clothe them and arm 
them, while other cities recruit them without 



putting in the money for extensive training 
that Natchitoches does. The tax increase 
would allow the departments to offer more 
competitive salaries to keep police officers 
and firefighters in Natchitoches. 

Walker said the starting salary for police 
officers in Natchitoches is around $19,000 a 
year. For firefighters, Masters said it is just 
under $16,000 a year. 

"If you want qualified policemen and fire- 
men to protect your city, you're going to 
have to pay for it," Walker said. 

In addition to the money lost in recruit- 
ment, Walker said the departments are los- 
ing money while trying to provide retire- 
ment benefits for their officers and firefight- 
ers. 

Natchitoches Mayor Wayne McCullen 
said that since the police department has 
been in a deficit, it has been up to the city to 
cover those losses. It is the goal of the tax, he 
said, to help balance the budget. 

Masters said that the new tax money 
received by the fire department would be 
split between salary increases (40 percent), 
recruiting new workers (40 percent), and 
other improvements throughout the depart- 
ment (20 percent). 

A staff of 45 people currently operates the 
fire department, Masters said. While the 
department employs as people as it can with 
the money it has now, it still needs the tax 
money in order to operate within standards 
set by the National Fire Protection Associa- 
tion (NFPA) and the Property Insurance 



Association of Louisiana (PIAL). 

Masters said that the NFPA sets several 
standards that the department must adhere 
to. NFPA standards require fire engines to 
carry four people each, but the city fire 
department has enough firefighters to place 
only three men per engine. The tax revenue 
would help the department recruit enough 
new workers to meet the NFPA require- 
ments. 

To meet PIAL standards, the fire depart- 
ment plans to use part of the tax money to 
start building a new fire station near cam- 
pus, Masters said. They will also use the 
money to update equipment at the present 
station and equip the new station. 

In turn, Masters said this will lower the 
city's insurance rating. By lowering the 
PIAL insurance rating, city residents will 
pay less on fire insurance premiums. 

"If we pass this tax, yeah, people would 
be spending a little more money," Masters 
said. "But we can save them on their insur- 
ance payments." 

The city currently has an 8.5 percent sales 
tax, said Jerry McWherter, administrator of 
the Natchitoches Tax Commission. In addi- 
tion to the 1 percent city sales tax, Saturday' s 
proposal includes a 1 /2 percent parish-wide 
sales tax increase. That increase is for the 
parish sheriff's department, and the entire 
parish of Natchitoches will vote on it, 
McWherter said. 

McWherter said that, if passed, the taxes 
would raise the city sales tax to about 10 per- 



cent, placing Natchitoches with four other 
cities in the state — St. Joseph, Newellton, 
Waterproof (Tensas Parish) and Oak Grove 
(West Carroll Parish) — that have a sales tax 
rate of 10 percent or higher. 

McCullen said that such a high tax rate 
could have an adverse affect on some busi- 
nesses, as well as the city' s reputation as a 
good retirement city. McCullen said that a 
high sales tax rate would have the greatest 
effect on the price of big-ticket items, such as 
automobiles and appliances, for sale in the 
city. People could leave the city to purchase 
such items in places with lower sales taxes. 

He also said that one of the reasons that 
Natchitoches was rated as one of the top six 
places to retire was because of the low tax 
base here. Having such a high sales tax rate 
could take away from that. 

Both Walker and Masters believed that the 
new tax would not affect tourist spending, 
however. Masters said that a few cents to the 
dollar would not keep people from spend- 
ing money on what they want. 

Both believed that this is the fairest way to 
have this tax. Masters said that both tourists 
and the people of Natchitoches will be pay- 
ing for this tax. 

"A sales tax is the most honest tax because 
everyone has to pay it, including those who 
will receive that money — in this case, the 
policemen and firemen," Walker said. 

Absentee voting took place last week, but 
general voting will take place for all regis- 
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25th Folk Festival kicks off Friday 



Courtesy NSU News Bureau 

More than 20 groups reflecting Louisiana's 
diverse music will perform at the 25th annu- 
al Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival Friday 
and Saturday in NSU's Prather Coliseum. 

Also, for the first time, the annual 
Louisiana State Fiddle Championship will be 
held Saturday July 17 at 9 a.m. as part of the 
Festival. The event has been moved from 
Rebel State Historic Site and Country Music 
Museum in Martha ville. The champion fid- 
dler will play a set on the main stage as part 
of the Saturday evening show at the Festival. 

The Festival will also feature authentic 
crafts and a variety of food. This year's Festi- 
val theme focuses upon the cultures and folk 
traditions of the Louisiana's Neutral Strip. 

The Neutral Strip was about a 40-mile 
wide strip of land that ran from DeSoto 
Parish to the Gulf of Mexico and separated 
Spanish Texas from American Louisiana 
from 1806 to 1821. Several narrative sessions 
will be held to discuss aspects of this colorful 
time in regional history. 

Lisa Abney, who has directed the Festival 
since 1999, said the University community 
and volunteers from the city and parish have 
been instrumental in supporting the Folk 
Festival, both financially and through volun- 
teers. About 500 volunteers work the two- 
day event, taking tickets, providing informa- 
tion to visitors and helping with many other 
tasks. 

"Our aim has been to present and docu- 




Photo by Leslie Westbrook 

Volunteers help set up for the NSU-Natchitoches 
Folk Festival in Prather Coliseum Wednesday. 

ment the folk culture of Louisiana/'Abney 
said. "The cultural groups decide what they 
want to share and don't want to share. We 
assist them and we guide them, but they 
know their culture best. We provide a con- 
text through narratives and cultural dis- 
plays." 

Ticket prices are $7 per day for adults and 
$3 for children aged seven through 12 years. 
Children six and under are admitted free. A 
$12 all-event pass is available for advance 
purchase. Group rates are available but must 
be pre-arranged and pre-purchased. For 
more information and a full itinerary of 
events, artists and musical performances, call 
the Louisiana Folklife Center at 357-4332 or 
visit their Web site at www.nsula.edu/ 
folklife. 



What is 
the Neutral Strip? 

• The Neutral Strip was designated in 
1806 as a buffer zone between Ameri- 
can Louisiana and Spanish Texas. The 
40-mile wide strip of land ran from 
DeSoto to Cameron Parishes. 

• The land developed over time into a 
dangerous place where pirates and out- 
laws abounded. By 1819, the strip had 
become such an ungovernable and 
dangerous place that the Spanish 
ceded it to America with the Adams- 
Onis Treaty. 

• The culture of the Neutral Strip contin- 
ues to change today with the relatively 
recent expansion of Fort Polk and the 
construction of Toledo Bend Reservoir. 

Source: Louisiana Folk newsletter, Spring 2004 



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Dinner theater heads into final weeks A' 



By Kyle A. Carter 

Sauce Reporter 

Casts and crews are wrapping up this 
year's Summer Dinner Theatre with the 
last few productions of the musicals Dames 
at Sea and The Fantasticks. 

Dames at Sea is a humorous musical that 
the cast of six really brought to light. Much 
like the 1930's movie musicals it parodies, 
this production presented an outstanding 
mixture of musical arrangements, superb 
acting, fantastic tap dancing and a set that 
left out no detail to create a performance 
all people could enjoy. 

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August 5, 6 

Dinner is served on stage at 6:30 p.m. 
with curtain at 7:30 p.m. 

show. The comical song and dance number 
featured Mowbray making humorous 
"choo-choo" noises. 

The set to "Dames at Sea," however, was 
no laughing matter. The musical, which is 
set in a dance studio and a battleship, was 
complimented by very realistic looking 
background sets. The battleship scene in 
particular resembles a real sea cruiser so 
much that one could almost hear the sea 
gulls and feel the sea air. 

The Fantasticks featured more acting and 
singing than the dance-focused Dames at 
Sea. Exaggerated movements, such as 
when Chris Ware's gushing death scene, 
mostly made up this production. To add to 
the humor, the cast interacted with the 
audience by directing questions to them or 
reaching out to them, as Kent Bernard did 
when showing off his ability to feign 
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Expect this musical to be a bawdy, rau- 
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and hilarious dialogue. 

Chris Ware, Tiffany Rogers, Liz Maxwell 
and Kyle LeMarie all appear in both pro- 
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Both musical productions were a blast to 
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^gCURRENTSAUCE - THURSDAY, JULY 15, 2O04 



Anchorman almost sinks 




Movie Review 

Anchorman 

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By Leslie 
Westbrook 

Photo Editor 



Sometimes the best reaction to a joke is 
fence — or at least that's what it seems writ- 
Will Ferrell and Adam McKay were bank- 
on with Anchorman. 
Certainly, there was no lack of locker room 
minor, but unless you're a dim-witted toad 
i a movie goer, those jokes don't satisfy the 
jnm bone for the movie's nearly two hours. 
For that matter, neither does the plot or 
hat there is of one. Ferrell plays Ron Bur- 
Lnndy, a caricature of a \97ffs San Diego 
j^ws anchor who enjoys and flaunts his top 
jical news spot. But then Veronica Corning- 
jjone (Christina Applegate) comes along, 
desperate to become the first anchorwoman. 
Corningstone plunges nearly head-first 
into her inevitable affair with Burgundy. The 
5 ve scene breaks into a fabulous animated 
nusical interlude (with stars and unicorns) in 



a place called Pleasureland to fill the gap 
when the two anchorpeople romp in the bed- 
room. No, seriously. 

Corningstone manages to hold on to her 
silly, though somewhat journalistic, wits and 
objectives, despite Burgundy's jealousy of 
her success. The plot doesn't venture far from 
there, but manic news-team street fights and 
other absurdities move the film along just 
fine. 

The big news around town seems to be a 
panda in labor at the zoo. When all the news 
teams show up for the scoop, bears and 
mean-spirited PBS journalists get rowdy, 
after which nothing Is surprising. 

The laughs are there for the taking, no mat- 
ter what your sense of humor is, but don't 
watch for superior cinematics or cutting edge 
satire. Some jokes are funny — if only 
because they're completely absurd — while 
others spill over into that stressful, I'm- 
embarrassed-for-the-character range. How- 
ever, true comedic cameos by Luke Wilson, 
Ben Stiller and Jack Black give the movie sev- 
eral audience-friendly punchlines. 

So if sitting through a loon's version of 
reality in 70's broadcast news sounds fun, 
then there's laughs all the way through the 
last credits of Anchorman. 




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From staff reports 

Supervisors OK Campus 
Corner bookstores bid 

The University of Louisiana System 
Board of Supervisors approved NSU's 
decision to negotiate with Campus Corner 
to have them operate the University's on- 
campus bookstores. 

Campus Corner would succeed Barnes 
and Noble Campus Bookstores, whose 
contract expires in August. 

Director of Auxiliary Services Jennifer 
Anderson said she hopes the three-year 
contract, with two possible one-year 
extensions, will be fully negotiated by 
Aug. 1. It is not known when Campus 
Corner will move into the University's 
three on-campus locations in Natchi- 
toches, Shreveport and Leesville. 



The Board approved the bid on June 24. 



KNWD equipment 
stolen; case still open 

Journalism Operations Engineer Roy 
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studio shattered on the morning of June 
30. 

Davis, whose office is in the studio, said 
a desktop computer, two speakers, an 
amplifier and an unspecified number of 
tripods were missing. He reported the 
apparent theft to campus police. 

As of Tuesday, University Police Det. 
Doug Prescott said the case was still 
open, and that police were still investigat- 
ing the break-in. 

Prescott said anyone with information 
about the break-in or burglar should con- 
tact University Police at 357-5431. Any 
information submitted would be confiden- 
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Alumnus to compete 
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By Elaine Broussard 

Editor in Chief 

NSU alumnus Heath Crawford doesn't 
mind making a deal with the devil to make 
Jiis son's sports fantasy come true. 

Crawford, who graduated from NSU in 
2000, will be competing in ESPN's upcom- 
ing reality television show, Deal With The 
Dei'il. Crawford and his fellow contestants 
will be put up to a series of extreme sport 
challenges with the goal of out enduring 
each other to make a friend or family mem- 
ber's sports dream come true. 

"It's kind of like (NBC's) Fear Factor, but 
it's all sports stuff, and we won't have to eat 
any bugs," Crawford said. 

Crawford will be competing for his 11- 
year-old son, Dylan. If Crawford wins, 
Dylan will get to go to the New Orleans 
Saints football training camp. 

Crawford said that ESPN would include 
Dylan in the filming of the show in Los 
Angeles from July 25 to July 28. 

They're going to film a background 
deal, an expose on him and me," Crawford 
[said. "Then, they're probably going to film 
him watching me as I compete." 

The contestants for the show did not go 
through prior training, although medical 
and psychiatric evaluations were per- 
formed, Crawford said. Also, he said ESPN 
did not tell the contestants exactly what 
activities that they will be participating in. 

I'm sure it will be a lot of things that 
relate to how good of shape you are in, how 
oordinated you are and how intelligent 
pu are, too," Crawford said. "The compe- 
ition is for four days, all day long, so 
;ndurance is going to play into it a lot." 
Crawford said he first heard about the 




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Heath (at right) and Dylan Crawford pose before 
going snowboarding. 

contest from a television commercial. He 
looked it up on the Internet, filled out an 
application and a questionnaire, was inter- 
viewed by ESPN, and was eventually cho- 
sen to be part of the show's cast. 

The cast was chosen from applicants 
nationwide, and a variety of people will be 
competing in the contest. 

"I heard that there will even be some 
older, retired people who are in really good 
shape," Crawford said. 

Crawford said he is not nervous about 
competing in extreme sports activities on 
national television. 

"I do extreme sports all of the time, like 
skydiving and snowboarding," Crawford 
said, "It's part of my life. It's kind of like just 
another day for me." 

While Crawford was an NSU student, he 
participated on the NSU Crew and served 
as editor in chief of The Potpourri and photo 
editor of the Current Sauce. 

Crawford currently lives in Los Angeles 
and works as a photographer. 

The air dates of Deal With The Devil have 
not yet been released. 



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From wire and staff reports 

Three with NSU ties vie 
for Olympic competition 

Northwestern State assistant track and 
field coach LaMark Carter hopes to make 
the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team in 
the men's triple jump for the second time 
this weekend while former Demon All- 
American Kenta Bell, the clear favorite in 
the event, is bidding for his first Olympic 
appearance. 

Carter and Bell begin competition in pre- 
liminary qualifying this afternoon at the 
U.S. Olympic Team Track and Field Trials, 
hosted by Cal State-Sacramento. A third 
former Northwestern Ail-American, men's 
javelin star Latrell Frederick, also com- 
petes in preliminaries in his event today. 

They hope to advance to finals on Satur- 
day afternoon. The top three finishers in 
each event qualify to join Team USA for 
the 2004 Athens Olympics later this sum- 
mer. 

Bell has the top six jumps, and seven of 



the top eight, by an American this year. 
Carter, wrapping up his first year on the 
NSU track and field coaching staff, is a 
five-time USA champion in the triple jump. 
Frederick, a Benton native, was also a 
three-time All-America winner while com- 
peting for Northwestern. 

Today's competition will be covered on 
television on USA Network beginning at 9 
p.m. Saturday's competition will be carried 
on NBC, with the triple jump finals slated 
to start at 3 p.m. and the javelin at 3:30 
p.m. 

Two football players 
academically ineligible 

The Alexandria Town Talk reported on 
July 8 that two NSU football players will be 
ineligible for the next football season. 

2003 starting fullback Titus May and wide 
receiver Anthony Moss both failed to meet 
academic eligibility standards, according to 
The Town Talk. Issa Banna will replace 
May at fullback, while the Demons have 
enough depth at wide receiver to fill in the 
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